Arabic and Islamic Supervisor

• Responsibilities:

  We are looking to appoint an Arabic and Islamic Supervisor to work towards shaping, implementing and evaluating the educational strategy for the sections and encourage the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the GEMS Core Values and more speficially at The Millennium School. Specifically, the Arabic and Islamic Supervisor will be responsible for:

  • Drive improvements in teaching, learning, assessment and curriculum planning in line with best practices.
  • Develop, support and monitor the implementation of action plans at the levels of the cluster as well as individual schools.
  • Design and deliver professional development opportunities to enhance teaching and learning practices and coach and monitor the implementation of the introduced strategies and approaches.
  • Collaborate with other departments in the school to ensure that the approaches adopted in the Arabic and Islamic departments align with best practices in other school departments wherever possible.
  • Implementing the phase/ school improvement plan to reach established targets
  • Ensure that schools implement robust assessment approaches and make effective use of data in Arabic and Islamic.
  • Ensure that the team implements effective documentation and evidencing processes.
  • Support school leadership in conducting performance evaluations for teachers and heads of departments.
  • Develop approaches to enhance parental engagement across phases.
  • Ensure that the schools identify and adopts digital tools and platforms effectively.
  • Ensure that schools are compliant in terms of teacher recruitment, curriculum etc.
  • Leading the team during the Annual School Inspections by KHDA.
  • Lead and manage the Emirati team, fostering performance, development, and collaboration
  • Organizing and managing school events, programs, and assemblies
  • Ensuring that GEMS policies and procedures and code of conduct are followed at all times. 

This exciting opportunity requires the following key competencies and skills and these will be assessed during the internal recruitment process:

• Strategic Thinking
• Effective Communication
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Influence and Negotiation
• Leading and Developing Others
• Delivering Results

To be considered for this appointment: You will have the following skills and experience:

• B.A. in Arabic language or Islamic Studies or Education / B.ED in Education
• At least 3 years of relevant leadership experience (head of department or pedagogy coach or equivalent).
• At least 5 years of teaching experience
• Experience providing support to teams.
• Proven record of positive impact on Arabic and/or Islamic improvement in a school
• Experience as a senior/middle leadership team member
• Excellent communication skills and proven track records of leadership qualities along with sound knowledge of co-scholastic areas.
• Ability to work with Senior Leadership Team for the School Improvement Plan and Self Evaluation Form
• Familiarity with the curriculum vis-à-vis the post along with inspection of schools by external bodies such as the United Arab Emirates School Inspection and the latest trends in educational thinking and pedagogy.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both Arabic and English

GEMS Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its students and staff. A UK-enhanced DBS or equivalent police check is a pre-requisite for all appointments.