Classroom Assistant

Classroom Assistant Jobs in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Duties and Responsibilities: 
–  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 social, emotional and physical well-being.
– Be pro-active in matters relating to health and safety.
– Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for individual pupils / groups of pupils and help monitor their progress.
– Support pupils with additional support needs e.g. emotional and behavioural difficulties and help to develop their social skills.
– Assist class teachers with maintaining pupil records.
– Prepare and present displays of pupils’ work.
– Support class teachers in photocopying and other tasks in order to support teaching.
– Support the aims of the school; comply with the requirements of health and safety, other relevant legislation and school policies.
– Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance.
– Attend team and staff meetings as required.
– Work with other professional’s e.g.  speech therapists, occupational therapists etc. as necessary.
– Undertake other duties from time to time as the principal requires.

Specific Duties:
–  Academic assistance.
–  Giving group instruction as prescribed by the teacher/providing individual instruction.
–  Demonstrating various instructional activities.
–  Monitoring work assigned by teacher – checking and correcting pupils’ work while in progress.
–  Keeping pupils on task.
– Praising and reinforcing achievements of pupils/reporting pupil progress to teacher.
–  Reorganising materials at the end of the day.
–  Checking attendance.
–  Supervising pupils in the classrooms and other locations.
–  Participating in development of behaviour policy/promoting pupils self esteem.
–  Disciplining misbehaviour in line with the whole school policy.

Minimum Qualifications: 
High school.

Minimum Experience:   
At least two-year experience in School field.

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills:    
English language skills or the language applied in the school curriculum.