Position: Student Support Specialist - Early Learning Center/Secondary Division
Location: Shenzhen, China
Start Date: August 2025
ABOUT AVENUES SHENZHEN
Avenues Shenzhen is a top-tier bilingual school which offers a truly global education. After launching in 2018 with a unique early childhood program, Avenues Shenzhen now serves about 500 students from 1.5 to 18 years of age with a cutting-edge educational program spanning the Primary and Secondary Divisions.
At Avenues Shenzhen, teaching and learning happen through language immersion in both English and Chinese as well as challenging interdisciplinary projects. Our campus community fosters a culture of creativity, entrepreneurship and deep collaboration, with state-of-the-art technology throughout the campus. We are a community of talented and dedicated educators and colleagues who are passionate about learning and growth. There are unparalleled possibilities for professional learning and development. There is no place quite like Avenues Shenzhen.
DEEP COLLABORATION, CONSTANT EVOLUTION
Collaboration here isn't a buzzword: it's woven into everything we do. Teacher teams collaborate to nurture their students' social, emotional and academic growth. Teachers share responsibility for curriculum and plan together daily. This intense collaboration is exciting: we're always evolving, learning from each other and seeking to improve.
LANGUAGE IMMERSION
Avenues students will graduate fluent in second language and at ease beyond their borders. To this end, children in Avenues Shenzhen alternate between learning in English and in Mandarin Chinese.
The Opportunity
Avenues Shenzhen seeks two student support specialists to join the Shenzhen campus for the school year 2025/2026. One is for Early Learning Center (Small World to Kindergarten, ages 1.5-5) and another one is for Secondary Division (Grades 6-12, ages 12-18). These roles are responsible for ensuring that students under their care are effectively supported so that they can thrive at Avenues. They will work closely with a Student Support Team, as well as with the broader teaching and learning team, teachers, and division leaders.
Responsibilities
As a member of Student Success Team, you will:
Qualifications
You bring all or most of the following:
(For Student Support Specialist role in Early Learning Center)
(For Student Support Specialist role in Secondary Division)
WHAT WE OFFER
DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND SAFEGUARDING
Avenues is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion throughout our organization. We strive to uphold a culture in which every colleague feels that they belong, are trusted, and are valued. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities or groups to apply.
Avenues upholds the highest standards for safeguarding the physical and emotional wellbeing of children. As an essential aspect of this commitment, all offers are contingent upon successful completion of careful reference and background checks.