Job Title

Secondary School Teacher

Department/Sector

Secondary School

Reporting To:

Head of Secondary School

Job Purpose:

To provide students with a stimulating learning environment based upon the IB constructivist/inquiry based approach whereby students can benefit from a rigorously differentiated curriculum. Teachers also facilitate global citizenship through teaching and help prepare students to become well-rounded citizens. 

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Teachers are expected and required to maintain the highest possible standards in all areas of their work
• Provide a warm and effective learning environment for students
• Undertake Well-Being, supervisory and extracurricular responsibilities
• Participate actively in all agreed extra-curricular activities, programmes and projects which support the School programme and the development of the students
• Contribute to the academic, well-being and general development of the students as individuals and of the school as a whole
• Ensure that he/she is familiar with the School’s policies practices, expectations, and curriculum
• Teach such classes as per the timetable set by the Head of the School
• Prepare the work for these classes in accordance with the agreed school curriculum and policies
• Effectively implement the School academic and social curriculum through the work undertaken in and out of class to best meet the needs of the individual learners
• Regularly monitor each student’s performance and progress against the criteria set in the School curriculum documents
• Keep appropriate records of each student’s attendance (ISAMS) and progress in accordance with the criteria set of the School
• Alert the Head of School when a student’s attendance, performance and progress do not meet the expectations of the School
• Set clear and high expectations for students
• Maintain classrooms and department areas as warm and inviting learning centres through the use of appropriate displays
• Bring to the attention of the Head of Department any problems relating to the assigned classroom, and the School as a whole, maintenance, or safety of students
• Undertake such supervisory duties as may be assigned by the Head of School
• Communicate to parents the performance and progress of their students in accordance with the format approved by the Head of School
• Participate actively to the well-being of the students
• Attend such meeting and professional development sessions as may be called by the Head of Department and/or the central administration
• Continuously undertake personal professional development through reading and attendance at workshops and courses
• Comply with the School’s Conditions of Service; and Code of Conduct.
• Undertake such additional responsibilities as may reasonably be required by the Principal and Head of the School within the terms of contract and the conditions of service
• Prepare students for and to maintain highest level of academic integrity
• To prepare students fully for external examinations, committing to support classes where needed/requested by administration
• To embed global citizenship within lesson taught

Pastoral/Well-Being Expectations

• Attend Grade Level meetings as scheduled by the Grade Leader
• To participate in Fire/Lockdown Drills as administered by the Deputy Head (Pastoral) / Grade Leader
• To provide attendance records as needed by the Grade Leader
• To participate in orientation/gateway transitions of new students/families as administered by the Grade Leader
• To monitor the implementation of the Behavior for Learning.

Job Requirements:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

Teaching staff should have:

• A degree in related fields
• A minimum of three years of relevant experience in teaching the subject
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent ICT skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Preferably bilingual language acquisition (English & Arabic)

Behavioral Traits:

• Arab Heritage:

• To participate in the promotion of Arab heritage through your subject(s) and the Well-Being curriculum

• Life-Long Learning:

• To facilitate the Well-Being programme that promotes life-long lessons/concepts and through your subject(s)
• To facilitate the Well-Being programme to promote “Essential Agreements” and AL-TARBIYEH and within your taught lessons

• Teamwork:

• To promote the School in the community;
• To ensure that parents of your mentees receive clear student expectations, policies, rules and regulations, rewards, sanctions.
• To ensure your mentees use the communication structure as much as possible
• To ensure your mentees are aware of what to do in any given emergency in accordance to the ABS “MIP”
• To work with your academic team to deliver objectives

• Achievement:

• To facilitate the CEM baseline testing
• To track value-added made by your mentees
• To track the performance of your students in taught subject(s) and report on value added/intervention where needed

• Responsibility:

• See Job description responsibilities above

• Bilingualism:

• To facilitate the Well-Being programme which is bi-lingual and ensure your subject(s) are always taught in the language agreed upon

• International Mindedness:

• To facilitate the CIS definition of Global Citizenship within the Well-Being programme and help facilitate the UN Global Citizenship curriculum
• To help the Well-Being Team in ensuring the school follows all international standards in all operations regarding well-being, safeguarding and achievement
• To examine multiple perspectives within your taught subject(s)

• Youth Empowerment:

• To help ensure your mentees/students have access to a range of leadership opportunities
• To help ensure your mentees/students are listened to and have a facility to voice opinion

• Excellence:

• To help ensure your mentees/students are supported by an excellent Well-Being Programme and support network of Counsellors
• To help ensure every single aspect of child safeguarding is adhered to protect the welfare of your mentees
• To ensure your lesson reach the highest possible international standards, conforming to the inquiry/constructivist approach as recommended by the IB
• To engage every student in every lesson taught
• To delivery high quality informative feedback that helps students learn/progress
• To adhere to the highest standard of academic honesty at all times

• Holistic Education:

• To oversee with the Well-Being Team that the curriculum is balanced with co-curricular activities to ensure a holistic well-being of your mentees
• To engage in extra-curricular activities outside subject responsibilities