Class Teacher - EY - Immediate Start

Primary Job Purpose:
The Taaleem teacher embodies, radiates and transmits the unique Taaleem ethos of excellence, innovation, creativity, and compassion. Through inspirational teaching, with a deep understanding of students’ individual learning needs, the Taaleem teacher strives to ensure that our distinctive curriculum programmes lay firm foundations for academic and professional success, personal and spiritual fulfilment and a love of lifelong learning in each and every one of our students. Taaleem Teachers inspire young minds.

Key Accountabilities:
• Representing areas of knowledge, understanding and skills, in all their richness, to students taught.
• Inculcating by precept and example the highest regard for truth, justice, equality of opportunity, human rights, benevolence and compassion.
• Engaging and motivating students to achieve levels that are beyond their expectations and previous limits.
• Using excellent subject knowledge, pedagogic and interpersonal skills to enthuse students and enable students to enjoy learning.
• Making full use of ICT and the new technologies to enhance the quality of teaching and learning for students of all ages and attainment levels.
• Planning lessons taking full account of students’ individual learning needs, as well as their individual learning styles, preferences, and capabilities.

Teaching
• Plan and prepare schemes for work and complete planning documentation.
• Teach with consistent effectiveness to the students in her/his classes, taking full account of all students’ individual educational needs.
• Set and mark work to be carried out by the students in school, at home and elsewhere as appropriate.
• Promote the intellectual, moral, spiritual, cultural, physical and personal abilities and aptitudes of the students in her/his classes and provide guidance and advice to students on educational and relevant social and other matters.
• Make records of and reports on the personal and social needs of students.
• Take part as appropriate in whole school development and share and promote

Continuing Professional Development
• Keep reviewing her/his methods of teaching and programs of work.
• Be proactive and take accountability for your own development.
• Participate in arrangements for her/his further training and professional development as a teacher.

Curriculum Development
• Advise and co-operate with the Principal and other colleagues on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching schemes, methods of teaching and assessment and pastoral arrangements.

OSH Roles and Responsibilities include:
• Bring up OSH concerns to the attention of his direct Supervisor or OSH department.
• Exercise effective supervision of their pupils and to know the procedures in respect of fire, first aid and other emergencies, and to carry them out.
• Follow the OSH procedures applicable to their area of work.
• Give clear oral and written health and safety instructions and warnings to students as often as necessary.
• Ensure the use of personal protective equipment and guards where necessary.
• Make recommendations to their Heads of Department/School Principal on OSH equipment and on.
• additions or necessary improvements to plant, tools, equipment, or machinery.
• Ensure that personal items of equipment (electrical or mechanical) are not brought into the school without prior authorization.
• Regularly check their classrooms for potential hazards and report any observed to the Facilities Manager.
• Report all accidents, defects and dangerous occurrences to their Head of Department in the first instance.
• Be vigilant in the work area, identify and report to their supervisors about imminent dangers / hazards / concerns to environment, health, and safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding and Child Protection:
Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. At Taaleem, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection, and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to various background checks including receipt of references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification, and police checks, including overseas checks.

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in early childhood or Primary education or relevant degree and a recognized Teaching Qualification/License

Experience:
A minimum of 2 years’ experience working in recognized school / international school environments preferred

Competencies:
• Outstanding practitioner in the classroom.
• Previous successful teaching/lecturing experience.
• Experience working with DSIB, OFSTED or similar school inspection authority.
• Experience working in an international school setting preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of contemporary educational research.
• Knowledge and understanding of current educational developments in the UAE preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, including high standards of professionalism in written and spoken English.
• Organized and works to deadlines.
• Ability to engage and motivate people to enable them to perform highly.

Attributes:
• Knowledgeable, Reflective, Inquirer, Thinker.
• Empathises with and believes in the values of the school.
• A student of learning and leading.
• Believe in the potential of all students.
• Committed to professional learning.
• A strategic thinker who can shape and deliver change.
• Caring and Open-minded.
• Passionate about international education and working with young people.
• Sees leadership as a service to others.
• Internationally minded and culturally sensitive.