Lead Visual Arts Teacher

Agency

Aga Khan Academies

Salary

Salary and package to attract the best candidate

Region

South Asia

The requirements

SPECIFICATIONS (Candidate profile):
Required Attributes:

• Knowledge and understanding of education and a commitment to the IB programmes.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the capacity to interact well and communicate effectively with students, parents and colleagues within a diverse and pluralistic society.
• A team player with the ability and willingness to develop effective skills and attitudes in other adults, including colleagues.
• Commitment to inspiring and motivating students with regard to their personal growth and academic attainment.
• Self-starter, able to initiate ideas and act proactively.
• A positive ‘can do’ attitude and the flexibility necessary to thrive in a start-up environment.
• Inspire and motivate students gain a deeper appreciation for Visual Art.
• Bolster academic attainment at both the MYP and DP, with particular attention being paid to students’ achievement in Visual Art.

Education:

• Bachelor’s / Master's degree in an education related field.
• Professional Teaching Qualification.

Valued additional assets:

• Master’s degree in Education.
• Intercultural appreciation and sensitivity. Able to appreciate diverse cultural contexts and perspectives and use them to enrich the educational experiences of the students.
• Commitment to the co-curricular life of the academy is expected.
• Willingness to engage with faculty members across the school.

Skills:
Experience and Technical Skills

• Previous IB teaching.
• Trained as an IBE.
• Comfortable and adept with information technology.
• Other Skills and personal traits
• Excellent command of English and preferably Bangla – both written and oral.
• Knowledge and understanding of Bangladesh cultures.

The position

The Aga Khan Academy Dhaka is the fourth in the network of the Aga Khan Academies established by His Highness the Aga Khan. The Academy features state-of-the-art facilities, a multicultural student body and an experienced team of educators and staff. We provide students with education of the highest standard in order to prepare them for lives characterised by leadership and service. Admission to the Academy is competitive and based on student merit.

As with all the Aga Khan Academies, we are committed to excellence in all aspects of education. This commitment includes the academic curriculum as well as the campus where students live and learn. 

Our campus is architect designed and purpose-built. It features state-of-the-art classrooms and resource areas, and extensive sports facilities. These outstanding facilities provide an inspiring environment for both students and staff.
Purpose:
To provide students with learning experiences that are engaging, relevant, challenging and significant through enabling enquiry, based on the beliefs and values of the IB within the context of the mission and ethos of the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka. To ensure the students make progress as a result of their learning, to monitor this progress and plan interventions, as necessary, to maximise each student’s achievements.

Main responsibilities:

• Planning and implementing a variety of learning engagements that promote inquiry, creativity and critical thinking. Providing students with learning experiences that are individually differentiated to accommodate a range of abilities and learning styles.
• Effective teaching across the IB MYP and DP programmes.
• Contributing to the collaborative planning of the IB curriculum.
• Integrating the Aga Khan Strands into the teaching and learning programmes and explicitly making connections between the curriculum and the strands in lessons and in planning of units.
• Authentically assessing, recording, tracking and reporting on the progress of all students, using a range of monitoring and assessment strategies.
• Developing learning environments as inviting, nurturing and interactive spaces through the appropriate use, storage and care of displays, resources and students’ work.
• Communicating necessary programme information to all stakeholders.
• Actively and collaboratively participating in the life of the Academy as a whole, in and out of normal school hours, for instance, contributing to the development of enrichment and residential experiences for students.
• Displaying and modelling professionalism.
• Participating actively in the Appraisal for Growth process as a member of the Academy’s professional learning community.
• Taking proactive role with year level responsibilities for individual units. Providing sufficient support for non-specialists in the team.
• Willingness to supervise students for MYP exhibition and Personal Project.
• Willingness to attend fieldtrips or educational visits and to help organize these as appropriate.