Inclusion Assistant (UAE National) - Immediate Start

About the role

Aldar Academies is recruiting an Inclusion Assistant (UAE National) for Yas American Academy on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, with an immediate start. The school opened in September 2016 and teaches the Massachusetts Common Core Curriculum alongside Arabic, Islamic Studies and Social Studies. The successful candidate will be closely aligned with the school's core values and understand the values of the region.

Key responsibilities

• Support individual pupils, in groups or individually, inside and outside the classroom so they can take part in school activities
• Be proactive on health and safety matters and follow school policies and legislation
• Help implement individual education programmes linked to IEP goals and monitor progress
• Support pupils' additional needs (academic, physical, emotional, behavioural) and help develop their social and communication skills
• Assist homeroom and subject teachers with pupil records and prepare differentiated resources
• Teach strategies that promote independence and supervise pupils in class, specialist lessons and other locations
• Give individual or group instruction, check and correct work, scaffold learning and reinforce pupils' achievements
• Deliver interventions for SaLT, OT and ABA therapy to generalise and consolidate target skills
• Take part in ECA, trips and visits; experienced assistants may mentor new ones

Required profile

• Diploma or degree in a related subject with an appropriate SEN / inclusion qualification
• At least 2 years of experience as a SEN / inclusion assistant
• Experience working with students for whom English is not their first language
• Clean enhanced DBS check or police clearance; offers are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance

Required skills

• Passion for teaching and commitment to educating the whole child
• Professionalism and respect for all members of the school community
• Positive, solution-focused attitude and recent involvement in extra-curricular activities