Mavericks purpose is empowering children to make an impact on the world. According to the Oxford Dictionary, a maverick is an “unorthodox or an independent-minded person”, and this is precisely why we chose that name for our schools; we want to cultivate a generation of independent-minded, unorthodox thinkers and doers whose creative endeavors leave a mark on the world.

At Mavericks, we believe in supporting teachers, so that they may become the best version of themselves. Mavericks’ Professional Development program is a full year experience, with extensive workshops in the summer and follow-up in the fall, winter, and spring terms.

Mavericks believes in investing further in its Education team so that every Mavericks’ teacher may benefit from in-depth mentor ship.

Mavericks School seeks teachers who espouse our core values of passion, ownership, growth, and empathy to join our progressive learning environment.

Passion: you’re the kind of person who genuinely loves what you do. Helping kids learn and grow makes you tick.

Ownership: you’re a self-starter. You’re not waiting around for someone to tell you what to do. You find solutions and have the highest standards of integrity.

Growth: the one thing you know is that you don’t know it all. You enjoy the opportunity to learn from fellow teachers, leadership, and especially the students themselves.

Empathy: you work well in a team environment because you genuinely care about others.

If you find yourself saying (in regards to these core values) “That’s me!” Then we want to meet you. The best candidates for a Mavericks teaching position will also have:

• Provide personalized support to each student.

• Meet each student one-on-one (1-1) once a week to set, monitor, and evaluate academic and social and emotional progress on goals (ex: mentoring, reflection, feedback, goal setting).

• Collect, analyze, and reflect on student data; adjust and advise instructions accordingly.(Map test, Reports and any other assessments).

• Work with school administration to prepare students for standardized assessments and assist in their administration if necessary

• Take daily attendance of students and communicate excessive absences with school administration

• Communicate consistently and frequently with the School Leader and/or direct supervisors, students, and parents about students’ goals and progress;

• Accept feedback and address any questions or concerns directly and indirectly, positively, and in a timely manner.

• Develop, create and encourage  positive mindsets for students around goal-setting, academic work and collaborative projects

• Set clear expectations and monitor student behavior, as well as respond appropriately and consistently to misbehavior, seeking assistance when needed.

• Model and foster a culture of respect and learning for students and all staff members.

• Use the provided curriculum and/or competencies (KG ALPRO) as a springboard to plan and prepare meaningful, interest-based, real-world learning opportunities for students

• Encourage self-reflection on competencies in projects (ex: cognitive skills and character strengths, global citizenship, creation, purpose, and deeper learning competencies).

• Routinely assess students’ academic and social-emotional learning based on set objectives.

• Offer co-curricular clubs on a weekly basis.

• Communicate, consult and cooperate with other members of the school staff, including those having posts of special responsibility and parents/guardians to ensure the best interest of students.

• Use the resources of the city and community to create an education that is culturally and personally relevant.

• Submit all required reports, plans other learning documents on time, editing work when needed

• Organize, participate and prepare resources, field trips, and guest speakers connected to the students’ learning.

• Participate in parent-teacher meetings and communication.

• Participate in  In-Service education and training courses as well as in continue professional development (CPD) opportunities, and take part in action research exercises and PLCs (Professional Learning Communities)

• Participate in staff, group or other meetings related to the school for the better organization and administration of the school.

• Participate in student led conferences 3 times per year

• Document learning moments and share with other team members as well as parents.

• Conduct home group morning meeting and home group reflection time.

• Cooperate with administration staff.

• Maintain an open line of communication with parents and provide appropriate information (ranging from weekly pointers and newsletters in primary to daily learning moment observations in KG) via LMS in Primary.

• Undertake special assignments, ad-hoc functions and related duties as and when required.

• Ensure the safe custody and optimum use of equipment and resources and report any maintenance needs to the administrative staff  

• Organize and take part in school events, outings and activities.

• Substitute for other teachers’ classes during their leave of absence when needed and maintain up-to-date substitution plans for own students in the case of absence

• Uphold the School’s core values, modeling the highest in ethical standards for students and peers

• Carefully read the School’s staff  handbook in order to adhere to its precepts and the parent handbook, in order to maintain a consistency of approach with the parent community

• At least 2 years teaching or co-teaching experience, preferably in a progressive learning     environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English (required for all positions, except Arabic staff, whereby good English comprehension skills are required)
• Have a multicultural experience and background.
• A strong communicator who is able to persuade others with her own ideas and listen empathically to others.
• A balanced person who seeks own and other's development of the mind, body and soul.

• A competitive salary
• Social Insurance
• Medical Insurance

Start Date: August, 2019

Kindly note that any application without CV will not be considered.

Please let us know if you have any inquiries or questions.