Summary
Aldar Education is hiring an Inclusion Assistant for Virginia American School in Abu Dhabi, starting in October 2026. The role supports pupils with additional needs in classrooms and other school settings, helps implement and monitor IEP goals, and prepares learning resources with teachers. Duties also include supporting academic, social and communication development and participating in therapy interventions and school activities. Applicants need a related diploma or degree with an SEN or inclusion qualification, at least 2 years of relevant experience, and must be UAE nationals.
The posting
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Aldar Education is currently hiring Inclusion Assistant/Special Education Needs Assistant for Virginia American School for 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, within a group context or individually, both inside and outside of the classroom to enable them to fully participate in a range of activities during the school day.
- Be proactive in matters relating to health and safety.
- Assist in the implementation of individual education programmes for individual pupils, link to the student’s IEP goals and contribute to the monitoring of their progress and attainment.
- Support the individual pupil/s in relation to their additional support needs e.g., academic, physical, emotional, and behavioural difficulties and help develop their social and communication skills.
- Assist homeroom and subject teachers with maintaining pupil records.
- Prepare necessary resources to assist the identified student to access or differentiate the curriculum in order to support learning.
- Promote independence, by teaching clear and meaningful strategies to the student.
- Support the aims of the school, comply with the requirements of health and safety, code of conduct and other relevant legislation and school policies.
- Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality, and attendance.
- Attend training sessions and professionals’ meetings as required.
- Build a close working relationship with homeroom and subject teachers and communicate regularly and openly.
- Understand other duties from time to time as the principal / Head of Inclusion requires.
Specific Duties
- Adhere to guidelines of confidentiality – respecting that the Head of Inclusion, Homeroom and subject teachers are responsible for formal communications with parents.
- Academic assistance
- Giving individual instruction as prescribed by the teacher / providing group instruction where appropriate
- Demonstrating various instructional activities
- Monitoring work assigned by the teacher – checking and correcting individual students work in line with school policy, while in progress.
- Keeping individual pupil and peers on task
- Praising and reinforcing the achievements of pupils/reporting pupil progress to the teacher
- Prepare materials for the individual as needed, to scaffold their classroom learning.
- Supervising individual pupil/s in the classroom, specialist lessons and other locations
- Participating in development of behaviour policy / promoting pupils self-esteem and discipline misbehaviour in line with whole school policy
- Attend and subsequently deliver intervention for SaLT / OT / ABA therapy to help generalise and consolidate target skills, maximising the impact of therapy
- Attend ECA/trips and visits.
- Experienced IA may be asked to mentor new IA – new IA may be asked to participate mentoring
Qualifications
- Diploma / Degree in a related subject with the appropriate SEN / Inclusion qualification.
- Minimum 2 years of experience as SEN / 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