Early Years Teacher - August 2027

About Us

Raha Khalifa City Campus is a renowned and well established leading International Baccalaureate Continuum School located in Abu Dhabi. We proudly offer the Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Programmes and recently were approved full authorisation to offer the Career-related Programme. We pride ourselves on fostering holistic development, where academic achievement, personal growth, and community engagement are seamlessly integrated.

Our diverse community comprises over 90 nationalities, where over 40 mother tongues are celebrated, creating a rich tapestry of cultures. We provide an exceptional educational experience to children from Early Years to post-sixteen, and purpose-built state of the art facilities reflect our commitment to providing the best possible environment for learning and development.

As part of Taaleem, one of the largest educational providers in the UAE, we are committed to professional excellence and continuous improvement, ensuring that our children and staff are prepared for success in an ever-changing global landscape.

Primary Purpose of Job:

The Taaleem teacher embodies, radiates and transmits the unique Taaleem ethos of excellence, innovation, creativity and compassion. Through inspirational teaching, with a deep understanding of students’ individual learning needs, the Taaleem teacher strives to ensure that our distinctive curriculum programmes lay firm foundations for academic and professional success, personal and spiritual fulfilment and a love of lifelong learning in each and every one of our students. Taaleem Teachers inspire young minds.

Key Responsibilities:

• Representing areas of knowledge, understanding and skills, in all their richness, to students taught.

• Inculcating by precept and example the highest regard for truth, justice, equality of opportunity, human rights, benevolence and compassion.

• Engaging and motivating students to achieve at levels that are beyond their expectations and previous limits.

• Using excellent subject knowledge, pedagogic and interpersonal skills to enthuse students and enable students to enjoy learning.

• Making full use of ICT and the new technologies to enhance the quality of teaching and learning for students of all ages and attainment levels.

• Planning lessons taking full account of students’ individual learning needs, as well as their individual learning styles, preferences and capabilities.

• Encouraging and enabling all students to become effective, confident and independent life-long learners.

• Maintaining excellent professional relationships with colleagues by making a wider professional contribution to the continuing improvement of the school.

• Planning and delivery of a programme of learning opportunities and activities to enrich and enhance the taught curriculum.

• Co-operating 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.

• Maintain high levels of confidentiality when speaking to parents and external parties.

• Model good practice of academic honesty.

• Contribute actively to department discussions in meeting.

• 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.

Position Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience working in recognised school / international school environments preferred.

• IB experience is a bonus but not essential

Competencies:

• Outstanding practitioner in the classroom

• Previous successful teaching/lecturing experience

• Experience of working with DSIB, OFSTED or similar school inspection authority

• Experience of working in an international school setting preferred

• Knowledge and understanding of contemporary educational research

• Knowledge and understanding of current educational developments in the UAE preferred

• Excellent communication skills, including high standards of professionalism in written and spoken English

• Organised and works to deadlines

• Ability to engage and motivate people to enable them to perform highly

Attributes:

• Knowledgeable, Reflective, Inquirer, Thinker

• Empathises with and believes in the values of the school

• A student of learning and leading

• Solutions-focused

• Believes in the potential of all students

• Committed to professional learning

• A strategic thinker who can shape and deliver change

• Caring and Open-minded

• Passionate about international education and working with young people

• Sees leadership as a service to others

• Internationally minded and culturally sensitive

• Sense of humour and humility

• Conscientious

• Motivated by challenge

• Resourceful

• Does what it takes to get things done

• Communicator and Risk-taker

• Communicates effectively to large and small audiences

• Composed under pressure

• Innovative and creative

• Principled and Balanced

• Acts with integrity

• Resilient when faced with set backs

• Flexible when conditions change

• Comfortable with complexity, change and uncertainty

• Always prioritises the needs of the school

Why Join Us?

At Raha Khalifa City Campus, you will work in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued, and your professional growth is supported.

We offer:

• A competitive compensation and benefits package
  

• Access to high-quality professional development opportunities
  

• A supportive, multicultural community of staff, students, and parents
  

• A promotion and delivery in action of ethical leadership, across campus

Applications are reviewed as they arrive; early submission is encouraged. The school reserves the right to appoint prior to the closing date.