Reading Specialist Teacher - Kuwait - August 2018

Country:
Kuwait
Region:
School - Middle East
Curriculum:
Bilingual, USA
Level:
Primary-Lower (5-7), Primary-Upper (8-11)
Start Date:
19 August 2018
Initial Contract Length:
1 year, renewable
Curriculum Experience Required:
No - flexible
READING SPECIALIST TEACHER NEEDED IN KUWAIT FOR AUGUST 2018.

A long established independent co-educational US / bilingual curriculum school is seeking a range of educators for primary, secondary and managerial roles for the next academic year. KG and Elementary teachers need to have a Bachelors in Early Years or Elementary Education or a Bachelors Degree in a subject typically taught in a homeroom setting alongside a relevant graduate teaching diploma; secondary teachers need to have a first degree that matches their teaching subject. Curriculum experience is not essential; the school is willing to consider newly qualified teachers and those of other educational backgrounds such as Canada, UK, New Zealand and Australia; it is the professional and personal attributes of being able to adapt to a more local learning environment where all students speak English as a second language that counts the most, where cultural connections and the ability to differentiate are a must

The school offers a tax free salary from KWD700 to KWD1290 per month depending on qualifications and experience. Free furnished accommodation, paid utility bills, local medical insurance, annual flights and end of service one year contract gratuity are offered.
Number Of Students:
1700
Student Make Up:
80% local + Arab / Asian expatriates
Regional Info:
Kuwait is your prototypical oil-rich state, and provides ex-pats with a gentle transition into the Muslim world. In your free time you can enjoy wandering around mosques, souks and other sandy traces of bygone Bedouin days. Behind the glitzy opulence lies a deep sense of traditional values and warm Arabian hospitality. Kuwait City and the surrounding communities are developing into buzzing metropolises with gleaming high rises, numerous luxury hotels, brand new shopping malls, lots of cafes and restaurants, cinemas and lush parks set along wide avenues. Kuwait is now regarded as a relatively safe destination with plenty to interest the traveler,
Tax Rate:
Tax Free
Benefits:
Flights -yearly, Gratuity or end of service bonus, Housing - provided, Medical or Health insurance, Transport to/from school, Utilities paid
Suited To:
Activity - swimming beaches, Activity-typical land sporting types, Activity-typical water sporting types, Climate - warmer, Dependent children - Not very suitable, Holiday destination - not typical, Infrastructure - Moderately developed, Suburban, Unmarried partners - not suitable, Westernised - moderately, Women - more restrictive than most
Minimum Years Experience:
0.0
Curriculum Experience Required:
No - flexible
Will Accept Newly Qualified Teachers:
Y
Visa Restriction:
Younger than 60