PYP Homeroom Teacher at Aga Khan Academy

The position

The PYP Homeroom Teacher will deliver high-quality interactive lessons that enable each student to reach their potential. The successful candidate will create a safe and exciting learning environment with high expectations and lead learning and teaching practices. He/she will develop formative and summative assessments to accurately report on the progress of students in line with the IB PYP curriculum as well as collaboratively plan units of study designed for maximizing learning for all students.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To plan curriculum documents in a collaborative manner to reflect the standards and practices of the Academy and the PYP. 
• To engage in effective teaching practice that embraces inquiry teaching and learning methods and differentiate activities to meet the needs of all students. 
• To authentically assess, record and track the progress of all students. Such information is to be communicated sensitively, effectively, and honestly with parents and guardians and be used to inform teaching practice. 
• To communicate necessary programme information to all stakeholders.  
• To resource programme needs effectively and ensure careful maintenance of existing inventory. 
• To actively participate in the life of the Junior School and the Academy as a whole, in and out of normal school hours.  
• To monitor all students’ behavior at all times to ensure the core values, as expressed in the student handbook and discipline policy, are adhered to throughout the school. 
• Actively participate in the Appraisal for Growth process as a member of the AKA, M professional learning community. 

The requirements

• Should have minimum a Bachelor’s degree.
• Should have an internationally recognized teaching qualification or a BEd /MEd 
• At least 3 years teaching Early years / Grade One and 5 years + as a PYP teacher.
• He/she must have experience in implementing play based approaches to teaching and learning and facilitating smooth transitions from early years to elementary school.
• Must have knowledge of child development theories and best practices
• Must be highly collaborative, creative, adaptable, empathetic, reflective and posses strong communication skill