Job Description

Agency

Aga Khan Academies

Salary

Salary and package to attract the best candidate

Region

South Asia

The requirements

Required Attributes:

• Knowledge and understanding of education in alignment with 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 and teachers regarding 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.
• Demonstrated commitment to technology integration driven by pedagogy.
• Proven ability to administer sensitive information.

Education:

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

Valued additional assets:

• 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 educational experience in the primary age range, corroborated with references
• Desirable to have IB experience.
• 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 Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV.

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.

The Academies aim to develop meritorious young men and women into homegrown ethical leaders through education of the highest international standard in purpose-built campuses. The vision and ethos of the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka is encapsulated in its mission statement that calls for a commitment to promote excellence in teaching.

The primary focus of every faculty member at the Academy is to consider what the students are learning, how they are demonstrating that learning, and how to nurture students within the school community. As IB practitioners, they have the responsibility to demonstrate a commitment to the IB beliefs and values and translate them into daily classroom practice, while developing the attributes of the AKA learner profile both within themselves and their students.

Faculty at the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka also show a commitment to continually developing themselves as members of a professional learning community, and they will be expected to interact and collaborate with colleagues across the campus and contribute to the growth of the Academies network.

Teaching Assistants are educators who, do not necessarily have PYP experience, and are appointed to work with, and under the mentorship, of the classroom teachers.

Purpose:
Support the PYP teaching and learning model inside and outside the classroom, according to The Aga Khan Academy’s policies and procedures.

Main responsibilities:

• Assist with planning the daily activities under the guidance of the homeroom teacher
• Collaborate with the homeroom teacher in the implementation of a daily instruction programme
• Assist with the dual language approach in the Academy, according to the Academy’s Language policy.
• Provide, under the supervision of the homeroom teacher, extra assistance to students with individual needs.
• Assist with the process of differentiation of activities to meet the needs of all students.
• Assist the homeroom teacher in the authentic assessment of students, including the maintenance of records to track student progress.
• Be an active presence and contributor in the experience of students in the class.
• Undertake supervision duties in the classroom and around the school to ensure the safety of all students.
• Model the Learner Profile attributes
• Display and model professionalism, including through interactions with students, parents and colleagues
• Participate in the wider life of the Academy, including activities that take place in and out of regular school hours.
• Participate in the Appraisal for Growth process as a member of the Academy’s professional learning community.
• Supervise students for the PYP exhibition, as required.
• Engage in field trips and educational visits with students.