Camp Teacher

Join UCSI Schools' Camps and spend your winter inspiring young minds

**CAMP TEACHING JOBS AT UCSI SCHOOLS**

Job Title: Camp Teacher

Reports to: Camp Director

Duration: 21 January to 4 February 2024

Location: UCSI Schools Kuala Lumpur Campus & UCSI Schools Springhill Campus

Responsible for: Groups of around 15-20 students.

Under the direction of the Camp Director, you will be responsible to:

- Teach English as a Foreign Language
- Lead, teach, supervise and engage these students via Art & Craft/ STEAM/ Drama/ Music/ Library Activities.
- Conduct agreed night activities including games, movies, bedtime story and others and carry out night time supervision (for teachers assigned houseparent duties).
- Ensure the safety and well-being of students - especially safeguarding and child protection.
- Communicate and work cooperatively with teacher assistants, parents and other staff.

**Camp Teachers must have the ability to**:

- Use motivational and fair strategies to engage students, which enables and encourages campers to integrate into the English speaking environment smoothly and effortlessly
- Work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- Support and practice imaginative, engaging and learner-centred education
- Maintain high positive energy, enthusiasm and motivation
- Demonstrate customer service and interpersonal skills
- Create a positive and engaging environment
- Effectively time manage and prioritise
- Ensure campers' safety at all times especially safeguarding and child protection
- Be inclusive and flexible

**Camp Teachers must possess**:

- A TEFL qualification (or equivalent)
- At least one year’s TEFL teaching experience.
- Experience of working with students in current/previous employment.
- Summer/ Winter camp experience preferably, but not essential.
- Knowledge of current safeguarding and child protection practices employed at International Schools
- Experience of working in a fast-moving environment where stress levels can at times be very high
- Expats residing in Malaysia are encouraged to apply

**Perks**:

- Payment is based on classes taught - half day or full day basis.
- Write in for further details.

**Application**:

- All Camp teachers will attend a mandatory briefing cum training offered (date and time will be determined).

**About UCSI International School Sdn Bhd**:
The UCSI Schools Group has 3 campuses in Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Campus, Subang Jaya Campus and Springhill Campus. Two of its campuses focuses on British school curriculum while the other one focuses on the IB.While maintaining a strong focus on core curriculum which includes British school curriculum with Cambridge IGCSE and International Primary Curriculum, we aim to complement the formal curriculum with a series of CCAs which students’ experiences form a cornerstone of their holistic education for the 21st century. The rapid advancement of technological innovations, global competition, and a push towards a knowledge-based economy require that our students learn to have a repertoire of soft and hard skills to enable them to succeed in a future economy that is still in the making. Through our unique CCA experiences, our students can exhibit soft skills like creativity, leadership abilities, teamwork, flexibility, communication skills, resilience and an enterprising spirit that will enable them to stay relevant for the future.UCSI International School focuses on eight critical characteristics in our learning content and experiences. The rapid advancement of technological innovation, global competition, and a push towards a knowledge-based economy require that our students have a repertoire of soft and hard skills. We therefore place a strong emphasis on Character Education, Global Citizen Skills, Problem-based Collaborative Learning, and co-curricular activities amongst others, forming a truly holistic education for the 21st century.Our emphasis in education isn’t only labelled in academic and creative excellence, but to equipped students with 21st century skills such as character, communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, while inculcating virtues such as integrity, honesty, and empathy in our students. We believe that students that have a developed moral compass and practical wisdom in a challenging and fractured world will make a positive impact for life.