Website Aldar Academies
From the opening of the first school, The Pearl Academy in 2007, Aldar Academies has fast grown into a leading provider of private education across a network of seven Academies and one Nursery. Aldar Academies continues to work towards its promise of ‘delivering the highest standards of education and inspiring a love of learning’, with plans to grow its current schools and build new ones which will expand its student capacity to over 14,000 in the coming years. To date, Aldar Academies have invested more than Dh450 million in Abu Dhabi’s education sector as part of its commitment to the UAE’s 2030 vision. We see this as a long-term investment and will continue to invest in this sector as we expand.
Aldar Academies is hiring a Classroom Assistant (UAE National) at Yasmina American School in Abu Dhabi for the AY 25‑26 academic year. This role is ideal for Emirati nationals with a passion for education, strong communication skills, and the ability to support teachers and students in a vibrant classroom setting. If you’re organized, patient, and eager to help create an engaging learning environment, this opportunity could be a wonderful start to your career in education. Check the job details below and apply directly.
Classroom Assistant (UAE National) – Yasmina American School (AY25-26)
Job Description
Aldar Education are currently seeking an outstanding UAE National Classroom Assistant for Yasmina American School in Abu Dhabi to start in August 2025.
Yasmina American School is Located in the heart of Khalifa City A, and is committed to providing every child with an exceptional education that’s both high-quality and affordable. With a comprehensive American curriculum from Pre-KG to Grade 5, we focus on unlocking each child’s potential in a supportive and engaging environment.
Our passionate teachers and state-of-the-art facilities create the ideal setting for academic excellence and personal development. At Yasmina American School, we make outstanding education accessible, equipping your child to thrive in and beyond the classroom.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.
Responsibilities
Main 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
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications & Experience:
- For UAE Nationals.
- To have a minimum attested secondary school certificate / Diploma / Degree.
- Minimum 1 year of experience as Classroom Assistant / Inclusion Assistant.
Job specific knowledge & skills:
- Previous experience working with students whom English is not their first language.
- Passion for teaching and commitment to educating the whole child.
- A high level of professionalism and consideration of the well-being of children.
- Recent and consistent involvement in extra-curricular activities.
- Respect for all members of a school community, irrespective of position, gender, age and ethnic background.
- A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.
- A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check.
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