Business Unit: JUMEIRAH COLLEGE – DUBAI
Closing Date: 30-Jun-2019
About the Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic, super organized and creative person to join our Secondary Art Department as an Art Technician, to help organize the day-to-day running of this busy department.
Duties will include:
- Organise, prepare and manage all projects and practicals under the guidance of the Head of the Art Department.
- Embrace and encourage the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the GEMS Core Values.
- Maintain and update register of art equipment.
- Maintain and update register of resources and other consumables.
- Prepare for lessons and practicals in coordination with the head of Art and Art teachers.
- Responsible for keeping the art classrooms and storage organised and clean in coordination with the Head of Art and teachers.
- Report breakage/damage of equipment to Head of Art.
- Responsible for safety procedures in the classrooms in coordination with other members of the department.
- Prepare annual list of consumables and equipment in conjunction with Head of Art.
- Ensure Art areas are secured and locked when not in use.
- Ensure the GEMS policies, procedures, and codes of conduct are followed at all times.
- Initiate effort and energy beyond the typical work day, where the tasks require additional commitment.
- Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.
Perform other duties as requested by direct & dotted reporting line managers / supervisors.
You have a good level of general education especially in Mathematics and English. You have a previous experience in a similar position or working with children.
You are a good communicator with an excellent command of English. You are computer-literate and can multitask.
About Your Benefits
We offer a competitive salary, tuition fee concession, medical insurance and End of Service gratuity.
About GEMS
Trusted for over 55 years and now a third generation education family, GEMS Education began in a single school room in Dubai. Today, we have the privilege of educating over 190,000 students from over 176 countries through GEMS owned and managed schools globally; over 270,000 students access resources through our services division; and we will impact 20 million by 2020 students through the initiatives of our Charity partner Varkey Foundation.
About the School
Jumeirah College is a GEMS Premium Secondary School which delivers the National Curriculum for England, offering the full range of GCSE and A level courses. The College has been repeatedly judged to be Outstanding in inspections. Although non-selective at admission, our students achieve exceptional exam results which compare to top UK schools. In 2018 66% of GCSE results were A*A, with 94% A*-B. At A level 42% of all grades were A*/A with 77% A*-B. This success enables our students to move on to the very top universities around the world, including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Yale.
Our student body is a dynamic international community of over 1,100 students from over 70 nationalities. We take pride in the development of the whole child, recognising the importance of developing cultural and global awareness. We have a thriving enriched curriculum which provides a diverse range of activities, initiatives and charitable endeavours that both engage our student body and embed our philosophy of global awareness and world citizenship. Jumeirah College is currently working towards accreditation of this approach through the High Performance Leaning network.
As one of the leading schools in the Middle East, Jumeirah College is the first choice school for many families. The success of the school has been repeatedly recognised with the school being nominated for a series of awards, including being shortlisted as ‘International School of the Year’ by both the TES and the British International School Awards.
