Fuzhou City, Fujian Province

    

Fuzhou, alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong (lit. Eastern Fujian) linguistic and cultural area.

Fuzhou lies on the north (left) bank of the estuary of Fujian's largest river, the Min River. All along its northern border lies Ningde, and Ningde's Gutian County lies upriver. Its population was 7,115,370 inhabitants as of the 2010 census, of whom 4,408,076 inhabitants are urban representing around 61.95%, while rural population is at 2,707,294 representing around 38.05%. In 2015, Fuzhou was ranked as the 10th Fastest Growing Metropolitan Areas in the world by Brookings Institution. Fuzhou is listed as No.20 in China Integrated City Index 2016's total ranking, a study conducted by National Development and Reform Commission.

Background of the Fujian Children Development International Kindergarten

The Fujian Children Development International Kindergarten was founded in March 2009 and inaugurated on May 2011. It is the pioneered by the Fujian Children Normal College’s International Chinese Volunteer Teachers who have returned after teaching abroad. It is a joint venture between the state and private enterprise aimed at promoting demonstrative teaching method for pre-school children, and will serve as a base for continuously experiment with new methodologies base for the National Hanban and National Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Volunteer teachers pioneering and employment center, Chinese and foreign cultural education and developmental international bilingual kindergarten.

The kindergarten is located in the eastern side of Jinshan Park, Fuzhou City on the Merrill Lynch Bay Property, adjacent to the 630 acres of the original ecological Jinshan Park, with an area of 7000 square meters, the school itself covers an area of over 4000 square meters, the environment is natural, beautiful, comfortable and pleasant, the indoor and outdoor facilities and equipment are complete, the modernization of educational and teaching methods, with 18 children's activity rooms, 4 sports/ recreational grounds, 1 Early-education classroom and 1Early Child-Development Studio, Art Room, Science Room, Music Room, Reading Room, Game Room, Home Livelihood Room, Sense of integration Chamber, Botanical Garden, Animal Domestication Corner and so on, have provided the favorable material conditions for children's development. The kindergarten has work force of teachers returning from abroad with good morals, new education ideas, strong operational capacity, high comprehensive quality, full of vitality, full of love, cooperative and the courage to sacrifice, they strive to create a suitable atmosphere for the education of children development. 

The Kindergarten is an example of school running with diversified curriculum, that has personalized instruction that meets international standards. Adhering to the basis of early childhood development, with reformation and innovation as the driving force, to enhance the education quality as the core, to cultivate a child's physical and mental health, the harmonious personality development of children as kindergarten as the starting point and destination, so that every child will grow and learn with love and joy. The characteristic of the school running of kindergarten is prominent, full of vigor and vitality, high starting point and good quality; with the full support of the provincial and municipal governments and National Hanban, National Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, the Provincial Education Office, the Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, the Provincial League Committee and other departments and numerous overseas Chinese people. At the same time, base on the continuation of overseas education research achivements, to carry forward continually the volunteers' spirit, enhance the service ability of education, realize pioneering brand strategy, strive to be the radiant, lead and demonstrative effect of international education.

Requirement of teaching position

Native teacher with bachelor degree or above qualification, preferred with relevant teaching experience

Teaching period: 

1st Mar, 2025 - 31st Jan, 2026
1st Sep, 2025 - 15th Jul, 2026

Working hours: Monday to Friday , 25 hours a week with children to teach, play, 10 hours a week office hours (need to write teaching plans, prepare courses, training, teaching and research).

Monthly income: RMB 17000 after tax （Base Salary: RMB 15000 + performance salary:RMB 2000+）

Overwork pay: 1000 RMB per day (About 5 hours for teaching or training)
Annual Bonus: RMB 5000+ calculated by teacher's performance data *
Airfare Bonus: 60,00 RMB/year
Insurance: Basic Chinese health insurance.
Public Holiday: Chinese public holidays off, Christmas and New Year's Day off.
Half of the basic salary will be paid during the summer and winter holidays during the contract period (about two month per year).