Head of EAL - August 2026

Al Yasat Private School
Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

English for Academic Purposes (EAP) English Language Arts (ELA) English Literature ESL Head of Department

Job Description

Type of school: Private English Medium School
Age of students: Grades K-12
This program utilizes American curriculum

About the contract

Contract: 3 years, renewable
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Salary: Competitive commensurate to qualifications & experience
Annual airfare for teacher (not dependents)
Furnished Studio apartment provided or 50K AED annual housing allowance
Minimum 8 weeks paid annual leave + all national holidays
End of service bonus approximately 1 month per year worked
Work Visa provided - in UAE fees covered for employee
Insurance provided - but school strongly suggests you purchase travel insurance because your health coverage will take a month or more to activate (this is quite affordable)
Tuition benefit, free for first child, 50% discount for second

About you

Middle & High teachers must hold Bachelors in subject being taught or Education with specialization in subject
Experience teaching American curriculum required
International experience strongly preferred
Minimum of 5 years teaching experience in the same subject that matches your qualification (must provide reference letter)
Leadership experience strongly preferred
Native English speaker and under 60 years old due to visa requirements

Apply today for consideration!

Start Date

Aug 03, 2026

Various start dates through the year?

Is government issued teaching license required?

Is school provided for dependents?

Yes

Salary

Competitive commensurate to qualifications and experience

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Al Yasat Private School

Al Yasat Private School Abu Dhabi offers enriched and superior quality education to its students. We are the leading private, co-educational, American curriculum international institution which is focused on nurturing well-rounded global citizens ready to embrace and contribute to the growing demands of the 21^st century.

Al Yasat Private School has come a long way since being founded in 1992 as one of the first nurseries to provide an American experiential learning program. From its original location in Abu Dhabi City, Al Yasat is now based in Al Shamkha. Al Yasat is a fast-growing international school, educating over 1100 students.

We embrace the idea of safe learning space promoting academic and extracurricular excellence and strongly advocate the integration of international standards and UAE's cultural values.

Here, we currently educate children at Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and High School levels by offering enriched educational provisions catering from KG1 to Grade 12. We are fully accredited by Cognia.

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