Teaching Fellow (Chinese Language Support), Primary

Position: Teaching Fellow (Chinese Language Support), Primary

Location: Shenzhen, China

Start Date: August 2026

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 600 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.

PRIMARY DIVISION

Our Primary Division (G1-5) integrates the rich academic content of China's compulsory education with Avenues' innovative global curriculum, yielding a world-class educational experience that is at once global in scale and local in focus.

Our curriculum is guided by Avenues World Elements (AWE), a globally consistent framework that spans all Avenues campuses. AWE serves as a powerful tool for interdisciplinary teaching and learning, empowering teachers and students to explore complex, real-world challenges while nurturing the qualities of future leaders to solve the worldwide problems.

• Language immersion in English and Mandarin
• A strong academic foundation in literacy, mathematics, and essential learning skills
• An interdisciplinary, project-based approach to the humanities and sciences
• Specialty classes such as wellness and movement, art, and music

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Collaborate closely with homeroom teachers to monitor student progress, align on learning goals, and inform instructional planning for Chinese language support.
• Provide Chinese language instruction through both pull-out and push-in models, including teaching Chinese as an additional language, Chinese literacy, and delivering targeted, evidence-based remediation to individuals or small groups.
• Step in and back up any teaching activities when needed, ensuring continuity of student learning.
• Help build a joyful yet rigorous learning atmosphere where students feel part of a supportive and engaging community.
• Support students’ maturation and overall wellbeing, attending carefully to their individual developmental and emotional needs.
• Inspire trust and confidence among parents and families through regular, positive communication.
• Actively participate in ongoing, intensive professional learning, including coaching and feedback sessions.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Experience working with students in Grades 1-5.
• Basic understanding of Chinese language development, with the ability to target specific support to students at different levels, including both native speakers and learners of Chinese as an additional language.
• Ability to help develop students into curious, confident, and skillful readers and writers in Chinese through engaging and meaningful activities.
• Profound commitment to nurturing children's wellbeing and creating a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment.
• Highly effective collaborator, eager to listen deeply, contribute to a team, and achieve shared goals together.
• Dedication to learning and continuously developing the craft of teaching, with openness to frequent feedback and coaching.
• Very resourceful and adaptive, eager to embrace constant change, growth, and learning.
• Bachelor's degree; graduate degree in education or a related field is ideal.
• Native-level Chinese speaker with professional fluency in English.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Frequent feedback, ongoing coaching and top-notch, job-embedded professional learning
• Competitive rewards package, wellness resources, relocation support (as needed), and other benefits to best support you and keep you healthy and happy
• A beautiful, uplifting, student-centric school environment
• The chance to impact education by demonstrating what's possible
• A thriving community with a healthy and inclusive culture where every individual is valued and respected

TO APPLY

Apply through the Careers section at https://www.avenueschina.cn/en/about/careers.html . Be sure to include a letter of application, in English, in which you thoughtfully explain why you believe that this role at Avenues Shenzhen would be an excellent match for your experience, skills and passions. If you have any questions, please email careers-sz@avenueschina.cn. 

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.