Boarding House Academic Tutor (Mathematics) *NQT for August start

The Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai (SISD) is a leading international day and boarding school where future generations are inspired to become confident and enthusiastic lifelong learners, ready to embrace the opportunities and challenges of a global world. Founded in 2015, our school currently welcomes more than 1800 students of more than 90 different nationalities on its cutting-edge campus, in the center of Dubai. From Pre-KG to Grade 12, SISD follows the full continuum International Baccalaureate (IB) programme in three streams focusing on personalised learning and the development of 21st century skills.

Job Scope

The role of Boarding House Academic Tutor (Mathematics) is to ensure that boarding students are supported academically, and assist with the pastoral care of the students who are resident in the boarding houses. The Boarding House Academic Tutor (Mathematics) is required to make a major contribution to the academic development of students, with a specific focus on Mathematics. This will involve working closely with the Head of Boarding and Boarding Team to ensure that the students settle into boarding life and ensuring there are enrichment opportunities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

This not an exhaustive list of all duties/responsibilities. The responsibilities outlined may be modified by the Head of Boarding, upon mutual agreement, to reflect or anticipate changes in the role:

 Academic

• Support all boarding students completing home learning tasks during allocated study times.
• Prepare, and implement, MYP and DP mathematics support sessions for boarding students, providing focused mathematics support to boarding students in exam grade levels.
• Lead an assigned group of boarding students, to support with academic progression across all subjects in MYP, DP or CP.
• Provide enrichment opportunities for boarding students identified as MAG&T, particularly for mathematics and quantitative skills.
• Support boarding students in fulfilling criterion for formative and summative assessments.
• Establish, and maintain effective learning environments in the boarding houses.
• Ensure the boarding learning environment, materials and equipment are safe, clean, attractive, challenging, anti-bias, and developmentally appropriate.
• Maintain constant awareness of the needs of any students to whom English is an additional language.
• Liaise with the mathematics department to support in curriculum organisation to meet the physical, social, intellectual, and emotional needs of each boarding student, and to provide the boarding students with a safe, stimulating and engaging learning experience.
• Support boarding students to build critical and creative thinking skills through inquiry, observation and experimentation.
• Liaise with the Secondary Mathematics Department when required.

Pastoral Care

• Monitor boarding student concerns
• Enforce the Boarding House Code of Conduct, and follow disciplinary actions when appropriate.
• Organize, and attend, social events for students that enhance boarding life.
• Support student voice, and student agency initiatives.
• Assist with facilitating CAS and Service Learning opportunities for students.
• Be available to the Head of Boarding, Deputy Head of Boarding and House Parents for updates, briefings, discussions regarding pupils and to attend House/Academic meetings as required.
• Undertake regular supervisory duties, as per roster drawn up by Head of Boarding.

A detailed job description can be found on the document attached.

Position Requirements

Education

• Professional teaching qualification
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics

Experience and Competencies

• A positive, flexible, ‘can do’ work ethic
• Ability to form positive relationships with students and encourage them with their sports/cultural activities, their academics, and their routines
• Be enthusiastic, patient, and empathetic when working with children and young people who come from a diverse range of cultures.
• Have confident and warm communication skills.
• Be practical and keep a cool head in an emergency
• Be tactful, discreet and a good listener
• Be firm but fair
• Ability to multitask and prioritise, planning own workload to fir around the needs of the students
• Have a hands-on approach to all aspects of running the boarding houses
• Willing to learn and use restorative principles in all interactions with students, staff and parents.
• Be a team player who demonstrates maturity and professionalism
• Have a commitment to ensuring high standards of care and support
• Strong collaboration skills to foster partnerships with children and young people and parents
• An ability to work with a range of people with the aim of ensuring the safety and welfare of children and young people
• Commitment to ensure the safety and welfare of children and young people
• Excellent standards of personal presentation.
• Enjoyment of working in a positive, collaborative team environment with the values of honesty, integrity, and mutual support at the core.
• An enthusiasm for engaging with diverse cultures tempered only with high levels of patience and adaptability
• Inter-culturally aware with well-developed interpersonal skills.

Salary & Benefits

Competitive remuneration and benefits

Application

Candidates are requested to submit the following documents:

• Cover letter of one page, explaining your strengths as a candidate and why you are interested in this position
• Current CV not to exceed two pages
• 3 professional references with current contact details (position, phone number and e-mail address) not older than 5 years. One must be your current or last Line Manager

Please send your application to: hr@sisd.ae

Closing date: 30th April 2024

Due to the expected volume of applications, we will only contact those applicants that are shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.

We are committed to providing a safe and happy environment for all our employees and in which our students can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our employees and students. All employees are subject to appropriate vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both country of residence/home country and any other country of residence and Barring & Prohibition checks.