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French Teacher

We are looking for an outstanding French Teacher to join our team. We are recruiting someone excited to join our world-class school and are driven to provide education at an exceptional level.

At Ignite School teachers enjoy an outstanding school environment in which to deliver a dynamic and creative curriculum to motivated students.

Applicants will have solid and demonstrable French teaching experience in US National Curriculum. Applicants must be fully qualified teachers with at least 2-year post qualifying experience in US National Curriculum

As well as being a great place to work, Dubai is a vibrant, cosmopolitan, rapidly expanding city where the sun shines all year round. Teachers in Dubai enjoy an excellent lifestyle as well as extensive travel and leisure opportunities around the region and further afield.

Interviews are conducted through Skype/ Google Meet.

Posted: February 2023

This is a Direct to School Job

Applications for this position will be received directly by the school and will not be reviewed by Teach Away's Placement Coordinators.

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Location	Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Start Date	August 2023
Eligible Candidates	Licensed Teacher
Student Level	All Levels
Monthly Salary	USD 2840 - 3540
Number of Vacancies	1

Job Benefits

Tax-free salary paid on a scale linked to teaching experience up to 13,000 AED per month
End of service gratuity
Housing provided
Joining and departure economy class flights to/from Dubai to the home of record for self
Annual flights from to home of record [Economy class] for self, taken once during annual leave
UAE-medical insurance for self
2,000 AED settling-in allowance
2-year renewable contract with automatic renewal
Visa processing costs (excluding document certification) for self
Excellent career and leadership prospects

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Certificates	Teaching Credential/License
Education Required	Bachelor
Major	French
Additional School Requirements
Qualifications: Education Required: Bachelor Minimum Teaching Experience:2 years of teaching experience Major:French Teaching Credential/License Education Required: Bachelor Minimum Teaching Experience: 2 years of teaching experience Major: French Required Certificates: Teaching Credential/License Valid teacher certification for the subject and level you are being hired to teach Candidates holding valid and relevant New York State teacher certifications preferred 2 years of recent post-certification teaching experience Candidates must have experience teaching in a US district school offering the Common Core State Standards (New York State experience preferred) Fluent English speaker

About the School

Ignite School offers a KG1 to Grade 12, American education experience leading to a High School Diploma for Emirati and expatriate students. The Ignite School curriculum aligns to the New York State Learning Standards, which includes the New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards (moving to NYS Next Generation Standards) as well as KHDA guidelines. Ignite School commenced classes in September 2018 and now has more than 1400 students enrolled for KG1 to Grade 9. We anticipate opening Grades 10 and 11 in 2024/25 followed by Grade 12 in 2025/26 with a capacity for 2,000 Emirati and expatriate students. High School will offer Advanced Placement tracks. We have just achieved NEASC candidacy status and expect full accreditation in 2023/24. When you join the Ignite School Community in Dubai and you will have the unique opportunity to shape school culture, develop and promote best teaching practices and experience living in the UAE. Our vision is for all young people to experience that learning has lasting value beyond their life at school. Our mission is to know the need of every student, collaboratively creating a student-centered, sustainable 21st-century learning environment that fosters leadership, social cohesion, creativity, responsibility, and ambition providing a catalyst for abilities of lasting relevance to emerging. Learning at Ignite is a student-centered and engaging process of acquiring new knowledge and skills. This empowers our students to be responsible and respectful global citizens, preserving Emirati and global cultural values. Ignite students will be our future leaders and life-long learners who will be resilient, creative, inquisitive, and collaborative forces within their communities. The “Core Values” that best express what we strive to impart to our students are Collaborative, Respectful, Responsible, Creative, and Leadership. Come join our team!