Inclusion Assistant - Al Danah Charter School AY (2026-2027)

Role Overview

Inclusion Assistant at Al Danah Charter School, Abu Dhabi, operated by ALDAR EDUCATION, for the Academic Year 2026–2027.

Company Overview

Al Danah Charter School is an American Curriculum school located in Abu Dhabi. The school maintains a globally recognized curriculum, dedicated practitioners, and outstanding teaching and learning. The school's learning culture is underpinned by its mission statement: Excite, Challenge, Empower, which allows all students to thrive. The school maintains an exciting, diverse, and progressive learning community committed to fulfilling the National Agenda for Emirati students.

ALDAR EDUCATION is a family of world-class, child-centered, and innovative schools based in the UAE, educating over 25,000 students across its group of owned and managed schools. The organization offers a future-focused learning model with special emphasis on professional development, coaching, and training.

Role Purpose

The Inclusion Assistant provides targeted support to individual pupils with additional support needs within group and individual contexts, both inside and outside the classroom, to enable them to participate fully in school activities and access the curriculum.

Key Responsibilities

Pupil Support & Learning

• Provide support for individual pupils within a group context or individually, both inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in a range of activities during the school day.
• Support the individual pupil or pupils in relation to their additional support needs, including academic, physical, emotional, and behavioural difficulties.
• Help develop pupils' social and communication skills.
• Supervise individual pupils in the classroom, specialist lessons, and other locations.
• Keep individual pupils and peers on task.
• Promote independence by teaching clear and meaningful strategies to the student.

Curriculum & Learning Delivery

• Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for individual pupils, linking to the student's IEP goals and contributing to the monitoring of their progress and attainment.
• Provide academic assistance.
• Give individual instruction as prescribed by the teacher or provide group instruction where appropriate.
• Demonstrate various instructional activities.
• Prepare necessary resources to assist the identified student to access or differentiate the curriculum in order to support learning.
• Prepare materials for the individual as needed to scaffold their classroom learning.
• Monitor work assigned by the teacher, checking and correcting individual students' work in line with school policy while in progress.

Pupil Progress & Communication

• Praise and reinforce the achievements of pupils and report pupil progress to the teacher.
• Assist homeroom and subject teachers with maintaining pupil records.
• Build a close working relationship with homeroom and subject teachers and communicate regularly and openly.
• Adhere to guidelines of confidentiality, respecting that the Head of Inclusion, Homeroom and subject teachers are responsible for formal communications with parents.

Behaviour & Wellbeing

• Participate in development of behaviour policy and promote pupils' self-esteem and discipline misbehaviour in line with whole school policy.
• Attend and subsequently deliver intervention for SaLT / OT / ABA therapy to help generalise and consolidate target skills, maximising the impact of therapy.

Health, Safety & School Operations

• Be proactive in matters relating to health and safety.
• Support the aims of the school, comply with the requirements of health and safety, code of conduct and other relevant legislation and school policies.
• Attend training sessions and professionals' meetings as required.
• Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality, and attendance.
• Attend ECAs, trips, and visits.

Professional Development & Mentoring

• Experienced IA may be asked to mentor new IA; new IA may be asked to participate in mentoring.
• Undertake other duties from time to time as the Principal or Head of Inclusion requires.

Qualifications & Experience

• SEN qualification – Diploma
• 2 years SEN experience

Additional Information

• Medical cover
• Flights
• Housing
• Free child school places

Aldar Education is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. The organisation is mindful of its national development strategy and encourages UAE Nationals to apply.

Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.