Teacher (August 2016) - English

Job description / Role

Teacher (August 2016) - KG, Elementary, Secondary, High school - English

Intelligent Partners and Abu Dhabi education Council (ADEC) are partnered with a common objective of recruiting world class talent to further improve the quality of education in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi Education Council (A.D.E.C) is a government organization responsible for all educational initiatives from early childhood to higher education for Public Institutions in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. ADEC runs all operations of Public schools from hiring teachers, setting up and running the schools and working closely with various Global Partners to achieve the objective of developing the next generation of Emiratis matching highest global standards.

To fill these teaching vacancies, we seek qualified, skilled and talented teachers who are willing to be an integral part of this educational reform.

Why ADEC?
- Exposure of working with the Arab Culture and be part of a national education reform at the same time
- Globally competitive compensation package to teachers
- High quality training and professional development programs
- Unique platform to those who are passionate about modernizing education system
- Being present in a globally central geographical location which avails opportunities to travel to other parts of the world easily

Requirements

- Language Proficiency: English speaking fluency must be native or equivalent
- Qualification: Minimum Bachelor’s degree specializing/majoring in the subject/grades being taught
- Teaching License: Teacher must have a valid teaching license/qualification from home country
- Experience: Minimum two years recent full-time teaching experience in a school capacity
- Driving License

Compensation and Benefits
- No personal income tax in U.A.E
- No capital controls
- Local currency (Arab Emirate Dirham) pegged to the US dollar
- Considerable savings potential
- Housing and health care are taken care by ADEC

- Salary: Tax free MONTHLY salary ranging from AED 12,300 to 20,400 (approx. US$3,349 – $5,554)
- Accommodation: Unfurnished Accommodation provided (depending on family size and availability)
- Furniture/Relocation allowance: AED 20,000 (approx. US$5,445). This is an one-time allowance
- Health Insurance: Comprehensive health plan covered for teacher, spouse and up to 3 children
- Flight Tickets: Initial trip from home country to UAE and repatriation tickets for teacher and family
- Vacation Flight Tickets: “Pre-determined” cash allowance provided towards flight tickets for summer vacations
- Summer vacation: Summer holidays and all national holidays
- Working Week: Sunday to Thursday (30 to 40 hours per week)
- School Timings: Generally 7 am to 1 pm OR 8 am to 2 pm
- Contract Length: Three years’ work contract
- End of service bonus: One month basic salary (for every year) at the end of the contract

Please Note:
- Benefits such as accommodation, health insurance, flight tickets/allowance etc. are entitled for entire family only if they are sponsored by teacher to live in U.A.E
- Family includes Teacher, spouse and up to 3 children below the age of 18 years
- The “Pre-determined” cash allowance towards annual vacation flight tickets is based on your home country location but is given as an allowance so teachers can use the money to decide their vacation destination
- Couple teachers working for ADEC will not receive double furniture allowance
- Professional Development sessions for Teachers are part of the ADEC program and could sometimes be held after school hours

School Grade Levels and teaching model:
- Kindergarten Cycle (KG): Co-teaching model, collaborate with an Arabic medium teacher
- Cycle 1 (Grade 1 to Grade 5): Independent teaching
- Cycle 2 (Grade 6 to Grade 9): Independent teaching
- Cycle 3 (Grade 10 to Grade 12): Independent teaching

School Locations:
- Abu Dhabi City
- Al Ain
- Western Region (Al Gharbia)

ADEC is a complete educational reform in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and not merely a group of schools, the placement of teachers can be across any of the above mentioned locations. Teachers are expected to be flexible with regards to their placement location. The ADEC team ensures to the best of their abilities to provide all socio-economical comforts to all teachers.

Schools are broadly divided by Cycles but there are several ‘Multi-Cycle’ schools as well. Majority of the KG Cycle schools are co-ed while Cycle 1 could be co-ed or gender specific. Cycle 2 and 3 are gender specific schools.

The student population is roughly between 20 ~ 30 students per classroom.

About the Company

Intelligent Partners (IP), is as an innovative organization dedicated to raising the quality of education, intellect and the development of human capital. Our vision is to work towards the holistic development of the education sector and ensure that all students have access to the best available resources for their growth and development.

Recognized as leaders in the field of educational consulting we are involved in student services, teacher recruitment as well as consultancy and training.