United Arab Emirates Job Openings

GEMS Wellington International SchoolUnited Arab Emirates

Director of Sport - September 2025

Dubai

FULL TIME

November 28, 2024

Salary:

Competitive tax-free salary, individual fully furnished accommodation, free schooling, private medical insurance, annual airfares to country of residence and end of Service Gratuity.

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Apply by:

28 February 2025

Job overview

At GEMS Wellington International School, our vision is to ensure that all of our students are beacons of social responsibility, empowered by a co-constructed, pioneering and authentic learning experience. We are seeking an exceptional Director of Sport who is willing to uphold our values of integrity, empathy and fortitude, to join our established team for September 2024
We are a fully inclusive, high performing school, with a long history of success. This is evidenced through our performance in rigorous inspection and accreditation frameworks. Some specific examples include:

Rated as ‘Outstanding’ for 14 consecutive years by the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB),
Rated as ‘Outstanding’ by British Schools Overseas
Holder of the coveted COBIS Patrons accreditation, with beacon status for Leadership.
Recognition as a High Performance Learning (HPL) ‘World class School’

Through our personalised professional development programme, we ensure our teachers are at the forefront of global educational best practice and research. Our teachers have the opportunity to engage with a wide number of stakeholders and partners, such as the Schools Students and Teachers Network (SSAT) and the Best Practice Network (BPN).
Our personalised and bespoke professional development program affirms our commitment to not just maintain high educational standards but to position our teachers at the cutting edge of global educational best practices and research. The dynamic world of education requires dynamic educators, and with us, you are empowered to be just that. Our collaboration with esteemed organizations such as the Schools Students and Teachers Network (SSAT), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and our Inquiry Driven Innovation partnership with Harvard Project Zero ensures that every teacher is equipped with world-class knowledge and pedagogy. With most of our leaders being promoted from within the GEMS network of schools, GEMS teachers are in a unique position to further progress their career as we continue our expansion within the UAE and around the world.

Successful candidates will need to:

Embody and role model our core values of integrity, empathy and fortitude in everything they do
Hold a BEd or Bachelors degree with PGCE / PGDE or equivalent
Have proven experience of teaching Sport in a leadership position
Have a willingness to collaborate and share their outstanding practice
Have a growth mindset, whereby they are reflective and solution focussed
Be creative and enthusiastic in their approach to teaching
Possess excellent interpersonal skills to work closely with colleagues, students and parents
Have a proven track record of providing outstanding learning & teaching
Have aspiration to work in a world-class school with real prospects for enhancing their career
Be willing to make a positive contribution to our school community and culture through active engagement in our extra-curricular programme and community-based events.

Create and nurture successful partnerships with expert providers and renowned sports professionals across a range of sports.
Interested in using technology to enhance individual and team performance
All positions attract an excellent remuneration package including: Competitive tax-free salary, individual fully furnished accommodation, free schooling, private medical insurance, annual airfares to country of residence and end of Service Gratuity.

GEMS Teachers also have free access to our loyalty app GEMS rewards

www.gemsrewards.com

which provides significant savings on day-to-day life in the UAE. We offer thousands of discounts and 2 for 1 offers on everything from flights, hotels, restaurants and retail outlets, making your salary go further and enhancing the opportunity to save whilst working overseas.

About GEMS Wellington International School

GEMS Wellington International School

Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Sufouh

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

+971 307 3000

GEMS Wellington International School, a mixed private school for children aged 3-18, is situated in the Al Sufouh area of Dubai and is owned and run by GEMS Education. Student numbers are over 2,800, around half of whom are British.
The school was established in 2005 and offers the National Curriculum of England from Foundation Stage to Year 11 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, courses and careers programme in Years 12 and 13. It also offers opportunities for students to excel in leadership, sport, creative and performing arts.
All GEMS teachers have access to the GEMS Professional Development programme and over 150 events and workshops each year to help keep their teaching practices cutting-edge.
The GEMS Wellington Cluster
WIS is part of the wider GEMS Wellington group of schools within the UAE, who bring with them a long and sustained history of delivering high quality education. The schools collaborate and work closely together to ensure the reach and impact of every initiative to improve student outcomes is maximized. Each school is unified by the core Wellington vision, fundamental to the ethos and fabric of what it means to be part of the GEMS Wellington family, whilst at the same time retaining their own unique characteristics. This partnership brings significant benefits for both our students and teachers including enhanced social, cultural and academic learning opportunities, sporting and performing arts events and access to a vast range of professional development pathways. The sharing of outstanding practice and dialogue amongst our highly talented leadership teams and teaching and learning community, constantly allows us to further raise standards in the pursuit of excellence. This is an exciting time to be part of the GEMS Wellington network.
Principal
Maryssa O’Connor
Values and Vision
At GEMS Wellington International School, our vision is to ensure that all of our students are beacons of social responsibility, empowered by a co-constructed, pioneering and authentic learning experience.
Our values are integrity, empathy and fortitude.

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