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Elementary School Teacher Teaching Jobs in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is home to many prestigious international schools offering a high-quality American curriculum education. These schools serve diverse student bodies with over 50 nationalities represented. Top schools often have state-of-the-art facilities, attractive compensation packages, and vibrant multicultural communities. Teaching opportunities abound as the demand for experienced American curriculum educators continues to grow.

Grade 1 Teacher - Saudi Arabia

Passionate Grade 1 Teachers needed at leading American international schools in Saudi Arabia! In this role, you will inspire our youngest elementary students aged 6-7 through engaging hands-on lessons. Create a nurturing classroom focused on building core literacy and math skills.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education
• Minimum 2 years teaching experience with Grade 1 or Key Stage 1
• Strong background in American curri culum standards and pedagogy

Benefits:

• Tax-free salary up to 14,000 SAR per month
• Furnished accommodation near campus
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Annual flights home
• 60+ days paid vacation

Apply now as spaces are limited! Prior American curriculum experience required.

Please note:As part of the hiring process, new employees must undergo various checks, including national and home country police clearance, identity verification, employment history, and qualification validation, with special attention to any gaps in employment. Additionally, they must provide two satisfactory references and register with their home country's Teacher Registration service.

Qualification:

Minimum Qualification Requirement: Relevant Bachelor's Degree with a Full Teacher Certification

Experience:

2 Years

Type of Staff:

Male or Female can apply to this job

Must be western trained (USA, Canada, UK, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand & South Africa)

Salary Range:

A salary SAR (Saudi Arabian Riyal) based on experience and qualification,TAX FREE

Flights:

Flight(s) provided

Medical Insurance:

Medical insurance of value Given

Gratuity Amount:

Gratuity Amount of is provided

Contract Length:

2 yearscontract renewable on mutual agreement

Specific qualifications required for this role:

• Teaching Credential/License
• Other Certification

Role Overview

AISJ High School Englishteachers model the way. We model what we teach for our scholars. High school teachers know that we measure our success by the learning that is taking place inside and outside of the classroom, and not the teaching alone. High School teachers believe that by working in partnership with our parents, scholars, and greater community, all of our scholars will be prepared for success to get to andthrough college and make an impact on the world at large around them through collaboration, innovation, and excellence.

Job Responsibilities

Planning and Preparation for Learning

• Demonstrates lesson design with standards and unit outcomes in mind
• Demonstrates planning with consideration of differentiation needs, scholar engagement, and anticipates scholars' misconceptions and confusions using a Unit Delivery Plan
• Demonstrates a plan for summative and formative assessments to monitor scholar learning
• Demonstrates content knowledge
• Review and update curriculum

Classroom Management

• Is direct, specific, consistent, and tenacious in communicating and enforcing very high expectations.
• Shows warmth, caring, respect, and fairness for all students and builds strong relationships.
• Successfully inculcates class routines up front so that students maintain them throughout the year.
• Gets all students to be self-disciplined, take responsibility for their actions, and have a strong sense of efficacy
• (follow up) Is alert, poised, dynamic, and self-assured and nips virtually all discipline problems in the bud.

Delivery of Instruction

• Orchestrates highly effective strategies, materials, and groupings to involve and motivate all scholars.

Professional Responsibilities

• Designs each lesson with clear, measurable goals closely aligned with standards and unit outcomes.
• Collaborates with colleagues to plan units, share teaching ideas, and look at student work.
• Seeks out effective teaching ideas from colleagues, workshops, and other sources and implements them well.

• Gets all scholars highly involved in focused work in which they are active learners and problem-solvers.
• Successfully reaches all scholars by skillfully differentiating and scaffolding

Monitoring Assessment & Follow-up

• Frequently check for understanding and adjusting teaching, re-teaching and follow-up from the data
• Analyze and reflect on collected data to continuously ensure lesson & unit plans are designed to meet student needs
• Gives students a well-constructed diagnostic assessment up front, and uses the information to fine-tune instruction.
• Has students set ambitious goals, continuously self-assess, give feedback, and take responsibility for improving performance.

