Islamic B & Arabic B Teacher - Primary and Early Years

Job Overview

The Arbor School seeks a special individual for an exciting opportunity that has arisen within our school. The successful candidate will play a key role in fulfilling the school’s ecological and sustainability vision, and challenging students to fulfil their potential within the academic disciplines. The Arbor School is seeking a highly motivated Islamic B and Arabic B Teacher who can join the department until the end of the academic year, with the potential to extend to a full-time standard two-year contract.

Enough For All, For Ever

The Arbor School opened in 2018 with a very different vision of what education could and should be – experiential, authentic and inspired by the natural beauty, human ingenuity and profound ecological and social challenges of the Arabian Peninsula.

The cultivation of a learning community uniquely committed to understanding and restoring the health of ecological and human communities as interconnected parts of a whole requires equal parts optimism, ambition and humility. A fundamental belief in the inherent goodness of people and their capacity to act with empathy and compassion underscores the sense of hope that is fundamental to learning for a sustainable future.

The resilience and determination to tackle challenges that have grown to global proportion is essential to finding sustainable solutions and orchestrating the social changes needed to grow them to scale. The realisation that comes from recognising that we are all students – never a master – drives our commitment to ignite a lifelong love of learning.

Recognising the interconnected nature of the cognitive, affective and participative domains and their roles in shaping learning, we are pursuing a holistic approach to teaching and learning, designed to prepare learners:

• to understand the interconnected concepts of sustainability, individual and collective well-being, and environmental and social justice;
• to find purpose, meaning and joy in their interactions with the natural world and with each other, and to seek to understand people who are different to themselves; and
• to experience a sense of accomplishment and self-efficacy through their actions at home, in school and the wider world.

The role is to teach Primary and Early Years students key aspects of Arabic B and Islamic B curriculum and demonstrate excellent pedagogical knowledge and skills. You should have strong communication skills in English and be able to work with a range of students from those who need to be stretched to those who are beginners.

The successful candidate will be proficient and experienced in teaching Islamic and Arabic

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Arbor teachers are a part of a community that is inclusive, fun-loving and active. Arbor teachers enjoy authentic friendships with colleagues, positive relationships with school leaders who care for their wellbeing, and are a true team. Arbor teachers are resilient in the face of challenge, stable and calm in the face of change, and creative and flexible when solving problems. By bringing their passions and interests to enrich our school, teachers have an expectation to do so.

We commit to meeting agreed deadlines, to communicating proactively with an assumption of positive intent and sharing a passion to provide an education of the highest quality to our students.

• Native Arabic Speaker.
• Bachelor’s degree in Arabic Language and Islamic Studies with a teaching license from MOE (Double Major).
• KHDA Approval to teach Islamic Studies and Arabic
  
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• A minimum of 2 years’ experience teaching Arabic and Islamic, preferably in British schools.
• Good communication skills in English.
• Experience of inquiry/ecological based learning is a plus.
• A track record of outstanding teaching and learning and an ability to create a caring and nurturing classroom environment.

Competitive tax‑free salary, school‑provided accommodation, free school places for children, private medical insurance, annual airfares and end of contract gratuity as per UAE labour law.

To apply for this position please complete the application on TES.

• An up‑to‑date CV with a recent photograph to be included.
• A letter of application, no longer than two pages, which outlines your educational philosophy and suitability for the Arbor School.
• Educational Qualifications.
• KHDA teaching approval and MoE license.

The Arbor School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. We hold ourselves to a high standard of safe recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection. All appointments are subject to CV and qualification checks, interview, identity checks, criminal record checks and successful references.

All appointments are subject to the approval of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority and the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.