Arabic Preschool Teacher United Arab Emirates

Title	Arabic Preschool Teacher
Location	United Arab Emirates
Programme	Social Development - Education
Agency	Aga Khan Education Services
Deadline	30 Nov 2012

Aga Khan Education Services: (AKES) currently operates more than 300 schools and advanced educational programmes that provide quality pre-school, primary, secondary, and higher secondary education services to students in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Tajikistan. More information....

The Position
The Aga Khan Early Learning Centre (AKELC) is a private nursery school located in the Oud Metha area of Dubai, UAE. The Centre serves children, age 1 to 4 years. For more information on the Centre visit www.akelcdubai.org. The Arabic Preschool Teacher is responsible for actively engaging with children in their learning centres in order to promote learning and ensure spontaneous dialogue using Modern Classical Arabic language. The Arabic Preschool Teacher will also:

Plan and implement daily activities for young children, in an environment based on the High/Scope Curriculum Approach

Work with other teachers to prepare learning environments, materials and other resources for use by the children

Develop a relationship with parents and caregivers to become partners in their child's education

Resolve conflict with and between children using proactive strategies and problems solving steps

Prepare a safe, nurturing environment to support the developmental needs of children

Ensure materials and equipment are cleaned and disinfected on a regular basis

Document daily observations of child development for use with planning activities, developing individual support strategies and tracking developmental change to build a profile of information towards portfolios

Complete written documentation using the Child Observation Record (COR) and share with parents in report form, using English and/or Arabic where appropriate

Work with your team to provide Arabic translation on individual child observation programmes, plans and portfolio in your classroom<

Communicate and share information of interest with parents/guardians regularly via diaries and/or emails

Participate in professional development and training programmes offered by the Centre

Coordinate and monitor the use of Modern Classical Arabic across the Centre

Complete translation tasks for both written and verbal communications, as required by your Team Leader and the Centre Director

Monitor Arabic language use in displays across the Centre

Support the promotion of Arabic language across the Centre, with parents and in the wider community

The Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Education or Education-related discipline

Previous teaching experience in a nursery or preschool programme

Fluent in English and Arabic languages - written and spoken

Salary & International Package
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