AISG is a caring community that looks for passionate teachers who bring their forward-thinking pedagogy along with an empathetic approach to enrich each child’s learning. 

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

AISG embraces diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace, welcoming applications from all qualified persons. We strive to attract, develop and retain highly talented diverse staff who share this commitment and who can contribute their unique perspective and experiences to enhance our programs.

---JOB OVERVIEW---

AISG is looking for an Aquatics Instructor who implements the AISG aquatic programming. The Aquatics Instructor reports to the Aquatics Coordinator. The Aquatics Instructor provides instruction for all aspects of the aquatics programming including student activities, both during and after school hours, with emphasis on swimming instruction and promoting and coordinating activities for AISG community. The Aquatics Instructor will be expected to provide expertise in the day-to-day operation of all aquatic programs.

Our Ideal Candidate

·         Has served in an aquatics position in the international school community

·         Has experience and skill implementing a competitive and inclusive aquatics program that is both differentiated and sensitive to the developmental needs of school-aged students

·         Possess strong communication skills and is a model collaborator with members of the community including but not limited to fellow aquatics department members, health and physical education department, School Service Office (SSO), and parent community.

·         Has extensive experience in competitive swimming such as knowledge of stroke development, writing swim training plans, and hosting swimming invitationals.

---DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES---

·         Implementing and leading aquatics lessons and training sessions for students and community.

·         Implementing the physical education aquatics and co-curricular programs at the swimming pool.

·         In collaboration with the Aquatics Coordinator; coordination, organization, and development of the AISG age-group swim program. Including, but not limited to training, home meets, away meets, travel and communication.

·         Responsible for prevention, emergency care, and first aid injuries to swim patrons under their care.

·         Maintain up-to-date Emergency Action Plans. 

·         Ensure that the aquatics facility is covered with onsite coverage according to the school’s policy and procedure. 

·         Work collaboratively and maintain a line of communication with the lifeguard staff, swim coaches, health & physical education teachers, and facility maintenance personnel to maintain a safe aquatics center.

·         Develop age-appropriate training plans for all AISG age-group swimmers.

·         Travel to domestic and international events with teams.

·         Serve as liaison among aquatics staff, lifeguard, and maintenance staff.  

·         Log and document emergency care as well as maintain accurate records of injuries according to Emergency Action Plan (EAP) protocol

·         Other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics and Activities as well as the Aquatics Coordinator.

·         There is classroom teaching associated with this position

---DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE---

·         Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in aquatics (international school setting preferred)

·         Minimum Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field.

·         Lifeguard Certification by the American Red Cross (or equivalent) with up-to-date CPR and first aid qualification.

·         English language proficiency (preferred bi/tri-lingual in Mandarin and/or Cantonese)

·         Technical Proficiency with capability to use Active Hytek swim software

·         Strong interpersonal and communication skills

---MORE ABOUT AISG---

WHY AISG

·         Our vibrant, positive community spirit - what we see as the heart of AISG - is one of our greatest assets.

·         We are the longest established and only not-for-profit international school in Guangzhou, enabling us to reinvest directly back into the school in support of our educational mission.

·         We were founded in 1981as the first international school in southern China and have established a rich history of educational excellence.

·         We only recruit forward-thinking and dynamic instructional leaders who wish to contribute to an environment that values creative learning and quality teaching.

·         We recruit faculty who are not simply looking for a ‘job’ but who are seeking to join a connected community.

CURRICULUM

·         AISG’s full curriculum is available on Atlas and can be accessed on our website, www.aisgz.org/learning.

·         Secondary School uses Common Core, NGSS, and AERO standards for core subject areas.

·         Secondary School offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) and is in the process of adopting the Middle Years Programme (MYP). It also implements the Readers and Writers Workshop Model.

·         Course guides are available for Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary on their learning website pages, www.aisgz.org/learning/lower-secondary and www.aisgz.org/learning/upper-secondary, respectively.

FACILITIES

Our Science Park campus is where our secondary school resides, which consists of approximately 500 students and 110 faculty and staff. The campus has modern, well-equipped classrooms with complete coverage of wireless internet (through a VPN) and network access. Additional facilities include a library, double gymnasium, dance room, climbing wall, full sized field, cafeteria, theater, black box theater, an innovation lab and multi-media recording facilities.

TECHNOLOGY

All students are in a 1:1 Mac laptop learning environment. Teachers incorporate the ISTE Standards into their curriculum with the support of the technology coaches to enhance 21st century learning. Technology is integrated where appropriate, and the development of research and information literacy skills is expected. All classrooms are equipped with the appropriate technology for interactive instruction and each teacher is assigned a MacBook Pro.

Key Software:

·         Veracross (Student Information Management System and grade book)

·         Microsoft Office 365

·         Outlook (school email),

·         Teams, OneNote and OneDrive (collaboration and learning engagement)

·         Atlas (curriculum articulation)

CHILD PROTECTION STATEMENT

AISG is committed to the prevention of child abuse and to the protection of children in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, of which the People's Republic of China is a signatory. AISG is committed to child safe recruitment practices. The school shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the selection and interview of potential new candidate hires are appropriately screened, and reference checks are conducted. All candidates will be subject to criminal background and employment checks. AISG will make direct contact with candidates' current supervisor as part of our hiring practices.