Teacher - Arabic & Islamic - Yasmina American School (AY26-27)

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Teaching and learning:
• Demonstrating a clear understanding of the Curriculum for effective implementation to match learning outcomes.
• Teaching Music using appropriate syllabus, materials, musical instruments, and schemes of work.
• Organizing the classroom provision and learning resources and creating displays to encourage a positive and engaging learning environment.
• Planning, preparing, and presenting sessions that cater to the needs of the whole ability range within the class.
• To plan music lessons and sequences of lessons consistently and effectively, in the long, medium and short-term, to meet pupils’ individual learning needs.
• Creating a climate for learning that is conducive to delivering outstanding practice.
• Motivating students by delivering enjoyable and creative co-curricular Music lessons that both challenges pupils and promotes love for Music and co-curricular activities.
• Lead co-curricular events (concerts, assemblies, musical/performing arts events) to develop and promote students’ achievement and participation in Music.
• 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, to best cater to diverse learning needs of pupils.
• Facilitating Hybrid / Distance Learning / Face to Face lessons.
• Assessment and data:
• 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 feedback to parents and carers on a student’s progress at Parent Teacher Conferences and other meetings
• Behaviour management and duties:
• Follow the school’s behaviour policy.
• Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to students’ needs in order to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.
• Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate 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, promoting self-control and independence of all learners.
• Carry out duties as directed and within the school’s policy.
• Wider professional responsibilities:
• To work as part of a curriculum action group, supporting planning, assessment, resources and special events linked to that team.
• Support the organising and taking part in school events, outings and activities which may take place at weekends or in the evening.
• Communicate effectively with parents/carers with regards to student’s achievements and well-being using school systems/processes such as CPOMS as appropriate.
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school through Music and Performing Arts.
• Take initiative of own professional development to secure high quality teaching and for successful execution of roles and responsibilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies.

Minimum Experience

• A minimum of 2 years of experience working in a similar role.
• Experience in Kindergarten preferred.

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills

• Mandatory experience working in an international school.
• Experience working with students whom English is not their first language (EAL) students.
• To be approachable, professional, calm and knowledgeable.
• To be able to deal professionally with a range of stakeholders.
• Passion for teaching and commitment to educating and nurturing children.
• A high level of professionalism and consideration of the well-being of children.
• Recent and consistent involvement in extra-curricular activities.
• A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.
• Warmth, empathy, credibility, self-belief, integrity, drive and child centered.
• To be able to prioritize workload and multitask.
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with parents in a diverse multi-cultural environment.

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