Language Teacher Aldar Education Abu Dhabi

Aldar Education is presently accepting applications from interested candidates for the position of Teacher EAL (English as an Additional Language). The successful candidate will join Bateen World Academy which is located in the center of the city of Abu Dhabi and is a hugely popular school based in a vibrant community. This role person will deliver training and coach teachers in best practice for multilingual learners.

Role of Language Teacher

Use WIDA resources and tools (WIDA Model, WIDA Can Do Student Descriptors, etc.) and additional data to plan English lessons, deliver instruction, make goals for multilingual learners, and recommend instructional strategies for teachers and specialists.

Duties of Language Teacher

• Guide multilingual students to progress in their understanding of academic language, content, instructions, and expectations.
• Meet multilingual students’ educational and language needs by using appropriate strategies, scaffolds, methods, assessments, and/or materials based on their needs, interests, and language levels.
• Collaborate with teachers and specialists to ensure language acquisition and achievement of multilingual learners across content areas.
• Co-plan, co-teach, co-assess, and co-reflect with classroom/content teachers.
• Organize effective support for multilingual students using push-in or pull-out model depending on the students’ needs and language proficiencies.
• Use a variety of assessment tools to guide instruction.
• Advocate for the needs of multilingual learners.
• Organize and maintain students’ records.
• Share students’ progress with families and staff.
• Make effective use of ICT to enhance learning and progress.
• Maintain discipline in accordance with the school’s ‘Behavior for Learning Policy’ and encouraging good practice with regard to punctuality, behavior, standards of work and homework.
• Attend and support school events.
• Keep subject knowledge up-to-date through CPD and professional reading.
• Contribute to the school’s ECAs by leading/supporting one after-school activity each term.
• Undertake duties as part of the staff duty rota.
• Cover for absent colleagues.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Principal.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or/English as an Additional Language/English as a Second Language/Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
• PGCE or other teacher qualification.
• Diploma/Associate Degree to teach English as an additional language, e.g TEFL/TESL/TESOL, CELTA/DELTA.

Minimum Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience as English as an Additional Language Teacher.

Desired Skills

• Excellent inter-personal/communication skills and organization skills.
• Previous experience with WIDA’s resources and tools, co-teaching, and SIOP is essential.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Commitment to continuing professional development (CPD).

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