Job Title

Primary School Teacher

Department/Sector

Primary School

Reporting To:

Head of Primary 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
• Set clear and high expectations for students
• Maintain classrooms and department areas as warm and inviting learning centres through the use of appropriate displays
• 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 / Homeroom Expectations

• Role model the IB Learner Profile attributes and attitudes and promote positive behaviour
• Initiate a set of Essential Agreements at the beginning of the year in collaboration with students
• Collaborate with specialists in order to provide consistent expectations and reinforcement for students
• Use professional judgment, discretion and good sense when responding to incidents or concerns
• Attend Grade Level meetings as scheduled by the Grade Leader
• Help administer CEM testing as administered by the Deputy Head (Pastoral)/Grade Leader
• Participate in orientation transition meeting for students
• Monitor the implementation of the Primary School Behavior for Learning for students, and report to Grade Leader as needed
• Communicate with parents on issues related to their child, children academic and social emotional development.

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 oversee the promotion of Arab heritage through the PYP Well-Being embedded curriculum
• To verse the promotion of Arab heritage from the Grade Level activities/assemblies

Life-Long Learning:

• To oversee that the Well-Being programme promotes life-long lessons/concepts
• To ensure the Well-Being programme promotes “Essential Agreements” and AL-TARBIYEH

Teamwork:

• To promote the School in the community
• To undertake any other duties that may be assigned by the Primary School
• To ensure that parents of your Grade Level receive clear student expectations, policies, rules, and procedures
• To ensure the implementation of the communication structure
• To ensure that all staff and students are aware of what to do in any given emergency in accordance to the ABS  Major Incident Plan

Achievement:

• To undertake CEM testing for your Grade Level if applicable and oversee dissemination of results
• To track value-added made by students

Responsibility:

• See Job description responsibilities above

Bilingualism:

• To ensure the Well-Being programme is bi-lingual through a range of activities

Youth Empowerment:

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

Excellence:

• To ensure students are supported by an excellent Well-Being Programme and support network of counsellors
• To ensure every single aspect of child safeguarding is adhered to protect the welfare of all students

Holistic Education:

• To oversee with the Academic Deputy Head that the curriculum is balanced with co-curricular activities to ensure holistic development of students