Outstanding Early Years Music/ Performing Arts Specialist Teacher (Aug 2025 start)

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park Foundation are currently recruiting for a qualified and experienced Early Years Music/ Performing Arts Specialist Teacher for next academic year 2025-26 starting from Aug 2025.

We are looking to appoint an Early Years Music/ Performing Arts Specialist Teacher to work collaboratively as part of a class and year group team. The successful candidate will assist in promoting the learning and personal development of the named student(s), providing a learning environment that supports their developmental and educational needs, under the overall direction of the Head of Early Years.

The successful candidate will take an active role within their respective year group and wider school community and will demonstrate professionalism, participation, collaboration, and reflection of practice. 

Job specification

• Representing areas of knowledge, understanding and skills, in all their richness, to students taught 

• Inculcating by precept and example the highest regard for truth, justice, equality of opportunity, human rights, benevolence and compassion 

• Engaging and motivating students to achieve at levels that are beyond their expectations and previous limits 

• Using excellent subject knowledge, pedagogic and interpersonal skills to enthuse students and enable students to enjoy learning 

• Making full use of ICT and the new technologies to enhance the quality of teaching and learning for students of all ages and attainment levels 

• Planning lessons taking full account of students’ individual learning needs, as well as their individual learning styles, preferences and capabilities 

• Encouraging and enabling all students to become effective, confident and independent life-long learners 

• Maintaining excellent professional relationships with colleagues by making a wider professional contribution to the continuing improvement of the school 

• Planning and delivery of a programme of learning opportunities and activities to enrich and enhance the taught curriculum 

• Co-operating with colleagues to establish and maintain fair and consistent disciplinary practices in the classroom, around the school and on school trips, and taking active measures to protect students from all forms of abuse, including racist or sexist abuse, bullying, and any kind of corporal punishment 

• Communicate open and professionally with parents on a regular basis about the attainment and progress of their child 

• Maintain high levels of confidentiality when speaking to parents and external parties. 

• Model good practice of academic honesty 

• Contribute actively to department discussions in meeting 

• Contribute to and plan after-school activities as required 

• Actively support the school partnership with the community e.g. attending school / community events which may occasionally occur at weekends or in the evening i.e. school concerts etc. 

• Other responsibilities as reasonably requested 

Person Specification:

Education: A high-quality degree in Music 

Experience: A minimum of 2 years’ experience teaching music, in an EYFS setting

Competencies:

• Be passionate about teaching music to young children in a hands-on, engaging way, with a focus on helping them achieve the best learning outcomes.

• Support and guide students in developing their performance and composition skills, helping them bring their musical ideas to life.

• Have a strong understanding of music theory and its practical application in teaching.

• Confidently demonstrate and model singing and performing in the classroom.

• Adapt teaching methods to support students with diverse learning needs.

• Possess excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, fostering positive professional relationships.

• Be well-versed in and committed to upholding current safeguarding procedures.

• A willingness to make a broader contribution to school life. 

• The ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced international, multicultural, and demanding environment.

Our School

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park is part of the Taaleem family of schools and offers high quality education to over 1800 students aged between 3 and 18 years of age. The school is unique in many ways and has been designed to the highest specifications with the 21st century learning needs of students in mind. Facilities include a state-of-the-art performing arts theatre; radio station; large, light and airy classrooms; an 8-lane 25-meter swimming pool with training pool; large sports field with tennis courts, shaded outdoor learning spaces, innovation lab and food technology room. Our multi-cultural environment offers an exceptional combination of the best of a well-rounded British education delivered within a truly international community. In the pursuit of the highest academic standards, we provide a caring and supportive atmosphere, which allows children to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally, with each individual talent being nurtured and celebrated.

Please visit our candidate brochure in the attached documents to find out more about Dubai British School Jumeirah Park and the job descriptions for the role.

The closing date for applications is Friday, 21st February 2025, but applications will be reviewed as they are received and the school reserves the right to make an earlier appointment. As part of your application,

• Please complete and submit our registration questionnaire that you will find in supporting documents, and
• Upload your updated CV