Nord Anglia Education Hiring for Secondary Learning Support Assistant – Core Subject Support Job at Dubai Full Time

About Nord Anglia Education

Nord Anglia Education (NAE) is the world’s leading premium schools organisation, with 78 schools located across dozens of countries in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Together, our schools educate over 70,000 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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Nord Anglia International School Dubai

NAS Dubai is a purpose built ‘flagship school’ generously resourced with an enrolment touching 2222.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 this year. Our GCSE pass rate is a 100% overall pass with 48% A* and 97% of 5 or above and a 39.4-point IB average points score with 40% achieving more than 54% points and one with a perfect 45!

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.

Each Nord Anglia Education school is unique in character and designed to meet the needs of its community. We are united by our philosophy, to be ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools. We believe that being part of our family of 78 schools gives them a special advantage. Working together, we can achieve more than we can individually. Our schools have access to a wide range of resources and support to enhance their success. We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students and people, such as the Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF and King’s College London

We are currently looking to recruit a full time and experienced Learning Support Assistant to support secondary students within the subjects of English, Maths and Science.

The role

You will be providing personalised support on a 1:1 and small group basis with secondary students aged between Year 7 and Year 11.

The ideal candidate

To be considered for this position, you must have:

• experience of providing core subject support to secondary aged students (Years 7 – 11)
• experience of supporting students with special educational needs or learning difficulties e.g planning and delivering small group and 1:1 support sessions for students with dyslexia or learning difficulties
• previous and relevant experience of working as a Learning Support Assistant or secondary teacher
• previous experience of working within the British curriculum across secondary to GCSE/IGCSE level
• relevant qualifications
• a good rapport with young people
• a genuine passion for education
• strong interpersonal skills
• a friendly 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 secondary 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 secondary 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 personalised educational plans (PEPs) and develop the provision according to the student’s specific needs.

The candidate will work alongside the school SENCO as well as a small and friendly Personalised Learning team.

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

Remuneration will be competitive.

Selection Process

The closing date for application is 10th June 2022. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews that will take place in the week beginning 15th June 2022.

This is a full-time vacancy, starting from 1st September 2022

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 in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) 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.