Job Description

Aldar Education is currently looking for Inclusion Assistants for Charter Schools based in Abu Dhabi. 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. Job Purpose: Provide early intervention to promote the educational and social development of identified pupil/s under the direction and guidance of the Head of Inclusion and Class Teacher. Responsibilities: Main Duties: 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. Be proactive in matters relating to health and safety. Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for individual pupils, link to the student's IEP goals and contribute to the monitoring of their progress and attainment. Support the individual pupil/s in relation to their additional support needs e.g., academic, physical, emotional, and behavioural difficulties and help develop their social and communication skills. Assist home room and subject teachers with maintaining pupil records. Prepare necessary resources to assist the identified student to access or differentiate the curriculum in order to support learning. Promote independence, by teaching clear and meaningful strategies to the student. 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 training sessions and professionals' meetings as required. Work with other professionals e.g. speech therapists, occupational therapists etc, as needed. Build a close working relationship with home room and subject teachers and communicate regularly and openly. Understand other duties from time to time as the principal / Head of Inclusion require Specific Duties: Adhere to guidelines of confidentiality - respecting that the Head of Inclusion, Home room and subject teachers are responsible for formal communications with parents. Academic assistance Giving individual instruction as prescribed by the teacher / providing group instruction where appropriate Demonstrating various instructional activities Monitoring work assigned by the teacher - checking and correcting individual students work in line with school policy, while in progress. Keeping individual pupil and peers on task Praising and reinforcing the achievements of pupils/reporting pupil progress to the teacher Prepare materials for the individual as needed, to scaffold their classroom learning. Supervising individual pupil/s in the classroom, specialist lessons and other locations Participating in development of behaviour policy / promoting pupils self-esteem and discipline misbehaviour in line with whole school policy Attend and subsequently deliver intervention for SaLT / OT / ABA therapy to help generalise and consolidate target skills, maximising the impact of therapy. Attend ECA/trips and visits. Experienced IA may be asked to mentor new IA - new IA may be asked to participate mentoring Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: Two-year diploma degree in Education or/ Special Education or/ to have a high school diploma with a Special Education training program. Minimum Experience: 2 years SEN experience in same field Job Specific Knowledge & Skills: Good literacy skills and an excellent command of English and good numeracy skills Flexibility, personal initiative and skills in prioritisation of tasks, enthusiastic, motivated, resilient and patient Strong sense of emotional intelligence Pro-active sense towards health and safety Ability to work flexibly as a member of a team IT skills First aid trained - an advantage What We Offer Aldar Academies are a family of world-class, child centered, and innovative schools based in the UAE. We educate over 25,000 students across our group of owned and managed schools and as we grow so does our need for highly skilled, inspirational, and dedicated school leaders. We offer an attractive remuneration package. Our future-focused learning model includes both students and staff and so we place a special emphasis on professional development, coaching and training. This job description is not all inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are also mindful of our national development strategy and encourage UAE Nationals in their application at our company. 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. #LI - HQAM Schedule: Full-time Shift: Day Job Travel: