Head of Department - English, September 2025

Job Description

We are looking to hire an outstanding Head of Department English Department to join our team for AY 2025-2026.

Join us at GEMS Wesgreen International School, where sustainability is at the heart of education. Our state-of-the-art campus in Sharjah showcases eco-friendly initiatives, providing aspiring teachers with the ideal platform to learn and teach sustainable values.

Teaching at GEMS is not just a job, it’s a career. Our teachers enjoy free access to leading CPD programs and have the opportunity to grow with the company on a global scale. With most of our leaders coming from within the GEMS network of schools, GEMS teachers are in a unique position to consider career opportunities across the world as we expand into more and more countries.

As well as being a great place to work, Sharjah is a vibrant, cosmopolitan, rapidly expanding city where the sun shines all year round. Teachers in Sharjah enjoy a 4-day working week, an exciting lifestyle, with opportunities for new and exciting leisure activities and travel across the region and further afield! Sharjah borders with Dubai, approx. 35 min drive and you can be in Dubai center.

Join us in shaping the future of education. Together, we can make a lasting impact on the lives of our students and help them become truly world-class and world-ready individuals.

All positions attract an excellent remuneration package including:

Competitive tax-free salary, individual fully furnished accommodation, free schooling, private medical insurance, annual airfares to country of residence and end of Service Gratuity.

GEMS Teachers also have free access to our loyalty app GEMS rewards www.gemsrewards.com which provides significant savings on day-to-day life in the UAE. We offer thousands of discounts and 2 for 1 offers on everything from flights, hotels, restaurants and retail outlets, making your salary go further and enhancing the opportunity to save whilst working overseas.

Successful candidates will need to:

1. A bachelor's degree in English with a B.Ed. in the relevant subject aligned with the job role or subject related degree with a PGCE / PGDE or equivalent is preferred.
2. Proven qualified experience of teaching Secondary English (minimum 4 years teaching and leadership role experience post qualified.)
3. GCSE level teaching required, A-Levels preferred.
4. The ability to share your outstanding practice.
5. Interested in career growth, leadership, sustainability.
6. A creative and enthusiastic approach both in and out of the classroom.
7. Excellent IT and interpersonal communication skills to work closely with students and parents.

Skills

At GEMS Wesgreen International School Sharjah UAE, our policies for safer recruitment fully align with the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection. We hold ourselves to a very high standard in relation to our child protection and safeguarding practices and are committed to preserving and promoting the welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff to share this commitment, without exception. Successful applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and obtain a Police Certificate or Good Conduct Certificate from the country the applicant last lived and worked in. This may also include disclosure and barring checks.

GEMS Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its students and staff. A UK-enhanced DBS or equivalent police check is a pre-requisite for all appointments.