Job Purpose:

Delivery of Academic Professional Development responsibilities and coordination of administrative functions of programs and projects related to the Academic Department. 

Support Teaching Staff to achieve the goals and targets of the teaching team, as well as the goals and objectives of the curriculum. Coordinate and support with Academic Professional Development Tasks, Human Capital Department Tasks, and Sales & Marketing Tasks. Ensuring that the Academic Department is delivering all I Can Read programs correctly and constantly with the highest standard, thus maximizing student growth and retention.

Work with Head of Academic, Academic Operation Executive and Senior Management Team, to ensure that I Can Read Vietnam delivers from an Academic Perspective to a consistently high standard, helping increase the company’s overall credibility and profitability

1. Teachers Training & Development

• Prepare and deliver training programs to all ICR Teachers. These trainings would include Onboarding Trainings, Methodology Trainings, Product-Knowledge Trainings, Academic Policies Trainings, Academic Operations Trainings and Refresher Trainings.
• Prepare and deliver Academic trainings to other HQ Departments, so that HQ staff members are fully aware of Academic Operation Matters, when required/requested.
• Meet with the new teachers, 1 week after the trainings, to take the teacher through a formal evaluation of their training performance and to check for further possible training needs.
• In collaboration with the Head of Academics, develop and deliver additional teacher trainings for curriculum updates, holiday and other ad-hoc courses (e.g., Summer Course), as well as Workshops, when required/requested.
• Conduct Professional Development Trainings and Refresher Trainings for Teachers to support overall high-quality delivery by Teachers
• Identify the teachers according to Top Performers/Mid Performers/Low Performers and provide the necessary observation and feedback sessions based on prepared Monthly Observation Calendar

2. Teacher Observation & Coaching

• Conduct a Formal Teaching Observation and Feedback with each new Teacher, after the teacher has completed the first month and second month of the probation contract.
• Based on the Observations plus overall Teacher Performance and Centre Management feedback, make an official recommendation regarding confirmation or non-confirmation of the new teacher (from an academic perspective).
• Conduct Teacher Observations using ICR Observation Documents, to ensure that teachers are delivering high quality classes based on the set out ICR guidelines and processes.
• Provide the necessary Coaching Sessions with the teachers who have been observed, to provide the teachers the relevant feedback in the areas that have been identified for the teacher to improve in. Ensure action plan is in place for teacher improvement.
• Provide Action Plan for Teachers who fall in Low Performing Category
• Design and conduct the relevant teacher development trainings to support the teacher in improving the quality of the lesson delivery and for further development.

3. Inter-Department Support

• Coordinating with teaching team to maximize teaching quality, through observations, feedbacking and continual professional development training
• Work alongside the Head of Academic and Academic Operation Executive, to provide customer service support with a primary focus on resolving academic/teacher-related issues.
• Developing the Parent Communication Policy and Calendar to ensure that communication between parents and teachers is frequent and systematized.
• Encouraging teachers to regularly speak to parents on an ad hoc basis, both to build strong relationships, and to ensure parents are fully informed about their child’s progress.
• Contribute to the Developing systems for measurement of parent satisfaction, and for identifying parents who are at risk of withdrawal.
• Reacting to parent concerns, and where possible, meeting directly with parents communicate and support the parents accordingly.
• Assisting in supporting and delivering special promotional events, both within ICR centers and in other locations (where applicable).
• Support to the Marketing Team, as being part of the team to help with special events, road shows, exhibitions and seminars for brand promotion or demos

 4. Other Business Support

• Supporting the Academic Department with covering classes, where this needed or required.
• Support of overall business of I Can Read Vietnam, with any academic operation projects assigned by the Managing Director, to help support business growth and stability.

Working Hour:

• Adapt & find the balance between strategic planning & teacher quality control execution in centers 
• Regular operation hours can be in between 10:00 to 19:00 on weekdays & weekend Saturday from 08:00 to 17:00
• Ready to adapt with flexible management schedule requested 
• Regular day off on Monday & Tuesday 

• Expat candidate is a must
• Candidate who are already in Vietnam
• Strategic Thinking.
• Strong Time Management
• Training & Coaching Skills
• Analytical Thinking
• Presentation Skills
• Enthusiastic, professional and well-organized
•  Ability to work under pressure
• Problem Solving
• Available for weekend working & take weekday off (where required)
• Ready to travel at business required
• Weekend working (where required)

• Sponsored work permit
• 12 annual leaves in addition to paid public holidays
• 13th-month salary bonus when the company achieves results according to financial targets
• Full insurance regimes
• Participate in training programs to improve soft skills
• Opportunities for development and promotion according to capacity
• Birthday gift or Teambuilding of the organizing company

Job Description:

• Searching and interview teacher candidates (both Full Time and Part Time)
• Teacher On-boarding
• Support teachers on documents for Visa, Work Permit and Resident Card
• Pre-deployment Training and Support for Teachers
• Prepare and deliver the Academic Induction Program training to all Teachers.
• Meet with new teachers for following the training
• Pre-deployment Academic Training and Support for Teaching Assistants
• Conduct Formal Teaching Observation and Feedback Session of/with each Teacher one month following deployment.
• Liaise with Centre Operations to seek non-teaching confirmation check-list.
• Develop and deliver Initial Academic Training to new Customer Service Officers and Teaching Assistants to ensure Vietnamese staff have a good understanding of ICR methodology and curriculum.
• Provide assistance to centers to organize Relief Teachers during Teacher shortages.
• Conduct Relief Teaching and Assessments when required.
• Build and maintain a strong working relationship with Franchises. Work closely with the Franchisees to provide initial and ongoing Academic training to Franchisees and their staff.
• Assisting in organizing and delivering special promotional events, both within centers and in other locations.
• Support in the Training and development of the Senior Teacher Team.
• Participate in ad-hoc tasks as requested by the Managing Director.

• Expat candidate is a must
• Have at least 2 year of experience teaching English as a foreign language and experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in English (Master's degree in Educational Administration is an advantage)
• Demonstrate fluency in the field of education.
• Candidates who are already in Vietnam

• Sponsored work permit
• 12 annual leaves in addition to paid public holidays
• 13th-month salary bonus when the company achieves results according to financial targets
• Full insurance regimes
• Participate in training programs to improve soft skills
• Opportunities for development and promotion according to capacity
• Birthday gift or Teambuilding of the organizing company

Are you interested in working for a dynamic company that helps spread literacy around the world? I Can Read is a fun and rewarding place to work with upward mobility.

I Can Read is celebrating more than 20 years of experience and success. We have expanded to more than 200 Centers and School Partners in over 15 countries within Asia and the Middle East, with 11 of them being in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.

At I Can Read, we’re looking for creative, playful and supportive teachers who are passionate about reaching the educational goals of their students. Through training and professional development, I Can Read teachers will learn to employ a world-class pedagogy to inspire the joy of reading. Our students are aged between 3 and 13 years old.

We are currently looking for committed teachers, as we offer a one-year contract. Our full-time teachers will work five days per week with two consecutive days off on weekdays. All candidates must hold at least a Bachelor’s Degree and have preferably one year of classroom teaching experience. Ideally, candidates will be located in Vietnam due to the current border closures, however those outside of the country will also be considered. Candidates are advised to monitor government websites for the latest updates and travel advisories, for those teachers applying from outside of Vietnam.

• Degree-level qualifications, preferably in Teaching/Education/Early Childhood Studies/English/English Literature or Linguistics
• English as a first language with a universally recognizable accent and a strong command of both written and spoken English
• At least one year of related teaching experience, or similar
• An enthusiasm for teaching young children
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work well with Learning Centre Management
• The ability to operate with a high level of integrity and professionalism

Salary and Benefits:

• Competitive monthly/hourly teaching salary
• A paid training/induction program with I Can Read’s Professional Development Team, followed by ongoing support
• Small class sizes, a maximum of 12 permanent students
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Opportunities to explore relocating internationally to our other I Can Read centres throughout Asia

Additional Benefits for full-time employment:

• Sponsored work permit reimbursed upon completion of the one-year labour contract
• Paid annual leave in addition to paid public holidays
• Sick leave through the Vietnam Medical Insurance Authority
• Company contributions to Health and Social insurance
• A one-year contract commencing from Work Permit issuance with the possibility to renew