Teaching Assistant
Role Overview
Supports students' learning, wellbeing, and safety throughout the school day.
Works closely with teachers to support classroom learning, students with diverse needs, and an inclusive environment.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role purpose
Supports students' learning, wellbeing, and safety throughout the school day.
Works closely with teachers to support classroom learning, students with diverse needs, and an inclusive environment.
Classroom support
- Assist teachers with lessons and classroom activities; provide individual or small-group support to students who need additional help.
- Support Students of Determination, ELL learners, and students with diverse learning needs.
- Prepare and organize learning materials and classroom resources; encourage confidence, independence, and positive learning habits.
- Supervise students during class activities, break times, and school events when required.
Wellbeing and professional responsibilities
- Promote positive behavior, respect, and inclusion; support social and emotional wellbeing and help maintain a safe, orderly classroom.
- Report student welfare or safeguarding concerns to the appropriate staff member.
- Maintain professionalism, confidentiality, and integrity; follow school safeguarding, welfare, and safety policies.
- Collaborate with teachers, staff, and operations; attend relevant training, meetings, and school events as requested.
Essential qualifications and experience
- Experience working with children in an educational or childcare setting.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with teachers and school staff.
- Patient, caring, and supportive approach to students; understanding of child safety and wellbeing responsibilities.
Desirable experience
- Previous Teaching Assistant or Learning Support Assistant experience is desirable.
- Experience supporting Students of Determination or ELL learners is desirable.
- Experience working in UAE schools is desirable.
Standards and safeguarding
The role aligns with KHDA expectations for student care, protection, wellbeing, inclusion, and staff collaboration.
The description references UAE Ministry of Education expectations for safe school transport, inclusive education, respect, wellbeing, and student protection.
Staff are subject to vetting, references, and satisfactory criminal background checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years of employment history.
School principles
The school emphasizes student safety and wellbeing, care and respect, effective operations, financial responsibility, and continuous learning.
The employer promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
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