Classroom Assistant

Aldar Education is seeking a Classroom Assistant to support our growing family of owned and operated schools in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE for the Dec 2024 start.

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.

Responsibilities

Main Duties:

1. Provide support for individual pupils / groups of pupils inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in a range of activities during the school day and to provide for their academic, social, emotional and physical well-being.
2. Be pro-active in matters relating to health and safety.
3. Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for individual pupils / groups of pupils and help monitor their progress.
4. Support pupils with additional support needs e.g. emotional and behavioural difficulties and help to develop their social skills.
5. Assist class teachers with maintaining pupil records.
6. Prepare and present displays of pupils’ work.
7. Support class teachers in photocopying and other tasks in order to support teaching.
8. Support the aims of the school; comply with the requirements of health and safety, other relevant legislation and school policies.
9. Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance.
10. Attend team and staff meetings as required.
11. Work with other professionals as and when required.
12. Undertake other duties from time to time as the Principal requires.

Specific Duties:

1. Academic assistance.
2. Giving group instruction as prescribed by the teacher/providing individual instruction.
3. Demonstrating various instructional activities.
4. Monitoring work assigned by teacher – checking and correcting pupils’ work while in progress.
5. Keeping pupils on task.
6. Praising and reinforcing achievements of pupils/reporting pupil progress to teacher.
7. Reorganising materials at the end of the day.
8. Checking attendance.
9. Supervising pupils in the classrooms and other locations.
10. Participating in the development of behaviour policy/promoting pupils' self-esteem.
11. Responding to misbehaviour in line with the whole school policy.

Qualifications

1. Preferred candidate with Bachelor’s Degree.
2. Minimum 2 years experience in a similar position.
3. Native Arabic speaker preferred.
4. Candidate with spouse / other sponsorship.

Company Industry

• Education
• Training
• Teaching

Department / Functional Area

• Teaching
• Education

Keywords

• Classroom Assistant