Star Mirdif

https://www.starmirdifschool.com/

Star Mirdif is looking to hire suitably skilled and devoted candidate for role of Primary Heads Year. The selected candidate is responsible to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers. The job was announced by school on 15 January 2024. Candidate desired for the role should submit their application now.

Responsibilities of Primary Heads Year

Represent areas of knowledge, understanding and skills to students.
Lead by example in the highest regard for truth, justice, equality of opportunity, human rights, benevolence and compassion.
Engage and motivate students to achieve at levels that are beyond their expectations and previous limits.
Use excellent subject knowledge, pedagogic and interpersonal skills to enthuse students and enable students to experience amazing learning.
Make full use of ICT and the new technologies to enhance the quality of teaching and learning for students of all ages and attainment levels.
Cooperate with colleagues to establish and maintain fair and consistent disciplinary practices in the classroom, around the school and on school trips, and taking active measures to protect students from all forms of abuse, including racist or sexist abuse, bullying, and any kind of corporal punishment.
Communicate open and professionally with parents on a regular basis about the attainment and progress of their child.
Model good practice of academic practices.
Contribute actively to department discussions in academic meetings.
Contribute to and plan after school activities as required.
Actively support the school partnership with the community e.g. attending school / community events which may occasionally occur at weekends or in the evening i.e. school concerts etc.
Contribute to the development and provision of the highest quality of education at Star International School Mirdif.
Make sure that young people of all abilities and backgrounds fulfil their potential.
Promote a positive ethos across the school based on the school vision/values and a commitment to ensuring the wellbeing of students, staff, and the wider school community.
Other responsibilities as reasonably requested.

Teaching

Plan and prepare schemes of work and complete planning documentation.
Teach with consistent effectiveness the students in her/his classes, taking full account of all students’ individual educational needs.
Set and mark work to be carried out by the students in school, online, at home and elsewhere as appropriate.
Promote the intellectual, moral, spiritual, cultural, physical and personal abilities and aptitudes of the students in her/his classes and provide guidance and advice to students on educational and relevant social and other matters.
Make records of and reports on the personal and social needs of students.
Take part as appropriate in whole school development and share and promote best practice.
At Star Mirdif they are Research informed and Well Being Aware
They believe in strategies which have the most impact being utilized in the classroom.
Provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students or groups of students.
Guide students to set targets to improve on their previous ‘best’ and give regular feedback to students to support next steps in learning.

Continuing Professional Development of Primary Heads Year

Keep under review her/his methods of teaching and programmed of work.
Be proactive and take accountability for own development.
Participate in arrangements for her/his further training and professional development as a teacher.

Curriculum Development of Primary Heads Year

Advise and cooperate with the principal and other colleagues on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching schemes, methods of teaching and assessment and pastoral arrangements.
Take responsibility for specific subjects.
To embed UAE heritage and culture within the curriculum.

Additional duties as head of year

Ensure teaching and learning is of the highest standard and meets the school’s targets for progress and attainment.
Lead CPD for all members of the year group.
Ensure all aspects of the day to day running of the school are smooth
Ensure the school maintains a positive and respectful ethos.
Ensure the curriculum is inclusive and learner led, taking into account the cultural heritage of the school community and the local region.
Communicate with families about learning and other issues related to school.

Job Requirements of Primary Heads Year

Relevant UK teaching qualification: minimum of a Bed. or BA/BSc + PGCE/QTS.
Min of 5 years of primary teaching experience in a British school either internationally or in the UK.
Experience as head of year would be advantageous.
Online and classroom teaching experience.