Assistant Education Officers are mainly deployed on the following types of duties –
(a) to undertake teaching duties in a government secondary school;
(b) to be a Class Master/Mistress;
(c) to organise and conduct extra-curricular activities;
(d) to assess and to record students' attainment; and
(e) to co-ordinate/undertake diversified professional duties, including assisting in the performance of special responsibilities, administrative work and non-teaching duties of the school, such as school curriculum development, civil/moral/sex education, school discipline, student counseling, career guidance, school/public examinations, etc.

A successful candidate may be required to teach any subjects assigned by the Education Bureau.

Candidates should be responsible, self-motivated and enthusiastic; have a fine character and integrity; be committed to serve in the education field; and be able to communicate effectively in Chinese and English.

Candidates should have -
(a)(i) a Hong Kong Bachelor of Education degree majoring in English Language, or equivalent; or
(a)(ii) a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in English Language, or equivalent, and a certificate in education majoring in English Language from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent;
(b) attained 'Level 3' proficiency or above in English Language in the Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (LPAT) or have been exempted from the said language proficiency requirement by the Education Bureau; and
(c) met the language proficiency requirements of 'Level 2' results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE), or equivalent. [See Notes (c) to (e)]

The entry requirement set out above is applicable to English Language teachers recruited in or after the 2004/05 school year. Such candidates who hold a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in English Language, or equivalent, but do not have a certificate in education majoring in English Language from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent, may also apply. However, they will have to attain the required teacher training within three years from the date of appointment. For serving English Language teachers holding a permanent post in local public sector and private secondary day schools which offer a full curriculum before the 2004/05 school year, they should have a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in English Language, or equivalent, and possess the requisite results in CRE and LPAT. Applicants who have not been exempted from the LPAT by way of qualification but have met, with the exception of classroom language, the basic language proficiency requirement in all the core language skills (i.e. reading, writing, listening and speaking) of the LPAT may also apply. However, they have to attain the language proficiency requirement on Classroom Language Assessment of the LPAT within one year from the date of appointment.

Potential applicants may also apply if they do not meet the entry requirements set out above but are expected to obtain the following qualifications to meet the aforementioned entry requirements no later than the summer of 2022 –

(1) a bachelor's/master's degree majoring in the relevant subject discipline, or equivalent; or
(2) 'Level 2' results in the two language papers in CRE, or equivalent; or
(3) a postgraduate certificate in education from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent.

These applicants are required to provide documentary evidence such as letters, certificates and transcripts to prove that they have obtained the requisite qualifications and met the entry requirements in the aforementioned period by the deadline to be determined by the Education Bureau. Applicants who fail to provide the necessary evidence as required will not be considered further. To facilitate processing, they should clearly state the expected date of obtaining the said qualifications in the application form.