Teaching Assistant - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Talent Pal

Description

Description

JobDescription

Position Details

Position Title

Teaching Assistant

Department

Academic

Report to (Title):

Head of Year

Direct Reports:

Indirect Reports:

Aspen HeightsBritish School (AHBS) is a truly inclusive school based on theoutskirts of Abu Dhabi. We are proud of our inclusive ethos and ourcommitment to ensuring all children are provided with personalisedlearning experiences and the proper support to ensure they can makeprogress in learning in all areas.

Core Purpose:

The purpose of the role ofTeaching Assistant is to provide support to the students and theclass teachers of the school inside and outside of the classroom.They assist the teacher in providing in class support for childrenwith their work along with other tasks of a more generalnature.

MainResponsibilities:

Requirements and duties:

• Contributes appropriately with lesson planning andassessment processes including the organization and management ofbooks/files for individual children.
• Prepares materials or equipment for classlessons group work or for individual children.
• Leads & assists groups ofchildren or individuals with their tasks.
• Reads stories to groups ofchildren.
• Prepares anyICT equipment (for example: computers iPad digital camera DVD BeeBot etc.).
• Accompanieschildren on visits.
• Comforts young distressed and vulnerable children inaccordance with safeguarding procedures.
• Prepares Art and Craft materials and/or tidythem away.
• Mounts anddisplays childrens work appropriately.
• Supervises children using the cloakroom(toilet)/playtimes/start time and home times especially attransition times.
• Labels and stores equipment appropriately.
• Laminates and/or photocopymaterials/resources.
• Take part on a daily basis in the Rota which providessupervision in the playground at playtimes and supervise attransition times especially at start time and home time
• Maintains confidentiality aboutpersonal details revealed by the children
• Reports incidents to Teacher and or Head ofEarly Years in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy
• Maintains and promotes the Schoolsprofessional reputation.

Bus Supervisor (When applicable)

• Transportchildren to school by pickingup children at assigned stops;instructing children when it is safe to board the vehicle;established loading and unloading procedures
• Maintains safe conditions whiletraveling by enforcing safety and discipline rules and followingall vehicle and driving laws as outlined by the School &DoT
• Complete daily allpreand posttrip inspections for safety and security by inspectingand documenting the vehicle logs prior to completing daily shift.
• Implement emergencyplan in the event of an accident; appropriately administer to theneeds of the members onboard administer firstaid and completeaccident report and documentation for all accidents or incidentsthat occur in the bus.
• Take daily attendance of students
• Physically check the bus after every trip tobe sure that no child is left behind
• Provide assistance to students in fasteningtheir seatbelts and ensure that they are properly strapped inthroughout the journey. Insures all students are seated at alltimes on the bus
• Oversee student behavior within the bus and interveneduring untoward incidents such as bullying
• Reports any delays in pickup/drop off toparents
• Prepare reportssuch as attendance schedules and student

Health and Safety

• Emphasizes the importance of safety in all areas of thecurriculum communicating to the pupils the importance of aresponsible attitude towards personal safety the safety of othersand respect for Aspen Heights British Schools property andequipment
• Perform allplayground duties on time and with due diligence to safeguard Aspenstudents
• Take allnecessary and reasonable precautions to protect students equipmentmaterials and facilities
• Assist in implementing all policies and rules governingstudent life and conduct
• Ensure that all the necessary health and safety rules andprocedures are being followed
• Maintain an awareness of all the health and safetymeasures to be taken when in school

Communication &Working Relationships

Internal

Staff

Student

External

Parents

Knowledge &Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications Required for the Role

Graduate

Minimum Years of Experience Required

2 years school experience as teacherassistant

Language Skills

English ismandatory

Special Skills and Abilities

Competencies:

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Willing attitude to be a part ofthe school team
• Strongsense of professionalism
• Safeguarding and welfare of children
• Excellent communication skills andcommand of the English language in spoken and writtenform
• A collaborativeteamplayer with excellent interpersonal skills
• Behavior management

Attributes:

• Empathetic listener
• Integrity and confidentiality
• Internationally minded
• Emotional intelligence
• Intercultural awareness creative
• Flexible and a candoattitude

Whilst everyeffort has been made to explain the main duties andresponsibilities of the post each individual task undertaken maynot be identified.

Employees will be expected to comply with anyreasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similarlevel that is not specified in this job description.

Employees are expected tobe courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment tovisitors and telephone callers.

Approvals

LineManager:

Principal:

Employee:

HR:

The International SchoolsPartnership

AspenHeights British School is part of The International SchoolsPartnership (ISP).

The International Schools Partnership (ISP) is a growinggroup of committed colleagues in financially responsible schoolsaround the world all of which aim to be the school of choice intheir local area. Learning is at the heart of everything we do forour pupils colleagues and parents. We are committed to gettingbetter all the time.

ISP was founded by an experienced team of committededucationalists and commercial operators who have worked togetherover many years. Our growing group of private schools located inthe UK the USA Europe Costa Rica Chile Colombia Ecuador the UnitedArab Emirates Qatar Malaysia Mexico and Peru educate children andpupils from 218 years of age. We have now expanded to 45 schoolsdelivering multiple curricula and building on local brands andreputations with around 45000 pupils and 7000 staff located acrossthe globe.

Webelieve that successful schools are the ones that put learning atthe heart of everything they do always aiming to create roundedindividuals that are able to forge successful careers and lives ina rapidly changing world. Our goal is to enable our schools as theleading school of choice in their local area. We are a trulyinternational group working in different cultures and speakingdifferent languages. We work across countries and cultures too byworking with each other and with other schools and communities. AtISP we continue to engage with schools around the world who areinterested in becoming part of our global group of schools and lookforward to welcoming more pupils and staff to the group.

All our schools:

• Help children and pupils learn to levels thatamaze them.
• Inspire children and pupils to besuccessful now and equip them to be successful later.
• Are truly international working in partnerships withinand across regions cultures and languages.
• Aim to be the schools of choice for children pupils andtheir families wherever we are.

Aspen Heights BritishSchool is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare ofchildren and young people and expect all staff and volunteers toshare this commitment. All shortlisted candidates and post holdersare subject to appropriate International Criminal and ChildProtection Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10years of employment history. Aspen Heights British School recruitteachers in several ways including direct application to the schooland through international teacher recruitment agencies andorganizations.

Human Resources Office

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