Project Officer 908

Project Officer (Ref: 2200058)

Centre for Child and Family Science 

The appointee will provide support to the project entitled “Intervention and School-based Support for Dyslexic Students with English Learning Difficulty”.  This project is to develop and implement a tiered intervention model: supporting the learning of English as a second language for junior primary school students with dyslexia.

The appointee will be responsible for developing and implementing training materials for primary school students and teachers; assisting in school-based curriculum design and development; providing onsite support to schools; running training workshops for teachers; liaising with school personnel; organizing knowledge sharing activities; and assisting in data collection.  The initial appointment will be for a period of 12 months commencing as soon as possible, with the possibility of renewal subject to mutual agreement.

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s Degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education, preferably in English Language, and with several years of post-qualification work experience in primary school or related settings.  He/she should also have high proficiency in both written and spoken English and Chinese; excellent interpersonal, organizational and IT skills.  They should be a good team player, attentive to details, self-motivate and be able to work under pressure.  Those with experience of working with dyslexic students are highly preferred.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Fringe benefits include leave and outpatient medical benefits.

The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for this post.  Applicants should complete the online application form and upload a full CV.  Review of applications will start from 2 February 2022, and will continue until the post is filled.   Applications which are incomplete or without the required documents may not be considered.  Personal data provided by applicants will be used for recruitment and other employment-related purposes.  For details of the Personal Information Collection Statement, please refer to http://www.eduhk.hk/jobsopp/index.php?glang=en.

All applications will be treated in strict confidence.  Only those who are shortlisted will be contacted.  The University reserves the right not to fill the position(s) advertised.  Since the incumbent’s work would involve contacts with persons aged under 18 and/or mentally incapacitated persons, prospective employee(s) will be required to undergo Sexual Conviction Record Check operated by the Hong Kong Police Force.

Further information about the University is available at http://www.eduhk.hk.

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