Music Teacher

Music Teacher Jobs in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Responsibilities:

Teaching and learning:
•    Demonstrating a clear understanding of the Curriculum for effective implementation to match learning outcomes.
•    Teaching Music using appropriate syllabus, materials, musical instruments, and schemes of work.
•    Organizing the classroom provision and learning resources and creating displays to encourage a positive and engaging learning environment.
•    Planning, preparing, and presenting sessions that cater to the needs of the whole ability range within the class.
•    To plan music lessons and sequences of lessons consistently and effectively, in the long, medium and short-term, to meet pupils’ individual learning needs.
•    Creating a climate for learning that is conducive to delivering outstanding practice.
•    Motivating students by delivering enjoyable and creative co-curricular Music lessons that both challenges pupils and promotes love for Music and co-curricular activities.
•    Lead co-curricular events (concerts, assemblies, musical/performing arts events) to develop and promote students’ achievement and participation in Music.
•    Being reflective of the classroom provision, sessions taught, progress made, and adjusting environment, planning and curriculum to reflect this.
•    Supporting SEN (POD), EAL and G&T students and ensuring that their needs are met through differentiation.
•    Meeting with other professionals such as speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and educational psychologists, if required, to best cater to diverse learning needs of pupils.
•    Facilitating Hybrid / Distance Learning / Face to Face lessons.

Assessment and data:
•    Taking responsibility for the progress of a class.
•    Meeting requirements for the assessment and recording of student’s development using Target Tracker.
•    Using data provided by assessments to influence further planning, provision and intervention.
•    Providing feedback to parents and carers on a student’s progress at Parent Teacher Conferences and other meetings

Behaviour management and duties:
•    Follow the school’s behaviour policy.
•    Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to students’ needs in order to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.
•    Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary within the school’s behavioural policy.
•    Be a positive role model and demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour, which are expected of pupils.
•    Have high expectations of behaviour, promoting self-control and independence of all learners.
•    Carry out duties as directed and within the school’s policy.

Wider professional responsibilities:
•    To work as part of a curriculum action group, supporting planning, assessment, resources and special events linked to that team.
•    Support the organising and taking part in school events, outings and activities which may take place at weekends or in the evening.
•    Communicate effectively with parents/carers with regards to student’s achievements and well-being using school systems/processes such as CPOMS as appropriate.
•    Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school through Music and Performing Arts.
•    Take initiative of own professional development to secure high quality teaching and for successful execution of roles and responsibilities.
REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications: A Bachelor’s Degree in a related subject with PGCE or equivalent teaching qualification.

Minimum Experience: A minimum of 2 years of experience working in a similar role.

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills:

• Mandatory experience working in an international school.

• Experience working with students whom English is not their first language (EAL) students.

• To be approachable, professional, calm and knowledgeable.

• To be able to deal professionally with a range of stakeholders.

• Passion for teaching and commitment to educating and nurturing children.

• A high level of professionalism and consideration of the well-being of children.

• Recent and consistent involvement in extra-curricular activities.

• A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.

• Warmth, empathy, credibility, self-belief, integrity, drive and child centered.

• To be able to prioritize workload and multitask.

• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with parents in a diverse multi-cultural environment.