Job Description

Yasmina British Academy is an outstanding English Curriculum school in the beautiful city of Abu Dhabi. With our globally recognized and admired curriculum, dedicated and passionate practitioners and outstanding teaching and learning, Yasmina British Academy is an exceptional place to work. With the transition to its multi-billion-dirham new campus now complete, Yasmina British Academy is leveraging its state-of-the-art facilities to redefine digital learning. This new multi-building campus is designed to foster a future-focused educational experience, providing students and teachers with cutting-edge technology, sustainable learning environments, and unparalleled opportunities for innovation and digital excellence.


This incredible facility is more than just a school, acting as a social, sporting and performance hub for both the local and international communities of the city. The new campus enables us to add even more value to our currently outstanding educational provision, whilst utilising the reputation of Aldar Academies' brand to positively impact the lives of our learning community in the UAE.


It has an exciting, diverse, and progressive learning community that annually produces some of the very best I/GCSE and A Level results in the UAE. Yasmina's learning culture is underpinned by the core values of excellence, respect, passion, collaboration, and creativity, allowing all students to thrive. Furthermore, the Academy is extremely proud of its recent ADEK inspection, which rated Yasmina British Academy as 'Outstanding' in all six performance standards, placing it among the top schools in the UAE and Middle East.


The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.



REQUIREMENTS


Minimum Qualifications


"O" Levels/NVQ/High School Diploma or equivalent (certificate will need to be attested)
Minimum Experience


School Experience Preferred.
Job Specific Knowledge & Skills


The successful candidate will require use of Microsoft Office, enthusiasm, initiative, flexibility, good interpersonal skills, motivation, resilience, patience, ability to work flexibly as a member of a team and ability to hit the ground running! Applicants must be confident Good literacy skills and an excellent command of English (An ability to speak Arabic would be an advantage).



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.





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RESPONSIBILITIES

Attend all administration team meetings Typing and branding of official documents and letters to staff Receiving, directing and responding to emails on behalf of the Team as appropriate Liaise with teaching and non-teaching staff and respond to enquiries on matters within the postholder's responsibility Link to Aldar HQ for all issues/tasks Design new documents, where necessary, to improve department's effectiveness Attend any training deemed necessary in relation to the role of Admin Support Support new staff - arrival, induction, accommodation and any other requirements Maintaining up to date records for all staff Mail merge letters to provide a more personalised service for staff Responsible for all communications to staff * Ensure all fire registers are up to date and accurate