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Center Principal (AP)
Dipont Education - Shanghai Office (Head Office)
China
- New
- Salary:
- Excellent salary package
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August
- Apply by:
- 14 August 2024
Job overview
Manage an international high school program in one of China's top high schools
The center principal role
In this important leadership position, you will manage our international curriculum center in Tongzhou, Beijing, China. The center is located in one of the most prestigious high schools in China and offers Advanced Placement courses. .
With the support of the center director and the Dipont head office education team, you will manage the day-to-day running of teaching activities in the center and develop strategies for its future development.
Students in the center (aged 15 to 18) seek to gain entry at top universities overseas and are generally exceptionally motivated and high-achieving.
As center principal, you will join a network of educators with a focus on collaboration, support and career development and engage in high-quality educational practice in one of the fastest-growing sectors globally.
The ideal candidate should have a Mathematics teaching specialism.
Salary and benefits
- Competitive salary levels
- Accommodation allowance
- Annual return airfare
- Annual bonus
- Worldwide medical cover
- Favorable cost of living
- High disposable income
Training and development
You will have the opportunity to transfer to other locations or programs during the course of your employment. In addition, you will benefit from internal career development opportunities. We provide workshops, support and access to external training.
About Beijing
Home to a vibrant expatriate community, Beijing has all the amenities and entertainment options of any large city. A center of traditional and modern culture, the city offers a vibrant and diverse nightlife, a burgeoning arts community, wonderful parks, a myriad of restaurants and a terrain made for bike riding. Public transport is excellent and very inexpensive. All this (and more) make Beijing an exciting place to live.Curriculum
Teaching is shared between international and Chinese staff, with the curriculum shared out at the start of the year and monitored through regular departmental meetings throughout the year.
Students
Students are hardworking, well-disciplined, and actively participate in a wide range of academic and non-academic activities. They are motivated and ambitious high achievers who, for the most part, seek entry to world-class universities.
About Dipont Education
We have been at the forefront of international education in China for more than thirty years, partnering with some of the best high schools in the country. We employ over 400 expat teachers and have more than 6,000 students enrolled.
Professional development includes a thorough and supportive orientation for new staff as well as ongoing contact with experts in the field. Internal career path opportunities are open to capable and high-performing staff, with the potential to move into curricula or program management roles.
If you are passionate about teaching and want to make a difference in the lives of young learners, please submit your application today. We look forward to hearing from you!
About Dipont Education - Shanghai Office (Head Office)
- Dipont Education - Shanghai Office (Head Office)
- 33rd Floor, 1788 West Nanjing Road, Jing'an
- Shanghai
- 200040
- China
Dipont Education is at the forefront of changing the way education is thought about and delivered in China. In addition to establishing and managing schools with elite Chinese and international partners, Dipont also provides innovative curricular and co-curricular programming, supported by more than 800 international educators across China.
For more than two decades, Dipont has introduced international educational ideas and resources into schools around China, through its independent international schools, international high school programmes and enrichment programmes and services.
We offer a range of career opportunities for international educators in cities across China, including Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen. Visit our website for job opportunities.
Independent international schools
In partnership with exceptional schools, Dipont Education has created a new model for K-12 education in China.
Through partnership with King’s College School, Wimbledon, one of the UK’s top schools, and highly regarded Chinese schools, our independent schools provide an internationalised learning experience while maintaining the requirements of the Chinese curriculum.
Wuxi Dipont School of Arts and Science is operated with Nanjing Foreign Languages School, while Hangzhou Dipont School of Arts and Science is a partnership with The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China. Both are among the best schools in China. In September 2021, we will open King's College School Chengdu.
The schools occupy state-of-the-art campuses and cater to Chinese and international students aged 3-18.
International high school programmes
Dipont works with partner schools around China to offer international curricula to students once they have completed their nine years of compulsory education in the Chinese system.
Studying in the schools’ international curriculum centers offers students the chance to gain the qualifications needed to study at higher education institutions overseas primarily in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
Enrichment programmes
Dipont delivers enrichment activities through 15 ENREACH learning centers, located in cities across China.
Delivered at weekends or during school holidays, ENREACH programmes and services provide the best of western and Chinese education to create critical, creative, independent thinkers who are successful in international colleges and education programs.
Programmes combine advanced courses with cultural, social and recreational opportunities and provide students with academic challenges designed to fit their abilities and interests.
Head Office: Dipont Education, 33rd floor, 1788 West Nanjing Road, Jing’an Shanghai, China.
Website: http://www.dipont.com
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