Family and Community Outreach

• Communicates respectfully with parents and is sensitive to different families' cultures and values.
• Shows parents a genuine interest and belief in each child's ability to reach standards.
• Gives parents clear expectations for student learning and behavior for the year.
• Promptly informs parents of behavior and learning problems, and also updates parents on good news.
• Updates parents on the unfolding curriculum and suggests ways to support learning at home.
• Responds promptly to parents' concerns and make parents feel welcome in the school.

Collaboration

• Working with colleagues to analyze data for placements and reflect on work (what worked and what did not work)
• Seeking and accepting feedback from colleagues to improve student growth
• Capitalizing on each other's strengths and working with each other's areas of growth

Other Responsibilities

• Engage with community in after-school activities
• Engage with community in open communication
• Supervision duties will beassigned
• After School Activity (1/week) and office hours (2/week)

Profile of the candidates who fits this position and core values

• Future Friendly/Focused: annually set professional goals that are focused on future growth.
• Reflective: reflective on their own professional practices and open to feedback from colleagues and administrative supervisors. Being reflective for self-awareness and challenging oneself inward, to assess and think about ways to continue to grow as an individual.
• Intrinsically Motivated Practitioner: be intrinsically motivated and proactive in their professional practice
• Open Communication: communicate clearly with all stakeholders. Keeping open lines of communication with colleagues, parents and scholars. Communication is key! Being open, honest, respectful, consistent, direct, and clear isa recipe for success, connectedness and contribute in a healthy overall working environment
• Open-Mindedness to Neurodiversity: will respond to the needs of their scholars through learning experiences that cater to different zones of proximal development.
• Open Collaborator: works with colleagues to plan and consider data to inform instruction that ultimately impacts the scholar's academic and personal outcomes.
• Engaged: is engaged with their community and seeks ways to positively contribute within the school walls and at various community events.
• Resilient/Adaptive: Being open to change and to considerable variety in the workplace.

• Knowledge of current practices : displays knowledge and expertise in learning and teaching strategies that potentially align with AISJ's philosophy of learning and teaching.
• Agentic Learners / Teachers: has voice, choice, and ownership of their learning and teaching practices and will promote them among the scholars
• Data informed: uses data to inform learning and teaching. They will collect and analyze data and consequently use the data to take action to enhance learning for all scholars.
• Scholar Centered: adopts an approach to learning that is centered on scholars and that allows scholars to construct their own knowledge and understanding of the world around them.
• Driven: is motivated and determined to achieve their goals, support scholars' personal goals, and to support the school in achieving its strategic goals.
• Culturally Responsive: considers the multicultural backgrounds in their classroom. Their instruction, assessment, and planning is informed by each scholar's unique background and experience.
• Passionate Community Member: is able to display teamwork through empathy, active listening skills, a positive attitude, and general sense of pride in their work for scholar learning.
• Insatiable Innovators: is able to follow the mission, vision, and core values of the school while operating under their divisional leadership and initiatives within their classroom with little to no guidance from school administration.

Experience and Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Education or related field
• State Issued Teaching License
• Minimum of Five Years teaching experience

• Pre-AP Certification in appropriate field preferred
• AP Certification in appropriate field preferred
• IB Certification in appropriate field preferred

Superintendent

Teacher

Assistant Principal

Principal

Note:

This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions, or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

Specific qualifications required for this role:

• Teaching Credential/License
• Other Certification

Reimagining, reinventing and redesigning learning, Sherborne School Jeddah is a landmark and pioneering project opening in September 2025. In close partnership with the prestigious Sherborne in the UK, an historic institution dating back to the year 1550, the new school will offer a truly outstanding British Education in world class and cutting-edge facilities.

This is a fantastic opportunity for outstanding UK qualified teachers (QTS or PGCE) to become key members of a founding team. Here at Sherborne School Jeddah, we recognise that innovation and creativity are already in the DNA of every human being. We believe children will exceed all our expectations, when we teach them not to be scared of the unknown but rather to be curious. We want to instill learning driven by enjoyment and hope that pupils will lose track of time because their imagination and interest have been captured. Teachers are encouraged to explore new strategies, projects and technologies. Shifting the starting point from thinking in terms of ´what is´to hat could be

Across centuries, Sherborne has nurtured young minds, shaping generations of leaders, thinkers, and innovators. From trailblazers like Sir Walter Raleigh to visionaries like Alan Turing, the father of modern computing, the school's alumni have left an indelible impact on the world we live in today. Building upon Sherborne’s rich heritage of delivering educational success, we are committed to providing an ambitious, innovative and transformative learning experience with a strong emphasis on equipping pupils with the adaptability and skills needed for a tech-enabled world.

