Classroom Assistant - UAE National

Role Overview

Classroom Assistant – UAE National at Aldar Education, Noya British School, Abu Dhabi.

Company Overview

Noya British School is a British curriculum, mixed-gender primary school located in a state-of-the-art building on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The school strives for excellence through high expectations and commitment to providing high-quality learning opportunities. The vision is to create "A sustainable and innovative learning community, where we nurture our learners through Collaboration, Leadership and Creativity." This role offers the opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and help shape the future of Abu Dhabi's leading school group.

Role Purpose

To provide comprehensive support for individual pupils and groups of pupils both inside and outside the classroom, enabling them to fully participate in school activities and fostering their social, emotional and physical well-being. The role supports class teachers in academic instruction, pupil progress monitoring, behaviour management and the day-to-day operation of the classroom.

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 school activities.
• Support pupils' social, emotional and physical well-being.
• Work with other professionals such as speech therapists and occupational therapists as necessary.
• Support pupils with additional support needs, including emotional and behavioural difficulties, and help develop their social skills.
• Participate in development of behaviour policy and promote pupils' self-esteem.
• Discipline misbehaviour in line with whole school policy.

Academic Support

• Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for individual pupils and groups of pupils and help monitor their progress.
• Provide group instruction as prescribed by the teacher.
• Provide individual instruction as required.
• Demonstrate various instructional activities.
• Monitor work assigned by the teacher, checking and correcting pupils' work while in progress.
• Keep pupils on task.
• Praise and reinforce achievements of pupils.
• Report pupil progress to the teacher.

Classroom Operations

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

Health, Safety and Compliance

• Be pro-active in matters relating to health and safety.
• Support the aims of the school.
• Comply with the requirements of health and safety, other relevant legislation and school policies.
• Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance.

Organisational and Professional Duties

• Attend team and staff meetings as required.
• Undertake other duties from time to time as the principal requires.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum secondary school certificate.

Additional Information

• This role requires alignment with the school's core values and ethos, and a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.
• UAE National candidates only.