Inclusion Assistant - Mamoura British Academy (Immediate Start)

Role Overview

Inclusion Assistant at Mamoura British Academy, a British curriculum school operated by Aldar Education, located in Abu Dhabi. The position is available for immediate start.

Company Overview

Mamoura British Academy is a British curriculum school with Lower, Middle and Senior School model 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 quality learning opportunities. The vision is to create a sustainable and innovative learning community that nurtures learners through the Mamoura British Academy DNA. The school is part of the highly successful Aldar family of schools.

Role Purpose

To provide targeted support for individual pupils within group and individual contexts, both inside and outside the classroom, enabling them to fully participate in school activities and access the curriculum. The role supports pupils with additional needs and contributes to the implementation and monitoring of their individual education programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Pupil Support & Participation

• 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.

Academic Assistance

• Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for pupils and link to the student's IEP goals.
• Contribute to the monitoring of pupil progress and attainment.
• Prepare necessary resources to assist identified students to access or differentiate the curriculum in order to support learning.
• Provide individual instruction as prescribed by the teacher or group instruction where appropriate.
• Demonstrate various instructional activities.
• 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.
• Praise and reinforce the achievements of pupils and report pupil progress to the teacher.
• Prepare materials for individual pupils as needed to scaffold their classroom learning.

Professional Collaboration & Communication

• 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.
• Attend and deliver intervention for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and ABA therapy to help generalise and consolidate target skills, maximising the impact of therapy.
• Adhere to guidelines of confidentiality, respecting that the Head of Inclusion, home room and subject teachers are responsible for formal communications with parents.

Behaviour & Discipline

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

Record-Keeping & Resources

• Assist home room and subject teachers with maintaining pupil records.

Professional Development & Leadership

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

General Duties

• 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.
• Attend extra-curricular activities and trips and visits.
• Undertake other duties as required by the Principal or Head of Inclusion.

Qualifications & Experience

• SEN qualification: Diploma.
• Minimum 2 years SEN experience.
• At least 2 years experience in a school setting.
• English language skills according to the school curriculum.

Skills & Competencies

• 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.
• Positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.

Additional Information

Aldar Education is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. The company encourages UAE Nationals to apply. 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. Aldar Education reserves the right to amend this job description at any time.