Female Middle School Music Teacher

Teach Away; al-Ahmadi; On-site; KWD 8,900 - 12,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Relocation Assistance

Housing Support

Professional Development

Travel Benefits

Overseas Hire: End of service indemniy

Job summary

Teach Away in Kuwait is hiring a music teacher for grades 5–8. You will develop yearly unit plans, maintain student records, and participate in team meetings and professional development.

The role requires a Bachelor degree and a teaching credential/license, with at least one year of teaching experience. The position offers relocation housing support and health benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required.
• 1+ years teaching experience.
• Teaching credential/license required.

Responsibilities

• Develop yearly unit plans and weekly lesson plans with outcomes, assessments, resources, vocabulary, and differentiation strategies.
• Maintain pupil records of achievement (anecdotal records, writing samples, homework, portfolios, parent meeting notes).
• Use assessment results to plan next steps for class-wide and individual growth.
• Participate in team meetings, staff meetings, professional development, and curriculum development.
• Plan and supervise students at assemblies and special programs; contribute to school operations.
• Attend parent/teacher conferences, open houses, and other events as needed.
• Maintain timely communication with parents via calls, emails, and notes.
• Meet report card expectations and deadlines set by the principal.

Education

Bachelor

Teaching Credential/License

Job description

1. Management Tasks and Responsibilities

Depending on the total number of periods a day, each teacher is allowed a 40 minutes prep period a day or 80 minutes prep period when on a 4 blocks a day schedule. The remaining time will be used as instructional teaching time.

• Develop yearly unit plans and weekly lesson plans. All plans should include outcomes, assessments, resources, vocabulary, and differentiation strategies. All plans must be available for the Principal upon request and for teacher’s absence.
• Maintain pupil records of achievement: anecdotal records, writing samples, homework completion, portfolios, and records of parent meetings.
• Use assessment results to determine next steps of growth on a class-wide basis and for individual student’s growth.
• Participate productively in
• • All team meetings
  • All staff meetings
  • All professional development days, meetings, and/or workshops
  • Curriculum development
  • Instructional in-services
  • Textbook adoption programs
  • Meetings with parents, either initiated by the school, or parent
• Plan and prepare assignments, experiments, assessments, demonstrations, teaching aids, bulletin boards, homework, etc.
• Plan, organize, and supervise students at assemblies and other special programs, making a professional contribution to overall school operation.
• Meet with parents, at teacher, parent, or principal’s request.
• Attend Parent/Teacher conferences, Open Houses/Orientation, and other such events, and as needed during the year.
• Maintain consistent, honest, and whenever possible, positive communication with parents throughout the year by responding to or initiating contact through phone calls, emails, meetings, or agenda notes.
• Work positively and professionally with all students and their families, but in particular, high risk students, understanding that positive teacher/student/parent relationships are often a determinant of school success.
• Attend duties on time and take the opportunity to interact positively with students and parents. Show professional behavior at all times. Eating, drinking or using a mobile during supervision or duty will result in receiving a warning letter.
• Meet report card expectations and due dates as set by the Principal.

Subject & grade level

• Subjects: Music
• Grade levels: Gr. 5, Gr. 6, Gr. 7, Gr. 8

Requirements

• Minimum Education: Bachelor
• Teaching Experience: 1+ years
• Licenses & Certifications: Teaching Credential/License
• Additional School Requirements: Maintain accurate attendance and tardy records. Keep records of materials assigned to students. Complete inventory tasks, as required. Keep nurse folders accurate and available. Maintain up-to-date and attractive bulletin boards including student work. Foster a healthy and safe classroom environment. Report maintenance needs. Send photocopying with correct forms a minimum of three days ahead. Ensure classroom remains tidy. Ensure shelves, tabletops, and desks are tidy. Begin and end classes on time so that timetables may be accurately followed. Provide extra assistance as needed. Provide positive classroom procedures, management, and records. Submit all letters or notes to parents to the principal for review and approval before sending to parents. Evaluate and report student progress as required by the principal. o Progress Report each quarter § Inform counselor and/or parents of any change in their child’s behavior or academic progress as needed. § Prepare, check, and mark homework assigned to students.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Relocation Assistance
• Housing Support
• Professional Development
• Travel Benefits
• Other benefits: Overseas Hire Only: End of service indemnity: Half a month's salary for each year taught at AAG for the first 5 years of service and full month salary starting with the 6th year and onward; received upon completion of service. Relocation allowance: 120 KD, payable upon arrival Personal days: 3 per academic year (10 KD paid for each day not used at the end of the year) Sick leave: 6 per academic year Contract: Paid over 12 months including school holidays with pay Emergency leave: Handled case by case Bereavement leave: Five days with pay/five days without pay for immediate family members Airline ticket: Provided to and from your point of origin every summer Extra baggage allowance: 65 KD Housing: Furnished apartment (2 bedrooms) with phone, free utilities, and cable TV Transportation: Provided to and from school Medical care: Subsidized private (90% paid by Board) health insurance Professional Dev: Provided by the school Dependents: 40% discounted tuition for dependents