Inclusion Assistant - UAE Nationals (Abdulla Bin Otaiba Charter School) - Immediate Start

Role Overview

Inclusion Assistant at Abdulla Bin Otaiba Charter School, ALDAR EDUCATION, Abu Dhabi. Immediate start February/March 2026.

Company Overview

Abdulla Bin Otaiba Charter School is an American Curriculum mixed-gender primary school located in Abu Dhabi. The school strives for excellence through high expectations and commitment to providing high quality learning opportunities. The school vision is to create "A sustainable and innovative learning community where we nurture our learners through Collaboration, Leadership and Creativity," supported by the Abdullah bin Otaiba learners and teacher DNA at the heart of the school community.

Role Purpose

Provide specialized support for individual pupils with additional support needs, enabling them to fully participate in school activities and progress toward their educational goals within an inclusive learning environment.

Key Responsibilities

Student Support & Inclusion

• Provide support for individual pupils within a group context or individually, both inside and outside the classroom to enable full participation in school activities
• Support individual pupil(s) in relation to additional support needs including academic, physical, emotional, and behavioural difficulties
• Help develop students' social and communication skills
• Supervise individual pupil(s) in the classroom, specialist lessons, and other locations
• Keep individual pupils and peers on task
• Promote independence by teaching clear and meaningful strategies to students

Curriculum & Learning Support

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

Classroom & Administrative Support

• Assist home room and subject teachers with maintaining pupil records
• Attend and deliver intervention for Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT), Occupational Therapy (OT), and Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) therapy to help generalise and consolidate target skills, maximising therapy impact
• Attend ECAs, trips and visits

Behavioral & Pastoral Development

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

Professional Practice & Collaboration

• Be proactive in matters relating to health and safety
• Support the aims of the school, comply with health and safety requirements, code of conduct, and relevant legislation and school policies
• Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality, and attendance
• Build a close working relationship with home room and subject teachers and communicate regularly and openly
• Work with other professionals such as speech therapists, occupational therapists, and others as needed
• Adhere to guidelines of confidentiality, respecting that the Head of Inclusion, home room and subject teachers are responsible for formal communications with parents
• Attend training sessions and professionals' meetings as required
• Understand other duties from time to time as the Principal or Head of Inclusion require

Professional Development

• Mentor new Inclusion Assistants where experienced, or participate in mentoring as a new Inclusion Assistant

Qualifications & Experience

• UAE National status
• Minimum SEN (Special Educational Needs) Qualification
• Secondary school certificate or Bachelor's degree
• At least 1 year of experience in UAE Schools

Skills & Competencies

• English language skills or proficiency in the language applied in the school curriculum

Additional Information

• Immediate start February/March 2026