Junior School EAL Teacher – Tianjin, China

Junior School EAL Teacher
 
Start Date: February or August 2026
 
Location: Tianjin, China
 
School Curriculum:  Australian VCE / Chinese

This school is part of a family of schools founded in 1892 in Melbourne, Australia, with global enrolments exceeding 7,000 across campuses in Australia, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu. 

The school in Tianjin teaches both the Australian VCE and Chinese curricula. It caters to Chinese students seeking an international future. The school currently enrols approximately 800 students in Grades 1-12. Most students board at the School and are generally seeking a pathway to overseas universities upon graduation. The staff is a mixture of international and bilingual local teachers. International teachers are drawn from Australia and other western countries and work alongside bilingual Chinese teachers. 

Location

The School is located on a single purpose-built site in the Peninsula International Town, a satellite town near the borders of greater Beijing, greater Tianjin and Hebei province, known as JingJinJi (the national capital region with a current population exceeding 110 million). The School is near the main expressway between the two cities in a semi-rural area undergoing rapid development. It is about an hour by car from Beijing CBD and from Beijing International Airport, and 75 minutes from the Tianjin CBD.  Staff usually live in school-supplied, furnished, two-bedroom apartments in Taitou Village, about 20 minute walk from the School (or a much quicker electric scooter ride, or very short school bus or car journey). The apartments are air-conditioned and connected to the internet, with the school-provided WiFi suitable for cable TV. The village offers basic shops and restaurants, but a regular shuttle bus also provide access to the Beijing expatriate shopping district and supermarkets in surrounding towns like Langfang and Wuqing.

Requirements
– Fully qualified with internationally recognised teacher registration.
– Demonstrated knowledge and at least 2 years’ experience
– Ability to live within a foreign country for an extended period
– Ability to form a rapport with students and build collaborative working relationships
– Good verbal, written and inter-personal communication skills
– Bilingual Mandarin/English an advantage but not necessary
– Sensitivity to the requirements of working in an international setting with a number of non-English speaking families and colleagues
– Actively participate in the School’s co-curricular program 
– Flexible and dynamic
– Enthusiastic and conscientious
 
Benefits
General inclusions for all international staff include:
– A fully furnished apartment nearby to the school for staff and dependents
– Comprehensive medical insurance for staff, spouse and dependants
– Annual flight benefit for staff, spouse and dependents to home country
– School tuition for school aged dependent children
– Gratuity (10% of salary at the completion of contract)
– Supported visa application process including reimbursement for associated visa costs
– Relocation allowance
– Cash advance on arrival in China
– Daily transportation to and from apartment to school
– Weekend school shuttle bus to Beijing and Tianjin
– Generous fully paid Leave Policy
– Access to Gymnasium and swimming pool facilities for staff and dependents
– Full access to complimentary Chinese language lessons
– Birthday and holiday gifts
– Overseas salary transfer arrangement
– Social insurance Pay-Back program
– Assistance with local Chinese taxation affairs
– Support to set up Chinese bank account and mobile phone accounts
– Ongoing Professional Development
– Opportunities for overseas travel with student groups and professional learning visitations to the sister school in Australia.