Inclusion Assistant (UAE National) - (immediate start) - Al Danah Charter School

Role Overview

Inclusion Assistant (UAE National) at Al Danah Charter School, an American Curriculum school in Abu Dhabi, operated by ALDAR EDUCATION. Immediate start available.

Company Overview

Al Danah Charter School is part of ALDAR EDUCATION, a family of world-class, child-centered, and innovative schools based in the UAE. The group educates over 25,000 students across owned and managed schools. The school is committed to fulfilling the National Agenda for Emirati students through a learning culture underpinned by the mission statement: Excite, Challenge, Empower.

Role Purpose

To provide comprehensive support for individual pupils with additional support needs, both inside and outside the classroom, enabling them to fully participate in school activities and access the curriculum while developing independence, social skills, and communication abilities.

Key Responsibilities

Academic Support

• Provide individual instruction as prescribed by the teacher or group instruction where appropriate.
• Demonstrate various instructional activities.
• Monitor work assigned by the teacher, checking and correcting individual student work in line with school policy while in progress.
• Keep individual pupils and peers on task.
• Praise and reinforce the achievements of pupils and report pupil progress to the teacher.
• Prepare materials for individual pupils as needed to scaffold their classroom learning.

Additional Support Needs

• Support individual pupils in relation to their additional support needs, including academic, physical, emotional, and behavioral difficulties.
• Help develop pupils' social and communication skills.
• Promote independence by teaching clear and meaningful strategies to the student.
• Attend and deliver intervention for Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT), Occupational Therapy (OT), and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to help generalize and consolidate target skills, maximizing the impact of therapy.

Education Programme Implementation

• Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for individual pupils, linked to the student's IEP goals.
• Contribute to the monitoring of pupil progress and attainment.
• Participate in development of behavior policy and promote pupils' self-esteem and discipline misbehavior in line with whole-school policy.

Supervision and Engagement

• Provide support for individual pupils within a group context or individually, both inside and outside of the classroom.
• Supervise individual pupils in the classroom, specialist lessons, and other locations.
• Attend extracurricular activities (ECA), trips, and visits.

Operational Support

• Assist homeroom and subject teachers with maintaining pupil records.
• 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.
• Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality, and attendance.
• Attend training sessions and professional meetings as required.
• Build a close working relationship with homeroom and subject teachers and communicate regularly and openly.
• Understand other duties from time to time as the Principal or Head of Inclusion requires.

Confidentiality and Professional Practice

• Adhere to guidelines of confidentiality, respecting that the Head of Inclusion, Homeroom, and subject teachers are responsible for formal communications with parents.
• Mentor new Inclusion Assistants when asked; experienced Inclusion Assistants may be asked to mentor and new Inclusion Assistants may be asked to participate in mentoring.

Qualifications & Experience

• SEN (Special Educational Needs) Diploma qualification.
• Minimum 2 years SEN experience.

Additional Information

• UAE National applicants are encouraged to apply.
• Attractive remuneration package including medical cover, flights, housing, and free child school places.
• Professional development, coaching, and training emphasized for both staff and students.
• Access to a wide network of professionals and opportunities to lead and contribute to training others.
• Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.
• ALDAR EDUCATION is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.