Elementary Homeroom Teacher

Job Description:

Al Qurm Charter School is an American Curriculum school in the beautiful city of Abu Dhabi. With our globally recognized and admired curriculum, dedicated and passionate practitioners, and outstanding teaching and learning, Al Qurm Charter School is a great place to work. It has an exciting, diverse, and progressive learning community committed to fulfilling the National Agenda for our Emirati students.

The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and fully understand and appreciate the region’s values.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.

Main Responsibilities:

• To deliver lessons that inspire students to succeed and achieve the best possible outcomes.

Roles and responsibilities include:

• Teamwork and collaboration
• To be a good communicator at all levels.
• Be committed to developing positive relationships with all members of the school community.
• Working alongside fellow teachers to plan engaging lessons that meet curriculum requirements.
• Liaising with colleagues and working flexibly.
• Working with parents to ensure all children’s happiness and best academic outcomes.
• Working cooperatively with curriculum support staff (where applicable) to support children’s development.

Teaching and Learning:

• A clear understanding of the Curriculum.
• Organizing the classroom provision and learning resources and creating displays to encourage a positive and engaging learning environment.
• Planning, preparing, and presenting sessions that cater to the needs of the whole ability range within the class.
• Motivating pupils with enthusiastic, imaginative teaching.
• Observing and assessing children in line with school assessments.
• Being reflective of the classroom provision, sessions taught, progress made, and adjusting environment, planning, and curriculum to reflect this.
• Meet with other professionals such as speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and educational psychologists, if required.
• Ensure the Learner’s DNA language and attitudes are being embedded throughout the curriculum

Assessment and Data:

• Taking responsibility for the progress of a class.
• Meeting the requirements for the assessment and recording of pupils’ development using Target Tracker.
• Using data provided by assessments to influence further planning and interventions.
• Providing regular feedback to parents and carers on a student’s progress at Parent Teacher Conferences and other meetings.
• To plan, prepare, and contribute to termly Pupil Progress meetings.

Behavior Management and Duties:

• Follow the school’s Behavior Policy.
• Manage classes effectively, using approaches that are appropriate to students’ needs to inspire, motivate, and challenge pupils.
• Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively, when necessary, within the school’s Behavior Policy.
• Be a positive role model and demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values, and behavior, which are expected of pupils.
• Have high expectations of behavior, promoting self-control and independence of all learners.
• Carry out duties as directed and within the school’s policy.

Wider Professional Responsibilities:

• To work as part of a curriculum action group, supporting planning, assessment, resources, and special events linked to that team.
• Supported organizing and participating in school events, outings, and activities that may take place on weekends or in the evening.
• Communicate effectively with parents/carers about students’ achievements and well-being using school systems/processes such as CPOMS as appropriate.
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
• Run a weekly ECA each term