Summary
UAE Ministry of Education is seeking a Special Education Teaching Assistant for Dubai and the Northern Emirates. The role supports students with disabilities and learning difficulties, assists classroom and special education teachers, and helps adapt curriculum and accommodations to students’ needs. Expatriate applicants need a bachelor’s degree or diploma in one of the listed fields; Emirati applicants need a diploma, and no work experience is required for them. Applicants must be no older than 40, be proficient in Arabic and English, have a university GPA of at least 2.0, and pass the Ministry’s assessments and interview.
The posting
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Job Description
Company Overview
Since the establishment of the union of the United Arab Emirates in 1971, education has received the utmost attention of the founding leader, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may Allah have mercy on him, and his founding brothers. They believed that education was the cornerstone of building an enabled community that could keep pace with the advancements. Over the past decades, the wise leadership of the country was keen on building an educational system that matched its counterparts in the advanced nations. It harnessed for this purpose all the required capabilities, to achieve the country's agenda and national vision in this regard. Sincere efforts have also been made to develop education and adopt the best systems that achieve high-quality education outputs, to achieve the future visions and aspirations of the wise leadership.
Since investing in human capital is the main objective, the UAE has been keen on establishing the Ministry of Education and creating the appropriate environment to build pioneering Emirati schools, in terms of standards, form, and content they provide. It also made sure that such schools provided high-quality educational environment and owned the most technically advanced tools to be able to graduate generations that could pursue their university education confidently in higher education institutions to fulfil the requirements of labour market.
The MOE has also provided a smart learning system and high-quality digital platforms, side by side with the continuous development of school curriculums, according to national learning standards, assessment policy that is based on assessing for learning, and highest quality standards that match the best international practices. Various learning tracks, moreover, have been provided to support the capabilities and skills of students and achieve the country's strategy of encouraging the culture of creativity and innovation through providing the students with the skills of the 21st century and motivating them to have new ideas that relate to the reality they live in and foresee the future. This will eventually help in finding radical, sustainable solutions to the major issues, improving competitiveness, and supporting smart government in its attempts to keep pace with global advancements, advance education, and push it to broad horizons of excellence, leadership, and competitiveness.
Department Definition
Providing comprehensive educational services to students with disabilities and learning difficulties in special classrooms, through the development of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) in collaboration with the school’s special education team. These programs are tailored to meet the needs of students with special needs or learning difficulties, in accordance with the educational policies, regulations, and procedures followed by the institution, ensuring an appropriate and inclusive learning environment.
Main Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Providing the necessary educational support to students with disabilities and learning difficulties according to their individual needs, under the supervision of the classroom teacher and in alignment with educational and instructional standards.
- Assisting the subject teacher or special education teacher in optimizing their time to focus on core teaching responsibilities within the classroom.
- Make appropriate modifications and accommodations to the curriculum based on the nature and degree of disability of students in the special education classroom.
Skills Description
Skills - Qualifications & Experience
Requirements for Expatriates:
Bachelor’s degree in:
Special Education, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Psychological Counselling, Applied Behaviour Analysis, Classroom Assistant, Teacher Assistant
Diploma in:
Special Education, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Psychological Counselling, Applied Behaviour Analysis, Classroom Assistant, Teacher Assistant
Age must not exceed 40 years
Proficiency in both Arabic and English (reading, writing, and speaking)
Computer literacy and ability to use related applications
Passing the assessments and interview prepared by the Ministry
University GPA 2.0 or above
Requirements for Emirati Nationals:
Diploma in:
Special Education, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Psychological Counselling, Applied Behaviour Analysis, Classroom Assistant, Teacher Assistant
Age must not exceed 40 years
Proficiency in both Arabic and English (reading, writing, and speaking)
Computer literacy and ability to use related applications
Passing the assessments and interview prepared by the Ministry
University GPA 2.0 or above
No work experience required