Teacher - Primary - Yasmina American School (AY26/27)

Aldar Education are currently seeking an outstanding Teacher - Primary for Yasmina American School to start in August 2026. 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.

Yasmina American School in Abu Dhabi offers a high-quality American curriculum education, innovative learning and a supportive environment for students, providing a dynamic and student-centered approach to early education. Our program fosters curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking, while nurturing each child's potential in a supportive and engaging environment that encourages a love for learning and personal growth.

The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.

Responsibilities

• To deliver lessons that inspire students to succeed in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Be committed to developing positive relationships with all members of the school community.
• Liaise with colleagues and work flexibly.
• Work with parents to ensure the happiness and best academic outcomes for all children.
• Organise the classroom provision and learning resources and create displays to encourage a positive and engaging learning environment.
• Plan, prepare and present sessions that cater for the needs of the whole ability range within the class.
• Motivate pupils with enthusiastic, imaginative teaching.
• Observe and assess children in line with school assessments.
• Meet with other professionals such as speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and educational psychologists, if required.
• Meet requirements for the assessment and recording of student's development using Target Tracker.
• Use data provided by assessments to influence further planning, provision and intervention.
• Provide feedback to parents and carers on a student's progress at Parent Teacher Conferences and other meetings.
• 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 behavioral policy.
• Be a positive role model and demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour, which are expected of pupils.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a related subject with the appropriate teaching qualification, e.g. Bachelors in Elementary Education.
• Minimum 2 - 3 years of teaching experience in Elementary.

Job specific knowledge & skills:

• Previous experience working with students whose English is not their first language.
• Passion for teaching and commitment to educating the whole child.
• 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.
• A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check.