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Job Description

Job title: Teacher

Direct reporting line: Principal

Dotted reporting line: Head of School, Assistant Head of School, Assistant Principal

Work unit: GEMS Dubai American Academy

City & Country: Dubai, UAE

Job Purpose
To ensure that each student achieves academic success, develops a lifelong love of learning and becomes a responsible citizen in a global community. This goal will be accomplished through the offering of an enriched American curriculum taught by a highly qualified faculty committed to motivate students and work in partnership with parents.

Job Scope
Responsible for teaching and supervising students, student activities and Educational Assistant, if assigned.

Interfaces with
Administrators, colleagues, faculty, staff, students, parents, outside agencies, and other GEMS employees.

Key Accountabilities

1. Education
   Embrace and encourage the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the GEMS Core Values.
2. Ensure that GEMS policies, procedures, and codes of conduct are followed at all times.
3. Model and encourage a culture of kindness.
4. Display a wide variety of developmentally appropriate teaching strategies that meet individual student needs and abilities:
   1. Effectively meet the learning needs of late-entering students, ESL students, students with low academic ability, and those who are gifted and talented.
   2. Skillfully use verbal and non-verbal communications.
   3. Preview and communicate learning objectives to students in a clear, logical, and sequential manner.
5. Display evidence of superior preparation for classroom instruction:
   1. Use appropriate examples and illustrations to motivate all students.
   2. Create and utilize appropriate materials for instructional purposes.
   3. Assess and adjust the classroom environment to provide for a variety of learning styles.
   4. Provide a variety of information which enriches the curriculum.
   5. Draw from a variety of instructional resources to enhance lessons, instruction, and content based on DAA standards.
   6. Show written evidence of preparation upon request.
6. Display competence and confidence in using media and technology:
   1. Effectively use computer instruction for both self and students in order to integrate and enhance classroom lessons.
7. Skills
   Skilled teacher with solid commitment to teaching and learning and strong subject knowledge in the relevant area.
8. Excellent communication skills able to build relationships with students and colleagues and contribute to wider school life.
9. Professional commitment to becoming an exceptional teacher.

Minimum Requirements
University degree with teaching emphasis or completion of teacher preparation program.

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Job Details
Job Location: Dubai, UAE
Company Industry: Education
Company Type: Employer (Private Sector)
Job Role: Education
Joining Date: 2025-01-06
Employment Status: Full time
Employment Type: Full Time Employee
Manages Others: No

Preferred Candidate
Career Level: Mid Career - Over 2 years experience
Degree: Bachelors

About This Company
GEMS Dubai American Academy (DAA) is GEMS Education's flagship American school. Offering both an enriched American Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate Diploma to students from around the world, DAA prepares its students for success in the world's most prestigious universities and colleges.