Maternity Cover Primary Teacher

Position Overview

Teaching and Learning

• Plan and deliver engaging lessons that meet diverse learner needs.
• Use inquiry, creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and technology to enhance learning.
• Maintain high expectations for learning, behavior, and personal responsibility.
• Create a safe, inclusive, and supportive classroom environment.
• Promote student agency through goal setting, reflection, and ownership of learning.

Curriculum and Assessment

• Collaboratively plan coherent grade-level programs and contribute to curriculum development.
• Use formative and summative assessment to monitor progress and inform instruction.
• Maintain accurate records and provide timely, constructive feedback.
• Use assessment data to differentiate instruction and support targeted interventions.

Inclusion and Well-being

• Support EAL, SEN, high-achieving, and other diverse learners through differentiated instruction.
• Collaborate with inclusion staff, counselors, and pastoral leaders to support students.
• Promote well-being, resilience, respect, accountability, and safe transitions.

Collaboration and Community

• Participate in meetings, planning sessions, professional learning communities, and professional development.
• Build positive relationships with parents and communicate about student progress and well-being.
• Participate in school events, extracurricular programs, and community-focused initiatives.

Safeguarding and Conduct

• Uphold safeguarding, child protection, health, and safety policies at all times.
• Maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality, cultural awareness, attendance, and punctuality.
• Ensure student safety during lessons, transitions, duties, and extracurricular activities.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or a related field is required.
• Primary teaching qualification and teaching certification recognized by Qatar MoEHE are required.
• At least three years of successful primary teaching experience is required.
• International or multicultural school experience is preferred.
• Child Protection and Safeguarding training is required, or the candidate must be willing to complete it after employment.

Required Competencies

• Knowledge of effective pedagogy, assessment practices, and international curriculum approaches.
• Ability to differentiate instruction and support diverse learners.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, presentation, organizational, classroom management, and behavior management skills.
• Competence with educational technology and digital tools.
• Professionalism, reliability, emotional intelligence, intercultural awareness, and a growth mindset.

Safeguarding Commitment