Assistant Headteacher
Doha English Speaking School
Qatar
- Expired
- Salary:
- Highly competitive salary
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 22/08/21
- Apply by:
- 14 March 2021
Job overview
Assistant Headteacher for August 2021
We are seeking an Assistant Headteacher who as a member of the school's Senior Leadership Team, will be highly visible and integral to the setting of strategy, the management of change and ultimately shaping the culture and climate of the school.
We are looking for a highly skilled teacher with leadership experience and the mind-set and potential to drive improvement on a school-wide level. You will share our ambition to provide a great educational experience for all of our pupils and be able to offer challenge and support to colleagues as appropriate to lead the process of school improvement.
You will also be a classroom teacher who can teach to a high standard, are ready to coach others and have the desire to improve. We require KS3 experience as you will lead in both the Curriculum and Pastoral development in Years 6, 7 (& 8 from 2022). You will also teach English to our Year 7 for the first year.
We are offering:
- A generous tax free salary
- Opportunities for professional development
- Small classes & excellent facilities
- Fully furnished, air conditioned accommodation (Sponsored staff only)
- Free utilities
- On-site swimming pool and sports facilities
- Annual return air fares for returning staff (Sponsored staff only)
- Private Medial Insurance (Sponsored staff only)
Please apply using the online application by 14th March 20 21 at 1.00pm
We invite you to visit our website www.dess.org to find out more about us.
We reserve the right to close a position once we have received sufficient applications to form a short-list. Early application is therefore encouraged.
Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children successful applicants will be subject to relevant Child protection and reference checks.
Please note that the successful applicants will need to provide:
- An ICPC (International Child Protection Certificate) for UK Passport holders, or a Police Clearance Certificate for non-UK passport holders from their country of origin
- A certified copy of their original Education Certificate/s duly notarised and attested by a notary public in their country of issue, stamped by the Qatari Embassy in the country of issue and stamped by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar. And for graduates, a transcript of their university degree and a letter from the university stating they attended in person must also be attested and stamped by the Qatari Embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
These documents are required by the Qatari Labour Department when applying for a work visa/permit.
Interviews will be held by videoconferencing in February/March 2021. We look forward to receiving your application.
Attached documents
About Doha English Speaking School
- Doha English Speaking School
- PO Box 7660, Al Maarri Street No 940, Zone 35, Fareej Kulaib
- Doha
- Qatar
Doha English Speaking School (DESS) was founded in 1981, catering for the growing need for an English speaking school.
The history of the school dates back to 1971 when an English Primary School catering for British children was first built. The junior school was opened in February 1979 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the present Emir's father.
The discovery and subsequent exploitation of a huge gas field on its north coast has led to significant economic progress in Qatar in recent years. This in turn has led to a rapid expansion of the Doha English Speaking School, both in terms of pupil numbers and overall facilities.
This not-for-profit school caters for children between the ages of three and eleven years, with plans underway to expand in to Years 7 and 8. Although the admissions policy prioritises British children, the school has a strong international element.
The DESS Board oversees the management and development of the school in accordance with our Constitution, the best practice of British and International schools and Qatar’s laws and regulations.
The Board works closely with the Senior Leadership Team, and proposes policy, strategy, improvement plans, use of resources and educational developments. The Board then debates, guides and approves these as well as monitoring, by way of regular reports, the operations of the school, to help the school achieve its vision as an international beacon of excellence in education.
Doha English Speaking School
Vision, Mission and Values
OUR VISION
An International Beacon of Excellence in Education
OUR MISSION
Learning Together - High Expectations - Celebrating Success
Our mission at DESS is to:
- create a happy, secure, stimulating and supportive learning environment
- care for the whole child – prepare future citizens
- deliver the National Curriculum for England in a relevant, meaningful and rigorous way
- offer not-for-profit education
- work in partnership with our community
- welcome innovation
- provide staff with the opportunities to enhance and develop professional skills
OUR VALUES
At DESS we value:
- care and consideration which allows everyone to thrive
- the fostering of respect for, and tolerance of, others and their differing cultures
- the creation of a trusting community where honesty and integrity are the norm
- the nurturing of high self-esteem and the confidence to ‘have a go’
- a climate of enthusiasm and enjoyment in learning
- the development of skills for lifelong learning
- the desire to improve through reflective learning
- the perseverance to strive for success
- the pursuit of excellence
- the celebration of efforts and achievements
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