Classroom Assistant - UAE National - Alrayana Charter School

Role Overview

Aldar Education is seeking a Classroom Assistant (UAE National) for Al Rayana Charter School in Abu Dhabi.

Company Overview

Al Rayana Charter School is an American curriculum, mixed gender primary school located in a state-of-the-art building in the heart of Abu Dhabi. The school strives for excellence through high expectations and a commitment to providing high-quality learning opportunities. The vision is to create "A sustainable and innovative learning community, where we nurture our learners through Collaboration, Leadership and Creativity." This vision is supported by the Al Rayana Learner and Teacher DNA, which lies at the heart of the school community. Al Rayana is part of the highly successful Aldar family of schools and is a leading school group in Abu Dhabi.

Role Purpose

To provide comprehensive support to class teachers and individual pupils, enabling students to fully participate in classroom and school activities while supporting their social, emotional and physical well-being.

Key Responsibilities

Pupil Support

• Provide support for individual pupils and groups of pupils inside and outside the classroom to enable full participation in activities throughout the school day.
• Support pupils with additional support needs, including emotional and behavioural difficulties, and help develop their social skills.
• Supervise pupils in classrooms and other locations.
• Participate in the development of behaviour policy and promote pupils' self-esteem.
• Discipline misbehaviour in line with whole-school policy.

Academic Assistance

• Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for individual pupils and groups of pupils, and help monitor their progress.
• Provide group instruction as prescribed by the teacher or provide individual instruction.
• Demonstrate various instructional activities.
• Monitor work assigned by the teacher, checking and correcting pupils' work while in progress.
• Keep pupils on task.
• Praise and reinforce achievements of pupils and report pupil progress to the teacher.
• Check attendance.

Health, Safety and Pastoral Care

• Be proactive in matters relating to health and safety.
• Support the aims of the school and comply with the requirements of health and safety, other relevant legislation and school policies.
• Provide for pupils' social, emotional and physical well-being.

Administrative and Classroom Operations

• Assist class teachers with maintaining pupil records.
• Prepare and present displays of pupils' work.
• Support class teachers with photocopying and other administrative tasks to support teaching.
• Reorganise materials at the end of the day.

Professional Engagement

• Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance.
• Attend team and staff meetings as required.
• Work with other professionals, such as speech therapists and occupational therapists, as necessary.
• Undertake other duties from time to time as the Principal requires.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum secondary school certificate.