Islamic Studies Teacher

We are seeking an Islamic Studies Teacher to deliver Islamic Studies across a wide age range (approximately ages 3–16) in a small, diverse, and multilingual school community. This role requires a high level of flexibility, differentiation, and curriculum planning, as classes are multigrade and include both Arabic and non Arabic speakers within the same group.

The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the development of Islamic Studies in a new international school context, ensuring alignment with the Saudi national curriculum while working within the International Baccalaureate (IB) philosophy.

Key Responsibilities

• Teach Islamic Studies to students from Early Years through Secondary in multigrade classes, with separate planning to meet ageappropriate objectives.

• Deliver lessons effectively to both native and nonnative Arabic speakers, managing different levels of Arabic and English proficiency within the same class.

• Plan and assess learning to meet the requirements of the Saudi national curriculum, while aligning with the school’s IB framework and learnercentred approach.

• Use Arabic and English as appropriate to ensure access, understanding, and inclusion for all students.

• Take a leading role in the organisation and delivery of Islamic traditions, events, celebrations, and customs, supporting the wider school community.

• Contribute flexibly to other school needs as they evolve in a startup environment.

Requirements

• Degree in Islamic Studies (mandatory).

• Nativelevel Arabic with a high level of English; ability to teach bilingually is essential.

• Comfortable teaching students from ages 3 to 16.

• Proven ability (or strong potential) to differentiate effectively for mixedage and mixedlanguage classes.

• Willingness and confidence to work in a new, evolving school, with changing student numbers and structures.

• Saudi nationality strongly preferred.

• Ability to also teach Arabic language is highly valued and will provide additional flexibility.

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