Inclusion Assistant (UAE National)- Virginia American School- October 2026

Role Overview

Inclusion Assistant (UAE National) at Virginia American School, operated by Aldar Education, Abu Dhabi. Position starts October 2026.

Company Overview

Aldar Education is the leading education group in Abu Dhabi, providing inclusive and innovative learning across 31 schools serving over 38,000 students. The organization operates a network of almost 5,000 educators representing over 100 nationalities and offers a broad range of curricula from nursery through adult education, including a Teacher Training Academy. Founded in 2007 with one school and 250 students, Aldar Education now operates in the largest number of locations in Abu Dhabi. The organization's efforts are guided by Abu Dhabi's Economic Vision 2030 plan to build a sustainable knowledge-based economy through premium education.

Role Purpose

Provide targeted support to individual pupils with additional needs, both inside and outside the classroom, to enable their full participation in school activities and learning. Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes aligned to student IEP goals while supporting academic, physical, emotional, social, communication, and behavioural development.

Key Responsibilities

Student Support & Development

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

Individual Education Programmes & Monitoring

• Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for pupils, linking to the student's IEP goals.
• Contribute to the monitoring of pupil progress and attainment.
• Prepare materials for individual pupils as needed to scaffold their classroom learning.

Academic Instruction & Resources

• Give individual instruction as prescribed by the teacher or provide group instruction where appropriate.
• Demonstrate various instructional activities.
• Prepare necessary resources to assist identified students to access or differentiate the curriculum in order to support learning.
• 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.

Behaviour Management & Well-being

• Participate in development of behaviour policy and promote pupils' self-esteem.
• Discipline misbehaviour in line with whole school policy.

Therapy & Intervention Support

• Attend and subsequently deliver intervention for Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) therapy to help generalise and consolidate target skills, maximising the impact of therapy.

Administrative & Records Management

• Assist homeroom and subject teachers with maintaining pupil records.
• Adhere to guidelines of confidentiality, respecting that the Head of Inclusion, Homeroom, and subject teachers are responsible for formal communications with parents.

School Activities & Events

• Attend extracurricular activities, trips, and visits.

Health, Safety & Professional Standards

• 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.

Relationships & Communication

• Build a close working relationship with homeroom and subject teachers and communicate regularly and openly.

Professional Development & Mentoring

• Attend training sessions and professionals' meetings as required.
• Experienced Inclusion Assistants may be asked to mentor new Inclusion Assistants; new Inclusion Assistants may be asked to participate in mentoring.

General Duties

• Understand other duties from time to time as the Principal or Head of Inclusion requires.

Qualifications & Experience

• Diploma or Degree in a related subject with the appropriate Special Education Needs (SEN) or Inclusion qualification.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Special Education Needs or Inclusion Assistant.

Skills & Competencies

• Previous experience working with students for whom English is not their first language.
• Passion for teaching and commitment to educating the whole child.
• High level of professionalism and consideration of the well-being of children.
• Recent and consistent involvement in extracurricular activities.
• Respect for all members of a school community, irrespective of position, gender, age, and ethnic background.
• Positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.

Additional Information

• Clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check required.