Classroom Assistant - UAE National - Alrayana Charter School - August 2026

Role Overview

Classroom Assistant at Al Rayana Charter School, a division of Aldar Education, located in Abu Dhabi. Position available for August 2026. UAE National candidates only.

Company Overview

Al Rayana Charter School is an American curriculum, mixed gender primary school located in a state-of-the-art building in the heart of 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 Al Rayana Learner and Teacher DNA. Al Rayana is part of the highly successful Aldar family of schools, Abu Dhabi's leading school group.

Role Purpose

Provide comprehensive support to pupils and class teachers, enabling students to fully participate in classroom and school activities while supporting their social, emotional and physical well-being and academic progress.

Key Responsibilities

Pupil Support & Well-being

• Support individual pupils and groups of pupils inside and outside the classroom to enable full participation in activities during the school day.
• Support the social, emotional and physical well-being of pupils.
• 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.
• Check attendance.

Academic Support

• Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for individual pupils and groups of pupils.
• Monitor pupil progress.
• Provide group instruction as prescribed by the teacher and individual instruction.
• 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 and report pupil progress to teacher.

Classroom & Administrative Support

• Assist class teachers with maintaining pupil records.
• Prepare and present displays of pupils' work.
• Support class teachers with photocopying and other administrative tasks.
• Reorganise materials at the end of the day.

Health, Safety & Professional Standards

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

Collaboration & Meetings

• Attend team and staff meetings as required.
• Work with other professionals, such as speech therapists and occupational therapists, as necessary.
• Undertake other duties as the principal requires from time to time.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum secondary school certificate.

Additional Information

• Successful candidates must be closely aligned with school core values and ethos and possess genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.