Job description
Join Vinschool in creating excellent curricula – sowing seeds of global thinking for Vietnamese students.
Every quality lesson begins with a well-designed curriculum. If you have subject matter expertise, systems thinking, and wish to make a lasting impact on secondary education — the role of Subject Curriculum Coordinator at Vinschool could be your next destination.
We are currently seeking personnel to build, develop and oversee curricula for the following subjects:
- Specialist in Natural Sciences Curriculum.
- Specialist in Mathematics Curriculum.
- Specialist in ESL (English Language) Curriculum.
- Specialist in CLISE (Character and Life Skills Education) Curriculum.
- Specialist in Global Citizenship (GCED) Curriculum.
(Global Citizenship (GCED) is a distinctive subject offered only at Vinschool, where students explore global issues (based on the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals), and have opportunities to research and take practical action to address these issues. GCED has been implemented since 2019 for students in grades 1-12 across all Vinschool campuses).
With a network of 56 campuses nationwide and over 50,000 students, Vinschool is a pioneer in Vietnam to be comprehensively accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS). You will not only work in a professional, transparent environment that meets international standards, but also contribute to shaping a generation of Vietnamese students with global thinking, lifelong learning ability, and a sense of responsibility to the community.
Work location: Head office – Vinhomes Ocean Park, Dai Duong Street, Gia Lam, Hanoi
I. JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Curriculum Research and Development
- Build and review curricula to ensure consistency between learning standards, learning outcomes of each unit and each lesson; while ensuring alignment between learning objectives, teaching activities and assessment.
- Research and develop strategies, methods and teaching materials (including sample lesson plans, sample teaching activities, student learning materials, etc.) to enhance learning experiences and optimize the application of educational technology.
- Lead the design of learning projects for students at each grade level to develop and reinforce competencies formed according to the curriculum.
- Lead the design and/or selection of direct and online learning materials for students, used in and outside class hours, to support students in achieving learning objectives.
- Develop and create assessment tools, including question banks/test papers, learning progress assessments, criteria and rubrics for process and/or summative assessments.
- Build and regularly update a system of resources for curriculum development, including professional publications, newsletters, books, specialized journals, research materials and related learning resources.
- Review curriculum implementation and analyze data on implementation results to continuously improve the curriculum.
2. Support Curriculum Implementation
- Develop operational manuals for School Management/Leadership, Subject Coordinators and Teachers, guiding effective curriculum implementation and monitoring, meeting CIS standards (Domain C and D).
- Train School Management, Subject Coordinators and Teachers across the system on curriculum implementation, including introductory courses on subjects and curricula, curriculum supervision training, professional development courses related to the curriculum, etc.
- Develop action plans to improve teaching effectiveness and curriculum implementation of teachers; coordinate with School Management to monitor and evaluate implementation progress.
- Build and regularly update a library of professional development resources, including best practices in teaching and learning, case studies, in-depth subject knowledge, etc.
- Guide School Management and Subject Coordinators in identifying, analyzing and resolving issues arising from curriculum implementation.
3. Manage Curriculum Implementation
- Develop and lead the implementation of QA-QC plans, ensuring curriculum quality is consistently controlled and shows continuous improvement across campuses in the system.
- Regularly observe classes to collect data related to curriculum implementation and the application of appropriate teaching methods and strategies.
- Review and update classroom observation rubrics each semester.
- Design end-of-semester, end-of-year exams and standardized entrance assessments.
- Analyze the impact of curriculum implementation on student learning outcomes and propose improvement solutions.
- Analyze student learning outcome data and update curriculum implementation plans as needed after each semester.
- Prepare monthly reports to School Management and the General Director on the quality of teaching and learning of the subject; and propose improvement solutions.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of Subject Coordinators and/or campus-based Subject Coordinators.
4. Implement Curriculum-Related Operational Tasks
- Develop and implement annual curriculum action plans and update them regularly each month.
- Review action plans related to the curriculum of each campus.
- Develop and disseminate high-quality materials, providing teachers and parents with important information about the school's educational curriculum and teaching activities.
- Support schools in recruiting and assigning teachers.
- Perform other tasks as assigned by the Curriculum Coordinator, Curriculum Director and General Director.
II. BENEFITS:
- Salary negotiable based on competence, highly competitive, up to $2,000.
- 13th month bonus, annual salary increases, gifts on holidays and Tet throughout the year.
- Attractive leave policies such as summer break, semester break, in addition to annual leave and Tet holidays as regulated.
- Social insurance as per law plus private health insurance for employees.
- Lunch at canteen with diverse, quality menu.
- Annual travel.
- Discounts when using services within the Vingroup ecosystem.
- Clear advancement opportunities, training and development in a professional, dynamic and challenging educational environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Mathematics, Sciences, or related fields. Priority given to candidates who graduated from English-speaking countries.
- Fluent English (IELTS 7.0 or equivalent).
- Strong critical thinking skills.
- Good research and analytical capabilities; quick and sharp thinking.
- Experience coordinating work among multiple parties in a high-pressure work environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- In-depth knowledge of subject curricula and understanding of Vietnamese students.
- Expertise in curriculum mapping and educational curriculum implementation.
- Ability to guide and train School Management, Subject Coordinators and Teachers.
- Ability to design and lead educational quality assurance work at the system-wide level.