Secondary English Head of Department

Contract Length : 2 years

Number of Vacancies : 1

Student Level :

• Middle School, High School

Eligible Candidates :

• University Graduate, Licensed Teacher

School Requirements :

• Education Required : Master
• Minimum Teaching Experience : 5 years of teaching experience
• Major : Education with a focus on teaching English or a Bachelors of Arts in English
• Required Certificates : Teaching Credential / License, Other Certification

Additional School Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in English Language Arts, ESL, or a related discipline.
• Previous experience with school inspections, particularly with the KHDA framework.
• Previous experience as a Head of the Department for English Language Arts, preferably at the secondary level.
• Previous experience teaching English Language Arts, preferably at the Advanced Placement level.
• Relevant teaching certificate or license.
• A completed apprenticeship or teaching experience.
• Practical experience with MS Office, Google Classroom, and other software.
• Dedication, patience, and the ability to remain flexible in various situations.
• The ability to answer sensitive questions and create an environment where everyone’s opinions are respected.
• A passion for English and a commitment to continuing education.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

Job Benefits :

• Tax-Free Salary
• Small Class Sizes
• Full Medical Insurance Provided for the Employee
• Company Sponsored Visa
• Relocation Assistance

Job Description :

North American International School is searching for a qualified Secondary English Head of Department to join our team of educators. The head of the English department, or HOD, is responsible for leading and managing the English subject area, Grades 6 - 12, and ensuring high teaching, learning, and achievement standards.

Their responsibilities include :

• Curriculum : Developing and implementing a challenging, flexible, and differentiated curriculum that promotes a love of English at all levels.
• Teaching and learning : Ensuring teaching and learning comply with standards and practices and supporting, monitoring, and evaluating practice.
• Staff : Managing staff performance, building effective teams, and developing other staff members.
• Students : Being accountable for student progress and attainment levels and providing data analysis to support student progress.
• Events : Organizing and running events to promote reading, writing, and speaking.
• Vision : Articulating, sharing, and ensuring the school's vision is understood and acted upon by the department.
• Assessment : Implementing an effective assessment framework.
• Professional development : Overseeing professional development for the department.
• Policies : Recommending departmental and district policies, such as course outlines, pacing plans, and grading scales.
• Promotion : Promoting the department and liaising with outside agencies.

The head of the English department position at North American International School is a teaching position. In addition to department responsibilities, the English Department HOD would also be responsible for teaching a reduced schedule that may include AP Language and AP Literature. Additional employee responsibilities include, but are not limited to, developing engaging, differentiated lesson plans and curricula based on the Advanced Placement curriculum as outlined by College Board and California State Standards, collaborating with teachers within the English department, providing timely and meaningful feedback on teaching practices, student assessments, and addressing student performance issues. Potential candidates should be able to teach students from varied cultural backgrounds at the Advanced Placement level. Qualified candidates with previous Advanced Placement experience and American teaching certification will be given top priority.

About the School :

North American International School was established in 2007 and is now flourishing with students of around 56 different nationalities. Our aim at NAIS is to provide education as a process that leads to the attainment of the full potential of each individual studying here. We are a small school with 750 students from KG to Grade 12 and follow the US Common Core curriculum, specifically the curriculum of the state of California.

NAIS has gone through a significant transformation over the last four years in our efforts to become the best school possible. Our efforts have been wildly successful. In the past four years, we have raised our Dubai School Inspection Bureau rating from ACCEPTABLE to GOOD, were given the highest rating of DEVELOPED for our online education provisions, and have achieved our second American accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

The school provides an enriching experience to all learners regardless of their year groups or ethnicity. Each phase or level of education is a unique experience for the students. At North American International School, students approach their studies holistically in an environment where they are given numerous opportunities to learn by planning, organizing, deciding, questioning, reasoning, analyzing, team-building, and communicating.

The school advocates a dire need to develop the young generation as technologically competent, globally aware, socially responsible, and most importantly morally accountable citizens of tomorrow. Our focus is to provide a learning experience to the students to make them self-motivated, independent, confident, and valuable members of society.

The school’s mission, vision, and core values are maintained and moving constantly in pursuit of excellence. It could not have been possible without the hard work and cooperation of the NAIS family and the strong support from parents. North American International School creates a strong partnership between students, parents, teachers, and administrators to ensure the success of our students.

About Dubai :

Drawing millions of visitors each year, Dubai allows teachers to experience a unique combination of traditional Middle Eastern ways of life and an upscale expatriate lifestyle. Dubai's many private schools provide opportunities for licensed teachers to teach in one of the most exciting and dynamic modern cities in the world.