Requirements
The ideal candidate will possess strong English language skills, a Bachelor's degree in education or a related field, and a recognized teaching assistant qualification. Experience in an office/admin role, with the English National Curriculum, and in an international school setting is also required. Fluency in Arabic is preferred.
Description
Job description / Role
Job Type
Full Time
Job Location
Dubai, UAE
Nationality
Any Nationality
Salary
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Arabic Fluency
Not Specified
Job Function
Education & Teaching
Company Industry
Education & Training
The Arbor School opportunity
The Arbor School is seeking a special individual for an exciting opportunity within our school. The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting the school’s commitment to student wellbeing, safety, and physical development.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic female lifeguard and swim coach to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the safety of students in and around the swimming pool, while also delivering engaging and effective swimming sessions that help students develop their confidence, skills, and enjoyment of swimming.
Enough for all, forever
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 in the wider world.
The Arbor promise
Arbor staff are a part of a community which is inclusive, fun-loving, and active. Arbor staff enjoy authentic friendships with their colleagues, positive relationships with school leaders who care for their wellbeing, and are a team in the true sense. Staff are resilient in the face of challenge, are stable and calm in the face of change, and creative and flexible when solving problems. Arbor staff bring their passions and interests to enrich our school and are clear that there is an expectation to do so. We commit to meeting agreed deadlines, to communicating proactively with an assumption of positive intent and share a passion to provide an education of the highest quality to our students.
Job summary
The successful applicant will support the delivery of the school’s swimming and physical education programmes, providing safe, engaging, and high-quality swimming instruction across a range of age groups and abilities. They will be responsible for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of students in and around the pool, while developing students’ swimming skills, confidence, and enjoyment of the water.
The successful applicant will also support the effective running of swimming activities and make full use of the school’s outstanding facilities and learning spaces.
Integrated with the rigorous expectations of the English National Curriculum, the curriculum of the Arbor School is a blend of a knowledge rich curriculum, delivered using constructivist approaches that nurture competencies learners need to care for themselves, for others and for the environment. This includes a critical focus on inquiry and place-based styles learning.
Required candidate profile
Very good English language skills
Bachelor’s degree in education and/or relevant field or qualification is preferred
A recognised and appropriate teaching assistant qualification such as Level 2 or 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools, Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education, T Level in Education
IELTS score at an advanced level 6.5 to 8.0
Strong office/admin experience
Two years’ experience working in a school or similar setting
Experience working with English National Curriculum
Experience working in an international, premium quality school
Remuneration: A competitive tax-free compensation package will be provided in accordance with the school’s policy and UAE labour law regulations.
Application: To apply for this position, please complete the application on the designated platform and upload:
An up-to-date CV with a recent photograph included
A letter of application, no longer than two pages in length, which outlines your commitment and suitability for the Arbor School
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 effective, safer 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.
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