Secondary Learning Support Assistant - Inclusion (19th August 2024 start)

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park are currently recruiting for a qualified and experienced Learning Support Assistant.

Due to continued expansion and growth, Dubai British School Jumeirah Park is seeking a EAL Learning Assistant to join our thriving school, set in the heart of the Jumeirah Park community. 

This is an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified individual who is passionate and forward thinking and who will thrive in our vibrant learning environment. The successful candidate will be welcomed into a team that fosters pedagogical discussion, embraces our vision of “Enjoy, Aspire, achieve” and aims to make their subject accessible to all students. In return you will have the opportunity to work in a premium, state-of-the-art school with a committed and dedicated staff. We have a pro-active approach to continuing professional, personal development and wellbeing, and the successful candidate will join a school where our values and our community are integral to our ethos. 

Requirements:  

• A Level or SQA Higher/Advanced Higher or equivalent in English and Maths preferred
• Experience or aptitude for working with students with special educational needs, previous teaching or teaching assistant experience preferred
• Good levels of written and spoken English
• Enthusiasm and aptitude for working with students
• Good team player, able to work well as part of a team

Our School

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park is part of the Taaleem family of schools and offers high quality education to over 1800 students aged between 3 and 18 years of age. The school is unique in many ways and has been designed to the highest specifications with the 21st century learning needs of students in mind. Facilities include a state-of-the-art performing arts theatre; radio station; large, light and airy classrooms; an 8-lane 25-meter swimming pool with training pool; large sports field with tennis courts, shaded outdoor learning spaces, innovation lab and food technology room. Our multi-cultural environment offers an exceptional combination of the best of a well-rounded British education delivered within a truly international community. In the pursuit of the highest academic standards, we provide a caring and supportive atmosphere, which allows children to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally, with each individual talent being nurtured and celebrated.

Our Curriculum 

DBSJP follows the National Curriculum for England, from EYFS through to GCSE, BTEC and A Level examination courses. The curriculum is significantly enhanced by the local context and culture. The opportunities that students enjoy outside the classroom are just as important as the main curriculum and we offer an extensive, competitive, and varied extra-curricular activities programme. 

Please visit our candidate brochure in the attached documents to find out more about Dubai British School Jumeirah Park.

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 28th April 2024, but applications will be reviewed as they are received and the school reserves the right to make an earlier appointment.

As part of your application,

1. please complete and submit our registration questionnaire that you will find in supporting documents; and also
2. upload your updated CV.