THE SMITH FOUNDATION
Sharjah
Full-time
30th November 2025

Homeroom Teacher - 7 Months Contract - Sharjah

Taaleem

United Arab Emirates

  • New
  • Job type:
  • Full Time, Temporary
  • Start date:
  • 05 January 2026
  • Apply by:
  • 30 November 2025

Job overview

Job Purpose:

Key Relationships (Internal and External):

Skills:

Education:Bachelor’s Degree in education or relevant degree and a recognised Teaching Qualification/License

Experience:A minimum of 2 years’ experience working in recognised school / international school environments preferred

Competencies:

  • Outstanding practitioner in the classroom
  • Previous successful teaching/lecturing experience
  • Experience of working with DSIB, OFSTED or similar school inspection authority
  • Experience of working in an international school setting preferred
  • Knowledge and understanding of contemporary educational research
  • Knowledge and understanding of current educational developments in the UAE preferred
  • Excellent communication skills, including high standards of professionalism in written and spoken English
  • Organised and works to deadlines
  • Ability to engage and motivate people to enable them to perform highly

Attributes:

  • Knowledgeable, Reflective, Inquirer, Thinker
  • Empathises with and believes in the values of the school
  • A student of learning and leading
  • Solutions-focused
  • Believes in the potential of all students
  • Committed to professional learning
  • A strategic thinker who can shape and deliver change
  • Caring and Open-minded
  • Passionate about international education and working with young people
  • Sees leadership as a service to others
  • Internationally minded and culturally sensitive
  • Sense of humour and humility
  • Conscientious
  • Motivated by challenge
  • Resourceful
  • Does what it takes to get things done
  • Communicator and Risk-taker
  • Communicates effectively to large and small audiences
  • Composed under pressure
  • Innovative and creative
  • Principled and Balanced
  • Acts with integrity
  • Resilient when faced with setbacks
  • Flexible when conditions change
  • Comfortable with complexity, change and uncertainty
  • Always prioritises the needs of the school

What We Offer:

Salary & Benefits

About Taaleem

About Taaleem

Taaleem is the second largest provider of education in the region and a group that has an absolute focus on education. As a Taaleem teacher, you will join one of the largest, most respected education providers in the United Arab Emirates. Taaleem (which means ‘education’ in Arabic) was established in 2004 and now has over 27,000 students attending our diverse portfolio of international schools, pre-schools and public-private partnership schools across the UAE. With quality at the forefront of our offering, we tailor each project to answer the specific educational requirements of a wide range of families by offering top international curricula including British, American, the International Baccalaureate and our custom early childhood programme.

Taaleem is also one of the Middle East’s leading IB workshop providers for PYP, MYP, DP and CP. Taaleem is committed to inspiring students and helping them to identify and develop their passions and talents.

Taaleem seeks to raise the educational standards in the region. The combined experience of its core team of senior education leaders in international education policy, operations and global management best practices means Taaleem is well positioned to ensure the creative of truly exceptional schools that satisfy the most comprehensive and exacting education developmental requirements.

Taaleem is committed to:

  • Equipping children in the region holistically with the skills, knowledge and character to compete globally
  • Offering a comprehensive range of outstanding international curricula
  • Designing, building and managing the best educational facilities
  • Creating and implementing benchmark educational initiatives
  • Nurturing educational excellence through the attraction, retention and development of the best educators
  • Continuously evaluating and improving standards across our schools
  • Establishing our schools as valued cornerstones of their communities

Opportunities at Taaleem

The Taaleem family of schools are a truly values-driven organisation and always happy to receive applications from ‘outstanding’ teachers, including KG, Early Years and Primary and Secondary Specialists. We are also looking to hear from experienced professionals interested in joining our support functions within our schools and Central Office.

We recruit the very best international teachers who can deliver our international curricula in a creative, collaborative, and highly engaging manner. Taaleem is committed to inspiring young minds and helping them to identify and develop their passions and talents. Due to our rigorous approvals systems in the UAE please be aware of the requirements for teachers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Candidates must hold a recognised teaching qualification, e.g. Bachelor’s of Education or PGCE to gain KHDA and ADEK approval.

History of Taaleem

The origins of Taaleem began in 2004 when Beacon Education, a school management company was set up to develop and run high quality education projects. Beacon Education was created to meet the need for top-quality schools as the region’s population continues to grow.

Our first schools opened in September 2005 and two years later, His Excellency Nasser Hassan Al-Shaikh, Chairman of the Board of Taaleem, spearheaded a major ongoing investment in Beacon Education by National Bonds, a Dubai-based private joint stock company with around 50% ownership by the Government of Dubai.

Taaleem is the assumed name through which we will continue to deliver our promise to inspire students and help them to identify and develop their passions and talents.

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