The Librarian plays a crucial role in developing a love of reading across our inclusive and innovative international school. The postholder will work with the English team, and home room teachers, to support the development of reading and ensuring the library is a central and critical resource in the school.

The ideal candidate will have a background in working in schools and supporting the library function. They will also have excellent organizational skills, and a commitment to promoting a culture of reading school-wide.

Accountability

Line managed by the Head of English.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Management of reading resources

• Ensure that there is the correct software to list and manage the books coming in and out of the library
• Lead on keeping the library orderly and welcoming, as a safe haven for reading and quiet work
• Ensure that all books and materials in the library are culturally sensitive and acceptable

2. Procurement:

• Have a keen eye on new literature (fiction and non-fiction) coming out for children and young adults, and work within the given budget to keep the books in the library up to date and engaging
• Work with the IT lead to consider digital resources as well as hard resources as part of this procurement process

3. Initiatives:

• In liaison with the Head of English, develop and support initiatives to engage the community with reading tasks, to develop a love of reading across all age ranges
• Ensure that the library is well used throughout the day to promote a love of reading

4. Assistance and Support – Teaching and Learning

• Assist teachers when classes are using the library
• Listen to readers 1:1 when free to do so
• Lead a reading club as part of the extra curricular programme
• Provide technical support for teachers when children are taking and returning books

5. Professional Development:

Engage in ongoing professional development that supports the role, and also supports working in an inclusive learning environment.

 

Safeguarding, Inclusion and Wellbeing

• Taking a proactive approach to safeguard all children and members of the School community.
• Commit to upholding all school policies and procedures.
• Be part of a fully inclusive school where all members of staff work together to provide a fully inclusive environment and working practices, free of bias and prejudice.
• Promote the general progress and well-being of all students and report concerns to a staff member.
• Provide guidance and advice to students on educational, pastoral and social matters.
• Ensure that students experience an educational programme that is personalised to their particular needs, developing their skills and abilities.
• Ensure positive behaviour for learning for all students in line with the School’s policy.
• Work to foster a positive working environment in the subject area that supports students’ learning.
• Provide an effective role model for students in terms of your own professional practice.
• Ability to plan learning opportunities with other colleagues, including best transition processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• Previous experience working in a library would be advantageous
• Fluency in English language.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Commitment to promoting a positive and inclusive learning environment.

Application Process:

Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and any relevant certifications or credentials to the school's human resources department. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews and may be asked to demonstrate their laboratory skills during the selection process.

We are looking for an experienced school nurse to join Beech Hall School Riyadh.

Your primary responsibility will be to provide health services to students and staff when they are at school. This role involves treating injuries and mild to acute sicknesses, or supporting students with chronic illnesses. You’ll also help with preventive care by educating students on how to avoid communicable diseases and having proper hygiene. 

To succeed in this role, you must have excellent organizational skills and the ability to communicate with children, their parents or guardians, and teachers. If you meet these requirements, and you also have a genuine interest in improving children’s lives, we’d like to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic healthcare to students and staff in case of injury or acute illness.
• Be responsible for handling emergencies and providing first aid care to students within the school.
• Follow all safeguarding and child protection procedures, ensuring children are kept safe from harm and any concerns about welfare are shared with the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Develop health plans for students with chronic illnesses and disabilities.
• Keep all relevant medical information up to date on the school’s management information system, and ensure it is regularly updated and communicated to staff.
• Work with staff to complete incident report forms so that parents can be updated in a timely manner
• Educate students and staff on healthy habits, such as proper nutrition and hygiene.
• Detect health problems in early stages through regular screenings.
• Keep track of students’ vaccination records.
• Update students’ medical history.
• Ensure school environment is safe for children and school staff (e.g. prevention of communicable diseases)
• Write referrals for paediatricians and other health specialists.
• Ensure compliance with national and local health laws.

Requirements and skills

• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Nurse preferably in a school.
• Nurse certification.
• Need to have a Saudi NHS registration.

Beech Hall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We execute rigorous recruitment procedures that ensure all employees and volunteers are of sound moral character and are suitable people to work with children and young adults. The School expects all teaching staff, non-teaching staff and volunteers to share and uphold our commitment to safeguarding.

