Nord Anglia Education Hiring for Learning Support Assistant – Primary Job at Dubai Full Time

About Nord Anglia Education

Nord Anglia Education (NAE) is the world’s leading premium schools organisation, with 81 schools located across dozens of countries in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Together, our schools educate over 74,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary school.

Our philosophy for education rests on the 4 pillars of creativity, wellbeing, excellent academic outcomes and global connectedness. These are delivered through innovative use of educational technology to create a 21st Century, personalised, learning experience for all students.

Every parent wants the best for their child — so do we. NAE schools deliver high quality, transformational education and ensure excellent academic outcomes by going beyond traditional learning. Our global scale enables us to recruit and retain world-leading teachers and to offer unforgettable experiences through global and regional events, while our engaging learning environments ensure all of our students love coming to school.

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About our school

NAS Dubai is a purpose built ‘flagship school’ generously resourced with an enrolment of over 2300.Our curriculum is based upon the legacy of the English National Curriculum adapted to the local environment leading up to GCSE and on to the IB Diploma programme, and A Levels introduced last year. Our GCSE 2022 results significantly surpasses the world average, with 71% of students achieving A**-A, 9-7 (World Average 27.6%). IB results are equally as impressive with 40% over 40 points and perfect scores of 45 every year.

The culture of the school is one of interest and care where learning is personalised to meet individual needs. The annual inspection judgments are ‘very good’ and ‘outstanding’ throughout.

About the role

You will be providing personalised and specialist support on a 1:1 and small group basis with primary students.

The ideal candidate

To be considered for this position, you must have:

• experience of providing core subject support to primary aged students
• experience of supporting students with special educational needs or learning difficulties through the planning and delivery of small group and 1:1 intervention session
• experience of supporting students with specific learning difficulties including dyslexia and dyscalculia, as well as ADHD
• previous and relevant experience of working as a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) or primary teacher
• experience of delivering a variety of specialist SEND interventions e.g. SNIP and Nessy
• previous experience of working within the British curriculum across primary level
• relevant qualifications including specialist SEND qualifications and training
• a secure knowledge of online teaching platforms including MS Teams, Zoom and Seesaw
• outstanding communication skills
• ability to manage time effectively to ensure all administrative tasks are completed
• drive for continuous professional development and further training
• a good rapport with young people
• a genuine passion for education
• excellent interpersonal skills
• a friendly, honest and professional manner
• strong English skills – spoken and written

The school has high standards for its students and is looking for someone who thrives towards maintaining high academic attainment. The ideal candidate will be confident and successful in teaching students who have learning difficulties and who have followed the UK National Curriculum. The candidate’s experience should include working with primary aged students across the core subject areas. The candidate will be required to prepare and deliver one-to-one tutorials and small group teaching sessions for primary aged students. The ability to work alongside other stakeholders to enhance student participation is paramount for this role. The candidate will be supporting students, teachers and parents to develop personalized educational plans (PEPs) and to develop the provision according to the student’s specific needs.

The candidate will work alongside the Head of Inclusion, the Primary Inclusion Team and Primary class teachers/specialist teachers in order to personalize the support for individual students.

Only candidates with the relevant experience and specialist qualifications will be shortlisted for interview.

The role is for February 2023 start. Remuneration will be competitive, and it Includes visa provision.

Selection Process

The closing date for application is 20th January 2023. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews that will take place at the Nord Anglia International School Dubai.

At Nord Anglia Education, we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture.

All post holders are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both Country of residence/birth and any Country of residence within the last 10 years.