Description & Requirements
Role Description
JOB TITLE
Social Innovation Teacher
DEPARTMENT
Academic – Social Innovation
LOCATION
Shanghai
LINE MANAGEMENT
Head of Social Innovation
OBJECTIVES
To support the school’s student social innovation and service-learning programmes, tutoring students from real-world problem exploration to tested solutions.
Lead on the prototyping and testing of student solutions, and to support AI-enabled innovation across student projects.
To assist with curriculum development, student competition and award coaching, teacher training, and related administrative work.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Student Tutoring & Mentoring
- Tutor student teams through the full innovation cycle: exploring community issues, developing solutions, taking action, and reflecting and iterating — with a clear focus on ideation and prototyping of solutions.
- Provide regular one-on-one and group tutoring for student-led social innovation and service-learning projects.
- Support milestone meetings, goal setting, and reflection sessions with student teams.
Prototyping & Testing
- lead on prototyping and testing of student solutions: design and run ideation workshops and MVP practice, from low-fidelity MVPs (cardboard models, one-page rule sets) to testable digital or physical prototypes.
- Coach student teams through test-and-iterate cycles with real users, including MVP field testing and feedback analysis.
- Build and maintain the prototyping toolkit and workspace (e.g. 3D modelling and digital-fabrication tools).
AI-Enabled Innovation
- Explore practical pathways for AI tools (e.g. generative AI, data analysis, rapid prototyping tools) to support students’ service-learning and social innovation projects — responsibly and with clear learning value.
- Coach students to use AI tools effectively in research, ideation, and prototyping, while understanding their limits.
- Support the development of school guidance on student AI use.
Curriculum, Awards & Teacher Training
- Assist with curriculum development, teacher training, and student competition and award coaching, including:
- Curriculum design and iteration: lesson plans, tools, rubrics, and the topic bank
- Teacher training and calibration sessions; support for student-project mentors
- Competition and award coaching, including public pitching
- Document and share student project outcomes and good practice across the school.
Administration & Coordination
- Carry out day-to-day administrative work for the programme: scheduling, project records, and resource coordination.
- Coordinate venues, materials, and external partners for workshops, field testing, and events.
- Prepare regular progress updates and reports for line management.
BASIC QUALIFICATION
- Bachelor’s degree or above in a STEM relevant subject area (STEAM, Design & Technology or related field).
- Proficient in oral and written Chinese and English.
EXPERIENCE
- Experience tutoring or mentoring student projects (K–12 preferred), e.g. innovation projects, service learning, or maker programmes.
- Hands-on prototyping and user-testing experience (e.g. 3D modelling, digital fabrication, or rapid digital prototyping).
- Practical experience applying AI tools in education or innovation contexts.
- Strong organisational and administrative experience in a school or programme setting.
EXPERTISE
- Familiar with social innovation tools and methodologies (e.g. social enterprise, design thinking, service learning), and able to apply them in real projects.
- Hands-on prototyping skills that can be taught to students.
- Working knowledge of AI tools, their practical use, and their limits.
- Excellent organisational, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines.
- Strong administrative and time-management skills; computer literacy (MS Office, spreadsheets).
- Highly self-motivated, collaborative, and professional.
PREFERRED APTITUDES
- Demonstrates the five Hiba Values: Courage, Integrity, Kindness, Respect, and Responsibility.
- Strong passion for education and youth empowerment.
- Cross-cultural working experience.
- Strong mindset for continuous improvement.
- Interest or experience in both STEAM and humanities/social fields.
- Experience in public-welfare or non-profit service (e.g. volunteering, NGO or community projects) is a plus.
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