Classroom Assistant - UAEN - Yasmina British Academy (AY 26/27)

Role Overview

Main Duties

• Support individual pupils and groups inside and outside the classroom.
• Support pupils’ social, emotional, and physical wellbeing.
• Assist with individual education programmes and monitor pupil progress.
• Support pupils with additional emotional and behavioural needs.
• Assist teachers with pupil records, displays, photocopying, and other classroom tasks.
• Follow school health and safety requirements, relevant legislation, and school policies.

Specific Duties

• Provide individual or group instruction and demonstrate instructional activities as directed by the teacher.
• Monitor assigned work, check and correct pupils’ work, and keep pupils on task.
• Praise and reinforce achievements and report pupil progress to the teacher.
• Reorganise materials at the end of the day and check attendance.
• Supervise pupils in classrooms and other locations.
• Promote self-esteem and positive behaviour, and address misbehaviour in line with school policy.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum secondary school certificate.
• At least two years of experience in a school setting.
• English language skills appropriate to the school curriculum.
• UAE National with a minimum secondary school certificate or bachelor’s degree.

Job-Specific Knowledge and Skills

• Previous experience working with students whose first language is not English.
• Passion for teaching and commitment to educating the whole child.
• Professional approach and consideration for children’s wellbeing.
• Recent and consistent involvement in extracurricular activities.
• Clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check.

Safeguarding and Policies

• Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.
• The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.