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Special Education Teacher

Teach in Dubai! Middle School Special Education Teacher required for an immediate start!

Ignite School recruits motivated, dynamic, qualified and experienced international faculty who are best able to engage our students in creative and innovative learning. The staff of Ignite School are themselves supported with a peer-led professional learning community shaped by reflective practice and collaboration.

Ignite School shapes creative and innovative “21st century citizens of the world” through a sustainability focused, student-centered learning environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to instill exemplary character and life-long learning skills in our students through inclusive school life programs and extra-curricular activities that empower and challenge the realization of potential in each of our individual learners. Every Ignite School student feels welcome, accepted, safe, valued and happy. Host-country national students feel they have the potential to make a valuable social, cultural and economic contribution to the wellbeing of their local community and to their country.

The American curriculum is rigorous, relevant and service oriented with curriculum design that adheres to international best practice. Our inquiry-based learning model provides a platform for development of creative processes that weave together sustainable development, science, mathematics, [coding and design] technology, analysis, logic, debate and innovation. Our holistic approach to learning encourages the physical, social, intellectual and emotional development of our students through real world experiences as well as inside our high quality learning facilities. With the aid of learning technology, students develop 21st-century citizenship skills of critical thinking, complex problem solving, collaboration, cognitive flexibility, emotional intelligence and creativity.

Interviews are conducted through Skype/Google Meet.

Posted: February 2021

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Location	Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Start Date	October 2021
Eligible Candidates	Licensed Teacher
Student Level	Middle School, All Levels
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 allowance paid to employee for self or furnished hotel apartment
Joining and departure economy class flights to/from Dubai to 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 an option for 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
Work Visa Eligibility	United States (USA)
Major	Special Education (K-8)
Additional School Requirements
Education Required: Bachelors/ Master’s Degree Minimum Teaching Experience: 2 years of teaching experience MUST have a degree and 2 years of relevant experience in Special Education. Candidates require a Bachelors of Education for Special Educations at the Elementary and/or Early Years grade levels. Preference will be given to candidates with relevant graduate degrees if all other elements are equal. Candidates must currently be employed in an accredited US school district offering the Common Core State Standards. Candidates must hold valid and relevant US teacher certification. Teachers will be US citizens and mother-tongue English speakers (therefore no need to complete TOEFL as evidence of language proficiency). Minimum 2 years of post-qualification/post-provisional certification, relevant teaching experience in a US district school offering the Common Core State Standards .This experience must be clearly documented in the form of 'letters of experience' on school/district letterhead that are signed and stamped by the school or district and must usually clearly indicate the subjects/levels taught and start/end dates. These letters must, when combined, show 2+ years teaching the subject/level for which candidate is being hired. Job Purpose: To assist in the promotion, direction and oversight of high standards of teaching and learning, Provide leadership, support and direction for Special Education Program, ensuring pupil achievement and progression through effective inclusion for all pupils. Every child matters. Primary responsibilities: To monitor the quality of teaching and learning, including planning for the relevant groups of pupils and share judgments with teachers and support staff as appropriate to inform further improvements To support all staff in understanding these pupils’ needs and help to identify and disseminate the most effective teaching methods for them To demonstrate, teach and plan alongside teaching and support staff to ensure best practice · To liaise with other leaders to ensure the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high quality and cost-effective curriculum programmed which complements the school’s strategic objectives To keep abreast of any new developments in the teaching and assessment of the relevant groups To disseminate information and initiatives to all members of staff To advise the headteacher on the strategic direction and development of all aspects of SEND and to lead development in those areas To help to monitor/evaluate the school improvement plan implementation To contribute to relevant aspects of the school’s self-evaluation To ensure the curriculum/resources reflect the diverse school community Together with other members of the leadership team, be responsible for identifying resources and their efficient/effective use To identify key CPD needs and lead staff meetings as appropriate To provide high quality coaching and mentoring to ensure that inclusion is integral across the school To be responsible for managing any budgets for your area To take part in performance review for TAs and other SEN staff To be involved in staff induction (SEND focus only), ensuring that all staff realise their responsibility towards individuals in the relevant groups Assessment and Target setting for SEND children To co-ordinate assessment results and target setting for the above groups together with the Deputy Head To ensure that appropriate attainment targets exist for individual pupils in the relevant groups To make use of analysis and evaluate performance data in order to improve pupil attainment for the relevant groups To ensure that relevant pupils have a personalized education plan where their particular needs are identified through the robust assessment.

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!