Teachers at Beech Hall School Riyadh will be responsible for delivering a bespoke approach to learning through a new lens, with emphasis placed on growing minds, hearts, eco responsibility, digital, innovation and being part of a global community.

The Beech Hall Tapestry frames our curriculum, our approach and our educational footprint. All educational staff will be supported to deliver relevant and contemporary education, with excellent resourcing and a team of collaborative and child-centred colleagues. Beech Hall School Riyadh is a proudly non-selective and inclusive school, where the education is tailored to the learner, and not the other way around. All subject teachers are also home room teachers, offering pastoral support and nurture to a class of children.

Accountability

Line managed by the Head of Department/Academic Deputy Head

Core Responsibilities:

Subject Knowledge 

• Develop a love of Sport and physical activity for all pupils;
• Be a passionate athlete who can model this to the pupils;
• Experience of teaching Sport as part of the American curriculum (Common Core) and/or the IB;
• An understanding of how Sport is developed over time, taking into consideration skills, knowledge and understanding;
• Clarity of how the subject is assessed, and ensure that pupils have a rich and holistic understanding whilst also being well prepared for external assessments
• Embrace an innovative approach to curriculum and pedagogy, and a willingness to research and apply updated, best practice in all areas of education;
• Model a clear understanding of all subjects taught as part of the curriculum, with the ability to adapt and innovate, recognising that each child’s learning will be tailored to their needs, abilities and interests;
• Model and take responsibility for promoting high standards of communication, collaboration, curiosity and creativity;
• The ability to coach teams, ensuring they not only develop skills but also sportsmanship;
• Ensure all safety considerations are made when working in a practical manner;
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the development of reading, writing and maths, and how to enhance these throughout a thematic curriculum.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• A relevant Bachelor’s Degree in Sport or Sports Education;
• A Postgraduate Certificate of Education or Teaching Qualification
• Excellent working knowledge of the American system/IB system;
• A proven track record of effective teaching;
• A commitment to academic progress and the welfare and safeguarding of students;
• Knowledge and understanding of recent educational developments and best practice;

Beech Hall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We execute rigorous recruitment procedures that ensure all employees and volunteers are of sound moral character and are suitable people to work with children and young adults. The School expects all teaching staff, non-teaching staff and volunteers to share and uphold our commitment to safeguarding.

Download the full job description here. 

Beech Hall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We execute rigorous recruitment procedures that ensure all employees and volunteers are of sound moral character and are suitable people to work with children and young adults. The School expects all teaching staff, non-teaching staff and volunteers to share and uphold our commitment to safeguarding. Download the full job description here.

Teachers at Beech Hall School Riyadh will be responsible for delivering a bespoke approach to learning through a new lens, with emphasis placed on growing minds, hearts, eco responsibility, digital, innovation and being part of a global community.

The Beech Hall Tapestry frames our curriculum, our approach and our educational footprint. All educational staff will be supported to deliver relevant and contemporary education, with excellent resourcing and a team of collaborative and child-centred colleagues. Beech Hall School Riyadh is a proudly non-selective and inclusive school, where the education is tailored to the learner, and not the other way around. All subject teachers are also home room teachers, offering pastoral support and nurture to a class of children.

 

ACCOUNTABILITY

Line managed by the Head of Primary

 

Core Responsibilities:

Subject Knowledge 

• Support a curriculum that enhances the 7 areas of the EYs curriculum and utilizes the thematic approach of the IEYC;
• Experience of teaching KG1, 2 or 3 in a thematic and child-led way, taking into account the need to tailor the curriculum to the talents, needs and interests of the children in your care;
• An understanding of how learning is developed over time, taking into consideration skills, knowledge and understanding;
• Clarity of how the assessment happens in KG, ensuring that pupils have a rich and holistic understanding whilst also identifying next steps in learning and progress;
• Embrace an innovative approach to curriculum and pedagogy, and a willingness to research and apply updated, best practice in all areas of education;
• Model a clear understanding of all subjects taught as part of the curriculum, with the ability to adapt and innovate, recognising that each child’s learning will be tailored to their needs, abilities and interests;
• Model and take responsibility for promoting high standards of communication, collaboration, curiosity and creativity;
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the development of reading, writing and maths, and how to enhance these throughout a thematic curriculum.

