Job Description
Seer Baniyas Charter School is dedicated to public school students based in Mohammed Bin Zayed City in the City of Abu Dhabi and offers American-based curriculum to Grades 6 and 7. We cater for 641 Emirati students, all boys. Middle School US Curriculum of English, Maths, Science, Humanities and MOE subjects will be enhanced with a wide range of extracurricular activities that address the needs of all of our students.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi's leading school group. The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.
Responsibilities
Main Duties:
- To deliver lessons that inspire students to succeed in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.
- Teamwork and collaboration
- To be a good communicator at all levels.
- Be committed to developing positive relationships with all members of the school community.
- Working alongside fellow teachers to plan engaging lessons that meet requirements of the curriculum.
- Liaising with colleagues and working flexibly.
- Working with parents to ensure the happiness and best academic outcomes for all children.
- Working cooperatively with curriculum support staff (where applicable) to support children's development.
- Clear understanding of the Curriculum.
- Organising the classroom provision and learning resources and creating displays to encourage a positive and engaging learning environment.
- Planning, preparing and presenting sessions that cater for the needs of the whole ability range within the class.
- Motivating pupils with enthusiastic, imaginative teaching.
- Observing and assessing children in line with school assessments.
- Being reflective of the classroom provision, sessions taught,progress made, and adjusting environment, planning and curriculum to reflect this.
- Meeting with other professionals such as speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and educational psychologists, if required.
- Ensure Seer Bani Yas School Teacher and Learner DNA language and attitudes are being embedded throughout the curriculum
- Taking responsibility for the progress of a class.
- Meeting requirements for the assessment and recording of student's development using Target Tracker.
- Using data provided by assessments to influence further planning, provision and intervention.
- Providing feedbackto parents and carers on a student'sprogress at Parent Teacher Conferences and other meetings
- Follow the school's behaviour policy.
- Manage classes effectively, usingapproaches which are appropriate tostudents needs in order to inspire, motivateand challenge pupils.
- Maintain good relationships with pupils, exerciseappropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary within the school's behavioural policy.
- Be a positive role model and demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour, which are expected of pupils.
- Have high expectations of behaviour, promotingself-control and independence of all learners.
- Carry out duties as directed and within the school's policy.
- Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
- Run a weekly ECA each term.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in the related subject with PGCE or other teacher qualification
Minimum Experience
- Minimum 1- 2 years Teaching experience
Job Specific Knowledge & Skills
- Previous experience working with students whom English is not their first language
- Passion for teaching and commitment to educating the whole child
- A high level of professionalism and consideration of the well-being of children
- Recent and consistent involvement in extra-curricular activities
- Respect for all members of a school community, irrespective of position, gender, age and ethnic background
- A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life
- Clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check
