Pioneers School (www.pioneers.ps) in Nablus, Palestine is seeking English teachers to work with students in Grades 1-6. Each position is a full-time English teaching position with either two or three class sections.

Grades 1 and 2 focus on introducing students to classroom behavior and instilling positive work habits, and steadily increasing students´ reading, writing, listening, and speaking capabilities in English. In the first two months of Grade 1, students learn and review letters, their sounds, and their written forms. They learn to speak and respond to basic commands and classroom instructions. Throughout the year, students learn to read and write basic vocabulary and simple sentences. By the end of second grade, they are able to write short paragraphs, read fictional and informational texts, and identify elements of plot including character, setting, problem, and solution. The English curriculum for Grades 3-6 is novel- and story-based. Students read both fictional and informational texts and develop their skills in reading comprehension, identifying elements of plot, describing character traits, recognizing point of view, and making inferences, among other skills. Students develop their range and length of writing (from paragraphs to essays and research papers) with a focus on correct usage, grammar, and punctuation. In Grades 5 and 6, novels serve as the basis for units on bullying, animal rights, social/economic inequality, oppression, and emigration/immigration, as students are encouraged to engage critically with the texts.

Experience is preferred but not necessary. The successful candidate will be flexible, energetic, positive, and strong in classroom management, in order to cultivate a love of the English language and learning in students while simultaneously enforcing correct classroom behaviors. Ideal candidates have some experience with children between the ages of 5 and 12, either in a formal or informal capacity. We provide on-site training, and teachers work closely with a specific coordinator to develop skills continuously throughout the year. In many aspects, the job is closer to classroom teaching than to a typical ESL classroom.

Teaching Hours: 24-26 teaching periods (each period is 45-minutes long) per week, with additional time commitments for planning, professional development, and school duties.

QUALIFICATIONS

Salary: 2000 New Israeli Shekels per month, equivalent to $540 at the current exchange rate of 3.7. (The exchange rate has fluctuated in the past between 3.4 and 3.9, which may impact the dollar exchange.) Local teachers at Pioneers receive 1800 shekels per month for their first year, which is a competitive starting teacher salary in the city of Nablus. Housing and a travel stipend are provided.

Applications are processed on a rolling basis.

We are a bilingual Arabic/English school serving Grades K-12. Our high-school students follow the SAT program.

Pioneers Baccalaureate School was founded to provide a level of education unavailable in Nablus. We challenge and inspire our students to achieve their intellectual and personal potential by approaching each as a unique individual. Utilizing the best of modern pedagogy, while staying true to our Palestinian roots, Pioneers prepares students to be competitive on a global scale. Our graduates will be prepared to innovate, think creatively, and contribute to building a better Palestine and a better world.

Nablus was one of the Palestinian cities hit hardest by the Second Intifada, but it is currently undergoing an economic rebirth. With around 300,000 people, it is one of the largest cities in the West Bank.

Nablus is still a conservative city with respect to the West Bank as a whole, and in order to maintain the school´s good reputation and standing in the community, foreign teachers are expected to uphold certain standards of behavior and dress during their tenure with the school.

Ph. ++1-416-628-1386