IH Al Jouf | School profiles | Recruitment

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School and town profile:
IH Al Jouf is a newly established language school offering General English courses to the public at all levels. Al Jawf is in a pleasant, quiet and relaxing area of northern Saudi Arabia and offers an interesting cultural and professional experience.

Located in an existing private diploma college, the school, although small at present, has massive potential and aims to establish itself as a leading quality EFL service provider. This is a new school and teachers will be expected to assist in its development. The school is expected to generate a lot of local interest as there is little direct competition in Al Jawf and the town needs a reliable service provider.

The center will serve both the general public and business and industry. It will also offer courses to Young Learners. IH Al Jouf will also offer Academic English Support programs to the diploma college in which it is based.

In modern times Al Jouf has developed into a pleasant, quiet and well ordered moderately sized typical Saudi city located between Sakakah and Tabuk. Al Jouf is not especially large and the city is easy to get to know, although the town covers a wide area, including many outlying suburbs and satellite villages. Near to the regional capital, Sakakah, Al Jouf is very much in the Saudi heartland. Some areas of the town have date groves that are very attractive.

Al Jouf is a conservative town and very safe and will appeal to those who prefer to live and work in an unpolluted, stress free environment. People are hospitable and friendly and there is a great desire to learn English here.
Al Jouf has a small but vibrant city center with a commercial area selling everything you need.

Al Jouf is well connected to the national capital Riyadh, 4 hours by road, and other cities within the Kingdom. The Jordanian border is relatively close by. The climate in summer is hot, up to 45 degrees C but humidity is of course much lower than on the coasts so it does not feel especially uncomfortable. Winter temperatures are much lower, 17 degrees C on average and November to April are very pleasant.
Contract dates:
Yearly recruitment. 1-2 year renewable.
Hours:
35 contact hours per week plus 90/100 minutes standby plus teachers’ meeting and seminar (approx 1.5 hours combined)
Holidays:
30 days paid vacation plus 10 days public paid holiday
Accommodation:
Arranged and paid for by the school. Accommodation will include AC and utility bills are paid. Teachers are responsible for phone bills.
Number of Students:
Up to 120 ( projected )
Breakdown of Students:
Number of teachers:
3
Facilities:
6 classes. Reception area. Computer lab. Audi visual technology. Internet access.
Future Developments:
Establish a library and first class teacher resources center. Begin offering a wide a variety of general English courses to meet existing local need. Courses for industry, business English and other ESP courses. TOEFL. Young Learners. Develop and market all of the above programs to the highest standards. IH Al Jawf also needs to implement academic English orientation programs, Elementary and Pre Intermediate, for the diploma college.
Main Activities:
English language providers to a wide variety of market sectors including the development of tailor made courses for corporate clients, state sponsored training programs and also Arabic language courses as part of IH’s Study Abroad program. Many of the general English courses will be aimed at lower level learners.
Notes on Contract:
The first three months are probationary. As well as accommodation the contract will include one paid for air ticket to Saudi Arabia with the return leg paid for at completion of contract. A free ticket to your country of origin is given at the completion of 1 working year for renewals. Visa and medical check up are paid for. If you travel from the UK all visa red tape will be dealt with for you by our agent in London.
Useful Info:
You need a comprehensive health check before you receive your visa from the Saudi embassy. You need also to present your educational and teaching certificates. Your temporary visa will be converted into a work permit after your arrival. You need an exit and re-entry visa when you want to leave and a final exit visa when you complete your contract. Note that local labor law restricts job recruitment according to the gender advertised. Teachers must be resilient and resourceful and both willing and able to contribute to the development of this new school, its resources and its programs.