Teacher - Special Education - Yas American Academy

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.

Yas American Academy opened in September 2016 providing high quality education to the Emirate. The children are taught the Massachusetts Common Core Curriculum - tailored to be meaningful to children attending the school, alongside the local curriculum of Arabic, Islamic Studies and Social Studies. Facilities at the school are excellent and include a large astro-turf field, two swimming pools, well stocked library, a large multi-purpose sports hall, an auditorium and outdoor play areas.

We provide a warm, friendly and supportive environment where students enjoy learning and achieving in an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust.

Responsibilities

The purpose of this post is to contribute to the Department as a team player through collaboration and the development of best pedagogical practices. Teachers at Yas American Academy are responsible to have overall responsibility for maximizing learning opportunities for all students within the Department; teachers will have a positive impact on the whole school development through the delivery of high-quality outcomes for all students.

General Responsibilities

• Assist academy in achieving its overall vision and strategic intentions and to contribute to the achievement of relevant targets as set out in the academy’s improvement plan and self-evaluation form
• Comply with regulations pertaining to health and safety at work legislation and adhere to academy policies relating to safe working practice and equal opportunities regulations
• Comply with the academy’s Performance Management Policy ensuring challenging annual targets are set and to fulfil the role of performance management reviewer if directed to do so by the Principal
• Comply with the academy’s computer Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) at all times
• Attend all staff briefings/Professional Development Activities

Areas of Responsibility and Key Tasks Planning, Preparation, Teaching and Lesson Management. Teach allocated students by supporting their planning and teaching to achieve outstanding progression of learning through:

• Create a climate that is conducive for outstanding Learning and Teaching by serving as a pedagogical coach and mentor of faculty in line with the school’s performance management framework
• Identifying clear learning objectives and specifying how they will be taught and assessed
• Collaborate with the classroom teacher to define appropriate activities for the pupils in relation to the curriculum
• Assess children who have long or short-term learning difficulties and work with colleagues to identify individual pupils' special needs
• Setting clear targets, building on prior attainment
• Identifying SEN or very able students
• Liaise with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and educational psychologists
• Teach either individuals or small groups of pupils within, or outside, the class
• Prepare lessons and resources
• Work closely with parents and guardians
• Providing clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge
• Making effective use of assessment and ensure coverage of programmes of study
• Making effective use of performance data and key indicators to inform planning and therefore deliver differentiated learning - matched to need
• Ensuring effective teaching and best use of available time
• Evaluating own and others teaching critically to improve effectiveness
• Ensuring the effective and efficient deployment of classroom support

Monitoring, Assessment, Recording, Reporting

• Assess how well learning objectives have been achieved and use them to improve specific aspects of teaching;
• Mark and monitor students' work and set targets for progress
• Using performance data to inform planning and therefore ensuring the Learning and Teaching continue to ‘add value
• Assess and record students' progress systematically and keep records to check work is understood and completed, monitor strengths and areas for development, inform planning and recognize the level at which the student is achieving
• Undertake assessment of students as requested by examination bodies, departmental and academy procedures
• Prepare and present informative reports to parents

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education/Inclusive Education or any post-graduate qualification such as SENDCO Postgraduate Qualification
• Professional Teaching Qualification

Minimum Experience

• Minimum of 3 years experience

- Job specific knowledge and skills

• Knowledge of UAE Ministry of Education and ADEK regulations relating to curriculum, assessment and compliance would be advantageous

Yas American Academy is an American Curriculum school located on Yas Island, which its inaugural term was in August 2016. The school is a part of Aldar Academies, one o