Beech Hall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We execute rigorous recruitment procedures that ensure all employees and volunteers are of sound moral character and are suitable people to work with children and young adults. The School expects all teaching staff, non-teaching staff and volunteers to share and uphold our commitment to safeguarding. Download the full job description here.

The Deputy Head (Arabic and Islamic) will hold a key role on the Leadership Team and will work in conjunction with the Executive Principal and Heads of School to support a clear strategy that sits alongside the ethos of the whole school. The post holder will offer visionary leadership and play a crucial role in the day to day management of the educational offering in the school, as well as offering wider support to the team.

They will ensure that the Arabic and Islamic Studies curriculum and timetable is well planned, covering all areas of the specifications from the Ministry of Education. The post-holder will also be responsible for leading on the staffing of this department thus providing adequate teaching resource for the timetable.

Accountability

• Line managed by the Executive Principal

Core responsibilities:

Vision – support and promote the vision, purpose and education strategy for the school and work inpartnership with the leadership, students, staff and parents, as well as Chatsworth Schools. Ensure that the systems and processes are in place for this vision to come to fruition.

Culture – support a culture where every individual is valued, and their opinion sought and where it is the norm to work collaboratively. Ensure that all those involved in BHSR are committed to its values and aims, motivated to achieve them, and involved in meeting long, medium, and short-term objectives and targets which secure the educational success of the school and happiness of the students. Ensure the students’ wellbeing is nourished from the Early Years onwards through excellent pastoral leadership.

Download the full job description here.

Teachers at Beech Hall School will be responsible for delivering a bespoke approach to learning through a new lens, with emphasis placed on growing minds, hearts, eco responsibility, digital, innovation and being part of a global community.

The Beech Hall Tapestry frames our curriculum, our approach and our educational footprint. All educational staff will be supported to deliver relevant and contemporary education, with excellent resourcing and a team of collaborative and child-centred colleagues. ACCOUNTABILITY Line managed by the Deputy Head (Academic)  

Core Responsibilities:

Subject Knowledge 

• Be a native or fluent Spanish teacher, who can develop knowledge and skills in their subject, whilst also promoting a love of Spanish culture;
• Embrace an innovative approach to curriculum and pedagogy, and a willingness to research and apply updated, best practice in all areas of education;
• Model a clear understanding of all subjects taught as part of the curriculum, with the ability to adapt and innovate, recognising that each child’s learning will be tailored to their needs, abilities and interests;
• Model and take responsibility for promoting high standards of communication, collaboration, curiosity and creativity;
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the development of reading, writing and maths, and how to enhance these throughout a thematic curriculum.

Curriculum Design and Adaptation

• Plan, create and develop exciting and engaging learning opportunities that enhance knowledge, skills and learning habits in all areas of the curriculum;
• Plan learning that takes into account the International Curriculum/American Curriculum and considers how to extend learning opportunities by implementing the six strands of the Beech Hall Tapestry;
• Consider regulatory subjects in region and ensure that these are incorporated into the wider learning experience for students;
• Clearly plan for students of all abilities, accounting for those who need support or challenge by making sure that lessons are tailored to the needs of all students;
• Plan for effective use of digital technology;
• Plan for effective use of learning resources which optimise learning;
• Link planned outcomes and formative assessment opportunities to ensure that there is a deep understanding of next steps in learning;
• Use internal tracking systems to monitor and report on progress;
• Communicate clearly and regularly with parents with regards to learning, including; mindset, wellbeing and holistic progress.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• A relevant Bachelor’s Degree;
• Postgraduate Certificate of Education or Teaching Qualification;
• Excellent working knowledge of the American Curriculum/International Primary Curriculum/IB system;
• A proven track record of effective teaching;
• A strong academic background, stature and experience that will command the respect of pupils, parents, colleagues and the wider community
• A commitment to academic progress and the welfare and safeguarding of students;
• Knowledge and understanding of recent educational developments and best practice;

Beech Hall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We execute rigorous recruitment procedures that ensure all employees and volunteers are of sound moral character and are suitable people to work with children and young adults. The School expects all teaching staff, non-teaching staff and volunteers to share and uphold our commitment to safeguarding; Download the full job description