Summary
Aldar Education is hiring a Classroom Assistant for Virginia American School in Abu Dhabi, with a start date in October 2026. The role supports pupils individually and in groups, helps them participate in classroom activities, and contributes to their social, emotional and physical well-being. Duties include assisting teachers with instruction, monitoring pupils’ work and progress, supervising pupils, checking attendance, and supporting classroom records and materials. Applicants must be UAE nationals and have at least a secondary school certificate, as well as English skills or proficiency in the language used in the school curriculum.
The posting
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Aldar Education is currently hiring Classroom Assistants (UAE National) for Virginia American School to start in October 2026. 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.
As the leading education group in Abu Dhabi, we provide inclusive and innovative learning that inspires and empowers communities. We offer a range of brands for all learners in our community, from nursery through to adult education. We offer the broadest choice of curricula. In the largest number of locations in Abu Dhabi.
Starting with one school and 250 students in 2007, Aldar Education has grown into a highly sought after education provider, now supporting over 38,000 students in 31 schools and a growing network of almost 5000 educators, with over 100 nationalities, offering a wide range of curricula and ancillary services such as a Teacher Training Academy.
Working collaboratively, our education network’s purpose is to empower the next generation to shape our future, directly supporting the educational goals of Abu Dhabi’s government. Today, Aldar Education’s efforts are guided by the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 plan, which aims to build a sustainable knowledge-based economy through premium education.
Responsibilities
Main Duties:
- 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
- Reorganizing materials at the end of the day
- Checking attendance
- Supervising pupils in the classrooms and other locations
- Participating in development of behavior policy/promoting pupils self esteem
- Disciplining misbehavior in line with the whole school policy.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
English language skills or the language applied in the school curriculum. To have a minimum secondary school certificate.