Section Head - Yr 78

Gamma Holdings.; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A British curriculum school in Dubai seeks a Section Head for Grades 7-8 to provide effective leadership and ensure outstanding student learning outcomes. The role involves managing academic staff, fostering a creative work environment, and ensuring adherence to the disciplinary code of conduct. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's/Master's degree and at least 12 years of teaching/leadership experience in UAE. Strong communication skills and a strategic planning background are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of UAE experience in a teaching/leadership role within the British curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of a stimulating creative working environment.
• Lead the academic staff in the Section.
• Allocate teaching and administrative tasks to academic staff.
• Support Subject Coordinators in teaching and learning.
• Manage Section operations collaboratively across the school.
• Contribute to resource planning.
• Ensure adherence to disciplinary code of conduct.
• Advise on school policies and procedures.

Skills

Knowledge of KHDA inspection and assessment frameworks

Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English

Strategic planning knowledge of child care & protection

Experience in developing and sustaining high performance teams

Relationship management with parent community

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree

Job description

Applications are invited from experienced candidates with relevant educational qualifications for an immediate opening in our British curriculum school as Section Head Grade 78. The core purpose of this role is to provide professional highly effective leadership that will achieve outstanding results in Grades 78. He/she is responsible for ensuring student learning outcomes through maintaining disciplinary code of conduct for students & staff teaching pedagogy and assessment practices that inspire high levels of engagement achievement and progress for students of all abilities.

Prime Responsibilities

• Support the development of a stimulating creative working environment within the School.
• Lead the academic staff assigned to the Section by the Head of Middle and Secondory.
• Allocate teaching and administrative duties and tasks to all academic staff in the Section in consultation with the Head of middle and Secondory as appropriate.
• Support the Subject Coordinators in fulfilling their role in teaching and learning.
• Lead and manage the operations of the Section working collaboratively across the school to ensure School objectives are achieved in an efficient manner.
• Contribute to resource planning.
• The focus area will be ensuring disciplinary methods adhering to the disciplinary code of conduct.
• To advise on the development and implementation of School policies and procedures and to assist the Head of middle and secondory in managing the resources of the School.

Competencies

• Knowledge of KHDA inspection and assessment frameworks
• Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English
• Strategic planning knowledge of child care & protection and health and safety
• Experience in developing and sustaining high performance teams
• Highly effective relationship management with parent community

Requirements

• An ideal candidate should possess Bachelors /masters degree with .
• Applicants must have minimum of 12 years of UAE experience in teaching/leadership role withinBritish curriculum.