Job Description

Job Title Learning Support Assistant

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• Motivating your pupils to achieve beyond their potential.
• Supporting and encouraging pupils in their schoolwork.
• Encouraging children to communicate.
• Helping children to understand instructions.
• Ensuring pupils feel comfortable and confident in their own abilities.
• Listening to children read, reading to them, and telling them stories.
• Looking after vulnerable children who require a dedicated person to manage their physical needs, including their hygiene.
• Helping children who need extra support to complete tasks.
• Supporting children during social activities, outings, and sports events.
• Helping children prepare for activities, such as Physical Education (PE).
• Helping children during therapy sessions.
• Supervising group activities.
• Assisting Teachers to plan learning activities, prepare learning materials, complete records, and carry out administrative tasks.
• Supporting Teachers in managing class behaviour.
• Following a child's care plan.
• Supervising pupils in the playground.
• Clearing away materials and equipment after lessons.
• Taking part in training.

• Experience in supporting pupils in a classroom environment, with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Additional Learning Needs (ALN).
• Knowledge of the national Key Stage Curriculum.
• A sound understanding of how children develop socially and mentally.
• The ability to demonstrate active listening skills and have strong verbal communication skills.
• A dedication to establishing positive relationships with pupils and understanding their needs.
• The ability to provide varying levels of individual attention, reassurance, and support with learning tasks, as appropriate to each pupils' needs.
• A willingness to adapt to a wide range of duties within changing circumstances.
• The ability to monitor each pupil's responses and to modify or adapt the learning activities both to suit their needs and to achieve the intended learning outcomes.
• The confidence to evaluate learning needs and seek new teaching methods.
• The ability to provide constructive feedback in a way that reinforces pupils' self-esteem.
• The ability to handle complex and sensitive issues with empathy and understanding.
• The ability to demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities.
• A strong desire to inspire and a passion for supporting and nurturing pupils.
• The ability to work effectively and supportively as a member of a team.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Ability to commute/relocate:

• Abu Dhabi: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Shadow teacher: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• certificates (Preferred)

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