- University Graduate, Licensed Teacher
- Education Required: Bachelor
- Minimum Teaching Experience: 3 years of teaching experience
- Major: Education, Special Education
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Required Certificates:
Teaching Credential/LicenseOther Certification
- Paid personal leave days and public holidays
- Provided flight ticket for overseas hired
- KPI (Key Performance Indicator) bonuses
- The 11th salary as a bonus for the completion of 10 working months
- Professional development opportunities
- Ongoing support for new teachers, such as airport pickup, bank assistance, phone set-up, etc.
- Tuition discount for up to 2 children
Job Title:
Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO)
(in addition to classroom teaching responsibilities - IB and bilingual context)
Reports to:
IB Programme Coordinator / Head of Academic Division / Inclusion Lead
Role Summary:
The SENCO is responsible for the strategic leadership and operational coordination of provision for students with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND), ensuring that all learners – including those in bilingual and multilingual contexts – have equitable access to high-quality, inquiry-based IB education. The postholder will collaborate with teachers, parents, external agencies, and school leaders while maintaining classroom teaching responsibilities.
1. Strategic Leadership & Compliance
- Implement and review the school’s inclusion and SEN policies in alignment with CIS and IB Standards.
- Ensure documentation complies with international safeguarding frameworks and the IB Programme Standards.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the school's Strategic Inclusion Plan.
- Lead early identification through data analysis, observation, and diagnostic tools across both English and Vietnamese streams.
- Coordinate Individual Education Plans (IEPs) with measurable goals and monitor student progress.
- Use both Vietnamese and English assessment sources to guide support planning.
- Support bilingual and IB educators in differentiating instruction using inquiry-based strategies.
- Deliver workshops on inclusive practice, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and language-accessible interventions.
- Model inclusion through co-teaching and observation cycles.
- Maintain regular communication with families in Vietnamese and/or English.
- Coordinate review meetings involving teachers, families, and specialists.
- Liaise with bilingual support services (speech/language, counselling) when appropriate.
- Teach classes aligned with the IB curriculum, incorporating inclusive and student-centred pedagogies.
- Adapt content for learners with diverse needs, especially in a dual-language context.
- Contribute to collaborative planning meetings to model integrated SEN support.
Person Specification:
Essential:
- Hold a degree in Education or Special Education
- PGCE/QTS or equivalent
- Experience with IB curriculum or inquired-based approaches
- At least 3 years' teaching experience in bilingual/international schools
- Strong collaboration and organizational skills
- Knowledge of safeguarding and learning support principles
Desirable:
- Post graduate certificate in SEN or inclusive education
- Experience in bilingual (Vietnamese -English) school settings
- Training in cognative or behavioural assessment tools
- Familiarity with WIDA, MAP or similar progress frameworks.
Professional Standards:
The SENCO upholds the school’s values of integrity, international-mindedness, inquiry, and equity, and contributes to an inclusive school culture aligned with the IB Learner Profile and CIS Code of Ethics.
