High Level Teaching Assistant

4 months ago


UAE, United Arab Emirates Star International School MirdifUnited Arab Emirates Full time

**Star International School Mirdif**
United Arab Emirates

New

**Job type**:

Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:

Immediate
31 October 2024

**Job overview**:
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Higher Learning Teaching Assistant to join our fantastic team to work primarily in EYFS. We currently have four FS1 classes and seven FS2 classes.
- Vision: To grow the future leaders and global citizens of tomorrow, who will Go Beyond and change our world for the better.
- Mission: Through amazing learning opportunities and personalised pathways, our educators and students Go Beyond to ensure every member of our Star Family achieves their personal best both inside and beyond the classroom
- Values: Self-belief, teamwork, adventure, respect

Star International School Mirdif is a community school that is rooted in kindness and amazing learning. We offer our pupils:

- Centre of research informed T&L
- Ed-Tech best practice with AI powered T&L
- Awe & Wonder offering beyond the National curriculum
- STEAM+ curriculum focusing on global and cosmic problems
- Safe with incredible learning behaviours
- EYFS-Post-16 (GCSE/A-Level/BTEC) British curriculum school in the heart of Mirdif Dubai

**The role - Job description**
- Key Accountabilities:_
- Lead high quality interventions to support groups or individual children to ensure all make accelerated progress.
- Cover EYFS classes when required to do so
- following planning and delivering high quality teaching and learning.

They will also be:

- able to provide support for pupils, the teacher and the school in order to raise standards of achievement for all by utilising advanced levels of knowledge and skills when assisting with planning, monitoring, assessing and managing classes.
- Someone with a clear vision on how to develop pupils with an impact on achievement.
- Able and willing to assess learning as well as social and emotional needs and give help that is needed to remove the barriers to learning.

**Position Requirements**:
Education: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University

Experience: Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Higher Learning Teaching Assistant

Language: Excellent English language is mandatory

**Skills and Abilities**

Competencies:

- Good oral and written communication skills
- Willing attitude to be a part of the school team
- Strong sense of professionalism
- Able to develop positive working relationships with all members of the school community
- Use initiative, be flexible, fun, proactive and positive
- Be kind, approachable and professional
- Safeguarding and welfare of children
- A collaborative team-player with excellent interpersonal skills
- Behaviour management

Attributes:

- Empathetic listener
- Integrity and confidentiality
- Internationally minded
- Emotionally intelligent
- Intercultural awareness, creative
- Flexible and a can-do attitude

The work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure and at Star we maintain a strong safeguarding culture where pupils are listened to, respected and involved in as many decisions as possible.

Star International School Mirdif is a happy, inclusive and creative school where children thrive and where innovation, initiative and creativity are encouraged. What we offer our employees:

- Well behaved children who have a love of learning at our school
- A friendly and supportive team with high morale who all champion children’s well-being
- An environment that supports Awe and Wonder in our children
- Exceptional CPD opportunities through our tailored programme
- A strong ethos of high expectations and challenge for the whole community
- Excellent professional development and career enhancement opportunities
- Excellent induction and a support programme for all staff new to the school
- A chance to work in a diverse, inclusive and vibrant community

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified

To be line managed by Head of EYFS

Hours of work - 7.15am to 4pm Monday to Thursday, and up to 12 noon on Fridays; with occasional evening and holiday work

Holidays - as per the school KHDA approved calendar

**ISP Principles**
- ** Begin with our children and students. **Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.
- ** Treat everyone with care and respect. **We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.
- ** Learn continuously. **Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.

**Attached documents**:

- Applicant Info Pack
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Vision
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Ethos and school values
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