UAE Nationals Recruitment Event - Classroom Assistant - Muna British Academy, Saadiyat Island - August 2026

Role Overview

Classroom Assistant at Muna British Academy, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, operated by Aldar Education. Start date: August 2026. This recruitment event is open to UAE Nationals only.

Company Overview

Aldar Education has maintained a strong reputation for excellence since 2009, consistently achieving an "Outstanding" ADEK rating since 2015. Muna British Academy relocated in August 2025 to a state-of-the-art campus in Saadiyat Lagoons, Abu Dhabi, featuring world-class facilities designed to foster academic excellence, creativity, and personal growth. The academy currently welcomes students from FS1 to Year 8, with plans to extend to Year 13 in the near future.

Role Purpose

Support pupils and class teachers to enable full participation in classroom and school activities, with focus on pupils' social, emotional, and physical well-being, while maintaining the school's commitment to safeguarding and promoting child welfare.

Key Responsibilities

Pupil Support and Well-being

• Provide support for individual pupils and groups of pupils inside and outside the classroom to enable full participation in activities during the school day.
• Support pupils' social, emotional, and physical well-being.
• 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 development of behaviour policy and promote pupils' self-esteem.
• Discipline misbehaviour in line with whole school policy.

Academic Support

• Provide academic assistance to pupils.
• Give group instruction as prescribed by the teacher or provide individual instruction.
• Demonstrate various instructional activities.
• Monitor work assigned by teacher and check and correct pupils' work while in progress.
• Keep pupils on task.
• Praise and reinforce achievements of pupils and report pupil progress to teacher.

Implementation of Education Programmes

• Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for individual pupils and groups of pupils.
• Help monitor pupil progress.

Administrative and Operational Support

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

Health, Safety and School Values

• 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.

Qualifications & Experience

• UAE National.
• Minimum secondary school certificate or Bachelor's degree.
• At least two years of experience in a school setting.
• English language skills according to the school curriculum.

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.
• A high level of professionalism and consideration of the well-being of children.
• Recent and consistent involvement in extra-curricular activities.
• Respect for all members of a school community, irrespective of position, gender, age and ethnic background.
• A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.
• A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check.

Additional Information

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the UAE National Recruitment Event at Muna British Academy campus.

Successful candidates will be closely aligned with the school's core values and ethos and will demonstrate genuine understanding and appreciation of the values and culture of the region.

Aldar Education is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment and encourages UAE Nationals in their application.

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.

This job description is not all inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right to amend this job description at any time.