Summary
The UAE Ministry of Education is hiring a Visual Arts Teacher for Dubai and the Northern Emirates, with Arabic as the medium of instruction. The role includes planning and delivering the Visual Arts curriculum, assessing student performance, and preparing remedial and enrichment plans. Applicants need a bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts, Architecture, Interior Design, or Graphic Design, with a minimum GPA of 2.5 subject to the stated exception for Emirati nationals with at least three years of experience. Experience requirements differ for expatriates and UAE nationals, and the successful candidate must obtain a teaching license within the first two years.
The posting
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Job Description
Company Overview
Since the establishment of the union of the United Arab Emirates in 1971, education has received the utmost attention of the founding leader, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may Allah have mercy on him, and his founding brothers. They believed that education was the cornerstone of building an enabled community that could keep pace with the advancements. Over the past decades, the wise leadership of the country was keen on building an educational system that matched its counterparts in the advanced nations. It harnessed for this purpose all the required capabilities, to achieve the country's agenda and national vision in this regard. Sincere efforts have also been made to develop education and adopt the best systems that achieve high-quality education outputs, to achieve the future visions and aspirations of the wise leadership.
Since investing in human capital is the main objective, the UAE has been keen on establishing the Ministry of Education and creating the appropriate environment to build pioneering Emirati schools, in terms of standards, form, and content they provide. It also made sure that such schools provided high-quality educational environment and owned the most technically advanced tools to be able to graduate generations that could pursue their university education confidently in higher education institutions to fulfil the requirements of labour market.
The MOE has also provided a smart learning system and high-quality digital platforms, side by side with the continuous development of school curriculums, according to national learning standards, assessment policy that is based on assessing for learning, and highest quality standards that match the best international practices. Various learning tracks, moreover, have been provided to support the capabilities and skills of students and achieve the country's strategy of encouraging the culture of creativity and innovation through providing the students with the skills of the 21st century and motivating them to have new ideas that relate to the reality they live in and foresee the future. This will eventually help in finding radical, sustainable solutions to the major issues, improving competitiveness, and supporting smart government in its attempts to keep pace with global advancements, advance education, and push it to broad horizons of excellence, leadership, and competitiveness.
Department Definition
Implement the Visual Arts curriculum of the Ministry of Education in accordance with the educational policies, regulations, and systems in force in the country; enhance students’ skills to achieve international standards; and create an engaging environment to develop a well-rounded personality.
Main Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Develop annual and semester plans for the subject according to content and performance standards for Visual Arts.
• Prepare a weekly plan based on content standards and learning outcomes for Visual Arts, specifying classroom and extracurricular activities, and implement it.
• Design and prepare various tests and examinations for the subject, evaluate and measure student performance, analyze results for improvement, and complete evaluation and documentation tasks accurately and on time according to established procedures.
• Design and implement comprehensive remedial plans for low-performing students and enrichment plans for gifted and outstanding students in coordination with relevant authorities.
• Engage in self-development and professional growth
Skills Description
Requirements for Expatriates:
• Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts / Architecture / Interior Design / Graphic Design
• Minimum GPA of 2.5
• Minimum of 3 years for those without a teaching license
• Minimum of 2 years for those holding a teaching license
• Age must not exceed 55 years
• Proficiency in Arabic and English (reading, writing, and speaking)
• Computer literacy and proficiency in its applications
• Provide an IELTS Academic score of 5.0 or an EmSAT score of 1100 or higher for all subjects taught in Arabic for non-native English speakers within 6 months of appointment
• Must obtain a teaching license within the first two years from the start date
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Requirements for Emirati Nationals:
• Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts / Architecture / Interior Design / Graphic Design
• Minimum GPA of 2.5
(Not required if the applicant has 3 or more years of experience)
• No work experience required for citizens
• Age must not exceed 55 years
• Proficiency in Arabic and English (reading, writing, and speaking)
• Computer literacy and proficiency in its applications
• Provide an IELTS Academic score of 5.0 or an EmSAT score of 1100 or higher for all subjects taught in Arabic for non-native English speakers within 6 months of appointment
Must obtain a teaching license within the first two years from the start date