Job Description
Chemistry & Biology Teacher – IB, IGCSE, A-Level & AP
Location: Dubai, UAE — In-person
Employment Type: Full-time
Start Date: ASAP
Working Days: Monday–Saturday
Weekly Off: Sunday (subject to business requirements)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Chemistry & Biology Teacher/Tutor to join an established academic training institute in Dubai.
The successful candidate will deliver personalised, results-focused tutoring to students following international curricula, including IB Diploma Programme (IBDP), Cambridge and Pearson Edexcel AS/A Levels, IGCSE, GCSE, AP, and other major international qualifications.
This is a full-time, in-person position suited to an educator with strong subject knowledge, extensive international-curriculum experience, and a proven ability to improve students' understanding, confidence, and examination performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver personalised one-on-one and small-group tutoring in Chemistry and Biology
- Teach students preparing for IBDP, AS/A Levels, IGCSE, GCSE, AP, and other international qualifications.
- Provide expert support for Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel Chemistry and Biology specifications.
- Design structured lesson plans, revision programmes, and examination strategies based on individual student needs.
- Explain complex scientific concepts using clear, practical, and student-friendly approaches.
- Support students in scientific inquiry, experimental investigations, data analysis, and critical thinking
- Prepare students for structured-response and extended-response assessment tasks.
- Conduct timed mock examinations, topic tests, and past-paper sessions under examination conditions.
- Mark student work accurately and provide detailed feedback, corrections, and targeted follow-up lessons.
- Identify conceptual gaps, scientific reasoning weaknesses, and examination-technique issues.
- Track and report student progress and adjust teaching strategies where required.
- Prepare high-quality worksheets, worked examples, revision notes, and board-specific question sets.
- Support students with experimental concepts, data interpretation, scientific problem-solving, and extended-response questions.
- Communicate proactively with students and parents/guardians regarding progress, targets, attendance, and upcoming assessments.
- Maintain accurate records of lessons, homework, assessments, and student performance.
- Stay updated with syllabus changes, mark schemes, command terms, examiner reports, grade boundaries, and assessment requirements.
- Work collaboratively with academic and counselling teams to support students' overall academic objectives.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Science, Education, or a closely related field from a recognised university.
- Postgraduate qualifications and relevant teaching certifications will be preferred.
- Proven professional experience teaching or tutoring Chemistry and Biology
- Hands-on experience teaching or tutoring IB Diploma Programme Chemistry and Biology.
- Strong experience teaching both IB Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL) content is preferred.
- Proven experience teaching Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel AS/A Level Chemistry and Biology
- Solid experience preparing students for relevant AP examinations
- Familiarity with IGCSE and GCSE Chemistry and Biology across Cambridge, Edexcel, AQA, or OCR.
- Understanding of American curriculum Chemistry and Biology is an advantage.
- Demonstrable track record of improving student grades, examination results, and academic confidence.
- Previous professional tutoring, coaching, or classroom teaching experience is required.
- Strong knowledge of board-specific examination techniques, mark schemes, and assessment objectives.
Desired Skills & Attributes
- Ability to teach Chemistry and Biology across different year groups, curricula, and ability levels.
- Strong understanding of international examination systems and assessment methodologies.
- Excellent scientific, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to simplify challenging scientific concepts without compromising academic depth.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to build trust and maintain professional relationships with students and parents.
- Patient, encouraging, adaptable, and student-focused teaching style.
- Strong focus on improving student confidence, accuracy, examination performance, and independent thinking.
- Highly organised and capable of managing a varied student caseload.
- Self-motivated, reliable, punctual, and committed to achieving measurable student outcomes.
- Confident use of online whiteboards, simulations, learning-management systems, digital resources, and document-sharing platforms
- Ability to prepare professional progress reports and provide constructive academic feedback.
- Comfortable working with students requiring intensive examination preparation or academic recovery support.
Training & Selection Process
All newly selected teachers are required to successfully complete an in-house training programme before joining the teaching faculty.
The training will be conducted by senior academic faculty and will focus on:
- Academic standards
- Teaching methodology
- Curriculum requirements
- Examination practices
- Classroom practices
Training Duration: 3–7 days, depending on the candidate's progress and assessment.
Important: The training programme is unpaid
Upon successful completion of the training programme and meeting the required performance standards, the candidate will be appointed as a full-time Chemistry & Biology Teacher and placed on the company's payroll at the Dubai centre.
Working Hours
Monday–Thursday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday–Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: Weekly off (subject to change based on business requirements)
Position: Chemistry & Biology Teacher/Tutor
Curricula: IB / IGCSE / GCSE / AS & A Level / AP
Subjects: Chemistry & Biology
Location: Dubai, UAE
Work Arrangement: Full-time, in-person
Start: ASAP
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