Sherborne School are seeking inspirational, enthusiastic and passionate UK qualified (QTS or PGCE) Prep School Class Teachers . The successful candidates will play a vital role in driving the development of this exciting project in our state-of-the-art, purpose-built campus that sets a new standard for educational excellence.

Benefits for the successful candidate include :

• Highly competitive salary on the enhanced Sherborne pay scale
• Premium Accommodation - Gym / swimming pool
• VIP private health insurance
• Annual flights
• Fee remission for two children
• Meritocratic culture where every member of the community actively contributes to the vision
• A good work / life balance
• Spacious and modern, innovative teaching and learning environment
• Supportive community and access to generous professional development training

The school has been constructed to the highest specifications to inspire creativity, innovation, and collaboration. Every space reflects our commitment to nurturing well-rounded, confident, and future-ready pupils. Students will enjoy open and flexible learning areas, 23 different maker spaces for innovation, technology and creative arts, a well-being hub dedicated to mental and emotional health, an AI Think-Lab to enhance academic journeys, where pupils and teachers will discuss ethics and stewardship, as well as embrace new technologies to solve real-life problems, 500 seat auditorium, fully equipped music and drama departments including an orchestral rehearsal room, recording studios, performance halls, individual practice rooms, a dance studio and a black-box theatre, two multipurpose sports halls, an indoor swimming pool, all-weather football pitch, fitness studio, martial arts dojo, tennis and basketball courts.

Applicants must hold a QTS or PGCE UK teaching qualification.

The school reserves the right to begin the recruitment process prior to the closing date. Therefore, candidates are recommended to submit their application as soon as possible.

Interviews will be conducted in London or via Teams.

Start date for this position will be August 2025.

Closing date for applications is 24th March 2025.

We prioritise our employee well-being. We are proactive in supporting our staff and it is embedded in our shared beliefs, attitudes and values. It is reflected in all school development plans, and we actively involve all stakeholders. Transparent communication is central to our positive community ethos.

Sherborne School Jeddah is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safeguarding and child protection issues will be discussed throughout the appointment process and candidates must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers and criminal records and social media checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL HUMANITIES TEACHER - JEDDAH SAUDI ARABIA - AUGUST 2025
US curriculum

A long established bilingual British / American curriculum school is seeking teachers for the academic year of 2025/2026.

Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Start Date: August 2025
Contract Duration: Minimum 2 Years

The job is open to all qualified teachers regardless of curriculum background and experience if visas are available

Job Specification:
Position: Humanities Teacher
Grade Level: 9-12
Sector: High School School / Girls Campus / Girls only classes
Gender: Must be female in accordance with Ministry regulations
Qualification: Must have a Bachelor Degree in Humanities / Education with Humanities
Curriculum Background: Preferred to be US but will consider others / experience in teaching the US curriculum
Language Proficiency: Excellent speaker of English
Nationality: Saudi Arabia offers visas for specific nationalities

This school caters for over 2000 students from KG to Grade 12, who are mostly Saudi Arabian and other Arab expatriate nationalities. It is not a typical western expatriate school. It is more of a bilingual school with a strong Islamic ethos.

Salary and Benefits:
Salary: Tax Free Monthly SAR9000-13000
Accommodation: Shared (2 people) in a gated community or a housing allowance - note for late jobs only HA available
Flights: Annual for employee only
Medical Insurance for employee and dependents
Other Benefits; Daily Bus Transportation to and from school

Please contact your Edvectus advisor for more details

FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL HUMANITIES TEACHER - JEDDAH SAUDI ARABIA - AUGUST 2025
US curriculum

A long established bilingual British / American curriculum school is seeking teachers for the academic year of 2025/2026.

Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Start Date: August 2025
Contract Duration: Minimum 2 Years

The job is open to all qualified teachers regardless of curriculum background and experience if visas are available

Job Specification:
Position: Humanities Teacher
Grade Level: 9-12
Sector: High School School / Girls Campus / Girls only classes
Gender: Must be female in accordance with Ministry regulations
Qualification: Must have a Bachelor Degree in Humanities / Education with Humanities
Curriculum Background: Preferred to be US but will consider others / experience in teaching the US curriculum
Language Proficiency: Excellent speaker of English
Nationality: Saudi Arabia offers visas for specific nationalities

This school caters for over 2000 students from KG to Grade 12, who are mostly Saudi Arabian and other Arab expatriate nationalities. It is not a typical western expatriate school. It is more of a bilingual school with a strong Islamic ethos.

Salary and Benefits:
Salary: Tax Free Monthly SAR0
Accommodation: Shared (2 people) in a gated community or a housing allowance - note for late jobs only HA available
Flights: Annual for employee only
Medical Insurance for employee and dependents
Other Benefits; Daily Bus Transportation to and from school

Please contact your Edvectus advisor for more details

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High School Physical Education Teacher (Must: LICENSED EDUCATOR)

High School Physical Education Teacher (Licensed Teacher & English Fluency MUST)

• Start Date: August 10, 2025
• Organization: American International School Riyadh
• Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  
  

• Professional Teaching Certification. (High School Licensed Educator)
• Bachelor's Degree Required.
• Minimum of 2-years' Middle/High School PE teaching experience. (Grades 6-12)
• IB Certified Educator.
• Current resident of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• KSA Dependent Status: Holder of valid Saudi Iqama (Residence permit) under husband/wife sponsorship.
• Fluent English language capacity
• Sponsorship or sponsorship transfer is not available for this role.
• Able to start work August 10, 2025 (orientation on August 7, 2025)
• Can commit to AIS-R work hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm (5:00pm on Tuesdays)
  
  

• A continuous learner, committed to the AIS-R Mission and Core Values.
• A qualified and hardworking educator.
• Student-centered and passionate about teaching and learning.
• A model of the AIS-R Eagle Honor Code, Global and Digital Citizenship.
• Meets professional duties effectively and adheres to the AIS-R Code of Conduct;
• Demonstrates knowledge of students’ individual needs, interests and abilities and plans coherent instruction in order to challenge and support student learning.
• Creates a respectful classroom environment that is conducive to learning and developmentally appropriate;
• Plans and prepares coherent instruction with clearly defined outcomes aligned with subject level standards and benchmarks;
• Systematically gathers, analyzes, and utilizes all relevant data to measure and facilitate student academic progress.
• Clearly communicates standards of conduct and expectations for learning.
• Clearly communicates objectives for all instructional activities and outcomes for learning.
• Arranges instructional space and uses a variety of resources to encourage, facilitate and challenge students to learn.
• Supports and implements the AIS-R Mission through classroom instruction and involvement in the school community.
• Assesses student learning with clear criteria that are aligned with standards.
• Communicates with families and reports student progress on a regular basis.
  
  

• Promote collaboration with fellow students and mentors because we know that students learn best when they work together, share information, ideas and experiences.
• Provide a sincere teacher-student relationship where students’ cultures and beliefs are valued and where they feel supported, challenged and encouraged to be risk-takers because we know that students learn best in a safe environment.
• Provide our students with learning connected to real-life explorations because we know that students learn best from authentic experiences.
• Provide clear learning goals and quality exemplars because we know that students learn best when expectations are understood/clear and modeled.
• Provide opportunities to question, analyze, apply and transfer skills and knowledge because we know that students learn best when they are actively engaged in their learning.
• Assess readiness and teach accordingly because we know that students learn best when activities are at their level of readiness.
• Provide a variety of learning opportunities that are fun and meaningful because we know that students learn best when they are interested and motivated.
• Provide students with specific and worthy information about their learning because we know that students learn best when given specific and timely feedback.
• Provide opportunities for students to dialogue with peers and adults and self-reflect about their learning because we know that students learn best when they monitor their own growth.
• Differentiate our instruction to meet the individual needs of our students because we know that students learn at different rates and in different ways.
• Scaffold learning because we know students learn best by connecting and building on previous knowledge, skills, and understanding.
• Provide opportunities for students to make decisions and have a voice in their learning because we know that students learn best when given options and are empowered.
  
