Elementary Classroom Teacher

Job description / Role

Contract length

2 years

Number of vacancies

3

Student level

Elementary

Eligible candidates

Licensed teacher

School requirements

Education required: Bachelor

Minimum teaching experience: 1 year of teaching experience

Major: Education

Required certificates: Teaching credential/license

Work visa eligibility: Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom (UK), United States (USA), New Zealand

Additional school requirements

• Bachelor of Education
• Teachers must be eligible to apply and meet the requirements for a British Columbia Teaching Certificate (applications from Canadian provinces welcome)
• Have a British Columbia teaching certificate or
• A teaching certificate from another Canadian province or
• Have a teaching certificate from a foreign English-speaking jurisdiction and meet the requirements of the British Columbia Teachers Regulation Branch (5-year undergraduate degree taken in English and a teaching certificate)
• Energetic, creative, and have the fortitude to meet the challenges of a quickly growing school
• Understand a personalized approach to learning and assessment
• Have training or understanding of the inquiry approach to teaching and learning
• Well-versed in classroom teaching with integrated learning methods (as opposed to subject teaching)
• Well versed in 21st-century teaching and learning

Job benefits

• A brand new facility
• A newly furnished apartment provided or the option to choose an apartment by taking accommodation allowance
• One flight annually to and from the school and the home destination
• Professional development to provide consistent classroom experiences that mirror those in British Columbia, Canada
• A senior principal, BC academic principal, and heads of school to lead the professional team and the school
• An exciting teaching and cultural experience in a modern Bahraini city
• School year September – June including 3 weeks of winter holidays, one week in February, and one week in April, plus other national holidays
• A tax-free salary comparable to the British Columbia salary scale
• Bahrain medical plan

Job description

Seeking elementary teachers!

The Canadian School Bahrain is a not-for-profit, private international school offering the British Columbia, Canada curriculum.

The Canadian School Bahrain will implement a whole-child approach to learning that will enhance each student's academic, social, physical, emotional, and educational needs.

British Columbia-certified teachers working with Bahraini-certified teachers for Social Studies and Citizenship, Moral Studies, and Arabic Language will teach this integrated educational program.

The core competencies are the intellectual, personal, and social skills that all students need to develop for success in life beyond school. B.C. has identified three core competencies as essential for all learners:

• Communication
• Creative thinking
• Critical thinking
• Positive personal and cultural identity
• Personal awareness and responsibility