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Kindergarten Teacher

North American International School

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

US 4000 - 4750 a month

Salary is all-inclusive and, as such, accommodation is included in overall salary offer.

Salary is all-inclusive and, as such, airfare is included in overall salary offer.

Ongoing

Job
School

Contract Length: 2 years

Number of Vacancies: 3

Student Level:

Early Childhood

Eligible Candidates:

University Graduate, Licensed Teacher

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Minimum Teaching Experience: 2 years of teaching experience
Major: Early Childhood Education
Required Certificates:
Teaching Credential/License

Additional School Requirements:

NAIS General Teacher Requirements:

Degree in Education/Early Childhood or a related discipline. 
A minimum of two years prior teaching experience teaching the US Common Core curriculum.
A relevant teaching certificate or license. 
Practical experience with MS Office, Google Classroom, and other software. 
Dedication, patience, and the ability to remain calm and flexible. 
The ability to answer sensitive questions and create an environment where everyone’s opinions are respected. 
A passion for teaching and nourishing young minds.
A commitment to continuing education. 
Strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills. 
Creative and artistic teaching abilities
Patience and flexibility

Job Benefits:

Tax-Free Salary
Small Class Sizes
Full Medical Insurance Provided for the Employee
Tuition Discount for One Dependent
Company Sponsored Visa
Relocation Assistance

Job Description:

Kindergarten Homeroom Teacher (KG1 and KG2)

North American International School is looking for an enthusiastic kindergarten teacher to foster and facilitate the intellectual and social development of the children (4 and 5 years of age) and join our excellent team. NAIS is a small American curriculum school with an emphasis on relationships and inclusion. As such, class sizes at the KG1 and KG2 levels are capped at 15 students per class with a teacher assistant assigned to each homeroom.

Teaching in kindergarten includes planning, implementing, and assessing lessons. The successful candidate must be able to teach children with patience and creativity. Teaching duties include designing and implementing data-driven activities that motivate young children, delivering instruction to students who have limited English, and being able to align classroom activities to the California State Standards. Prior experience teaching students from varied cultural backgrounds and the ability to create lessons that adapt to various levels of learning within the classroom is required. 

Kindergarten Teacher Responsibilities: 

Designing, developing, and delivering quality lesson plans and curricula that adhere to national and school guidelines. 
Subject area responsibilities include: Mathematics, English, Science, Social Studies, PSED, Art, Music, Creative Play, Guided Reading, Small Group
Organize learning materials and resources.
Creating suitable formative assessments and delivering helpful feedback to students, parents, and other teachers.  Assess students' performance and progress to ensure they are mastering the skills regularly.
Establishing classroom routines and activities that ensure student engagement and comprehension. 
Providing extra resources, support, and interventions for students who are struggling to achieve benchmarks standards. 
Managing student performance data and other administrative tasks. 
Creating an inquiry-based learning environment. 
Regularly communicating with parents. 
Using a variety of activities and instructional methods (songs, stories, media, structured games, art, outdoor activities, etc.) to engage all learners.
Monitor children’s interactions and nurture cooperation and sharing.
Work collaboratively with other grade-level teachers.

This is a Direct to School Job

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, student 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.

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