  

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• Employment type Full-time

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High School Physical Education Teacher (Must: LICENSED EDUCATOR)

High School Physical Education Teacher (Licensed Teacher & English Fluency MUST)

• Start Date: August 10, 2025
• Organization: American International School Riyadh
• Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The American International School - Riyadh is seeking a certified High School Physical Education Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. Please only apply if you meet the minimum criteria below; candidates who do not meet the minimum criteria will not be considered .

Qualifications & Criteria:

• Professional Teaching Certification. (High School Licensed Educator)
• Bachelor's Degree Required.
• Minimum of 2-years' Middle/High School PE teaching experience. (Grades 6-12)
• IB Certified Educator.
• Current resident of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• KSA Dependent Status: Holder of valid Saudi Iqama (Residence permit) under husband/wife sponsorship.
• Fluent English language capacity
• Sponsorship or sponsorship transfer is not available for this role.
• Able to start work August 10, 2025 (orientation on August 7, 2025)
• Can commit to AIS-R work hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm (5:00pm on Tuesdays)

Reports to: High School Principal

The Purpose of the AIS-R Teacher:

To cause learning, thinking and caring; to cultivate inquisitive, independent, and resilient learners who inspire positive change in their communities.

The Understandings, Skills, Values, and Mindset of an AIS-R Teacher:

• A continuous learner, committed to the AIS-R Mission and Core Values.
• A qualified and hardworking educator.
• Student-centered and passionate about teaching and learning.
• A model of the AIS-R Eagle Honor Code, Global and Digital Citizenship.
• Meets professional duties effectively and adheres to the AIS-R Code of Conduct ;
• Demonstrates knowledge of students’ individual needs, interests and abilities and plans coherent instruction in order to challenge and support student learning.
• Creates a respectful classroom environment that is conducive to learning and developmentally appropriate;
• Plans and prepares coherent instruction with clearly defined outcomes aligned with subject level standards and benchmarks;
• Systematically gathers, analyzes, and utilizes all relevant data to measure and facilitate student academic progress.
• Clearly communicates standards of conduct and expectations for learning.
• Clearly communicates objectives for all instructional activities and outcomes for learning.
• Arranges instructional space and uses a variety of resources to encourage, facilitate and challenge students to learn.
• Supports and implements the AIS-R Mission through classroom instruction and involvement in the school community.
• Assesses student learning with clear criteria that are aligned with standards.
• Communicates with families and reports student progress on a regular basis.

At AIS-R, Teachers:

• Promote collaboration with fellow students and mentors because we know that students learn best when they work together, share information, ideas and experiences.
• Provide a sincere teacher-student relationship where students’ cultures and beliefs are valued and where they feel supported, challenged and encouraged to be risk-takers because we know that students learn best in a safe environment.
• Provide our students with learning connected to real-life explorations because we know that students learn best from authentic experiences.
• Provide clear learning goals and quality exemplars because we know that students learn best when expectations are understood/clear and modeled.
• Provide opportunities to question, analyze, apply and transfer skills and knowledge because we know that students learn best when they are actively engaged in their learning.
• Assess readiness and teach accordingly because we know that students learn best when activities are at their level of readiness.
• Provide a variety of learning opportunities that are fun and meaningful because we know that students learn best when they are interested and motivated.
• Provide students with specific and worthy information about their learning because we know that students learn best when given specific and timely feedback.
• Provide opportunities for students to dialogue with peers and adults and self-reflect about their learning because we know that students learn best when they monitor their own growth.
• Differentiate our instruction to meet the individual needs of our students because we know that students learn at different rates and in different ways.
• Scaffold learning because we know students learn best by connecting and building on previous knowledge, skills, and understanding.
• Provide opportunities for students to make decisions and have a voice in their learning because we know that students learn best when given options and are empowered.

Terms of Employment: Salary will be assigned from the Faculty salary schedule; the contract term will be 190 days. Dates of Employment: August 10, 2025 - June 17, 2026.

Evaluation: Performance will be evaluated in accordance with school policy by the designated Supervisor.