Teaching Assistant & Bus Supervisor

Job Description

Purpose of Role

The role of the Teaching and Bus Assistant is to provide comprehensive support to both students and class teachers within and beyond the classroom environment. This includes assisting with learning activities, supporting individual student needs, and performing general classroom duties as directed by the teacher. In addition to in-class responsibilities, the Teaching and Bus Assistant plays a vital role in ensuring the safety, security, and well-being of students during school transport. They are responsible for supervising students on the bus, maintaining discipline, assisting with boarding and drop-off procedures, and upholding the school’s safeguarding and child protection policies at all times.

About the School:

Aspen Heights British School (AHBS) is a truly inclusive school based on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. We are proud of our inclusive ethos and our commitment to ensuring all children are provided with personalised learning experiences and the proper support to ensure they can make progress in learning in all areas.

• Contributes appropriately with lesson planning and assessment processes including the organization and management of books/files for individual children.

• Prepares materials or equipment for class lessons, group work or for individual children.

• Leads & assists groups of children or individuals with their tasks.

• Reads stories to groups of children.

• Prepares any ICT equipment (for example: computers, iPad, digital camera, DVD, Bee Bot, etc.).

• Accompanies children on visits.

• Comforts young distressed and vulnerable children in accordance with safeguarding procedures.

• Prepares Art and Craft materials and/or tidy them away.

• Mounts and displays children’s work appropriately.

• Supervises children using the cloakroom (toilet)/playtimes/start time and home times especially at transition times.

• Labels and stores equipment appropriately.

• Laminates and/or photocopy materials/resources.

• Take part, on a daily basis, in the Rota which provides supervision in the playground at playtimes and supervise at transition times especially at start time and home time

• Maintains confidentiality about personal details revealed by the children

• Reports incidents to Teacher and or Head of Early Years in accordance with the Safeguarding Policy

• Maintains and promotes the School’s professional reputation.

Bus Duties

• Transport children to school by picking-up children at assigned stops; instructing children when it is safe to board the vehicle; established loading and unloading procedures,

• Maintains safe conditions while traveling by enforcing safety and discipline rules and following all vehicle and driving laws as outlined by the School & DoT

• Complete daily all pre-and post-trip inspections for safety and security by inspecting and documenting the vehicle logs prior to completing daily shift.

• Implement emergency plan in the event of an accident; appropriately administer to the needs of the members on-board, administer first-aid, and complete accident report and documentation for all accidents or incidents that occur in the bus.

• Take daily attendance of students

• Physically check the bus after every trip to be sure that no child is left behind

• Provide assistance to students in fastening their seatbelts and ensure that they are properly strapped in throughout the journey. Insures all students are seated at all times on the bus

• Oversee student behavior within the bus and intervene during untoward incidents such as bullying

• Reports any delays in pickup/drop off to parents

• Prepare reports such as attendance, schedules and student

Measures of Performance

• Targets will be set for maximum conversion through the admissions funnel, being proactive in growing the number of enrolments in the school and managing engagement events in school

• KPIs are based on the number of enrolments in the school

Health and Safety

• Emphasizes the importance of safety in all areas of the curriculum, communicating to the pupils the importance of a responsible attitude towards personal safety, the safety of others and respect for Aspen Heights British School’s property and equipment

• Safeguard Aspen students

• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities

• Assist in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct

• Ensure that, all the necessary health and safety rules and procedures are being followed

• Maintain an awareness of all the health and safety measures to be taken when in school

Personal and Professional Conduct

All staff are expected to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct. Staff must maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school, by:

• Treating students with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position

• Having regard for the need to safeguard students’ well-being

• Showing tolerance of and respect for the rights of others

• Not undermining fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs

• Ensuring that personal beliefs are not expressed in ways which exploit students’ vulnerability or might lead them to break the law

• Staff must have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school in which they teach, and maintain high standards in their own attendance and punctuality

• Staff must have an understanding of, and always act within, the cultural expectations of UAE and the policies and expectations of the school which set out their professional duties and responsibilities.

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

Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Qualification

• Minimum diploma or equivalent.

• Atleast 2 years’ school experience as a bus/teacher assistant

Competencies

• Good oral and written communication skills

• Willing attitude to be a part of the school team

• Strong sense of professionalism

• Safeguarding and welfare of children

• Excellent communication skills and command of the English language, in spoken and written form

• A collaborative team-player with excellent interpersonal skills

• Behavior management

Attributes

• Empathetic listener

• Integrity and confidentiality

• Internationally minded

• Emotional intelligence

• Intercultural awareness, creative

• Flexible and a can-do attitude

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

and Health & Safety 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.

Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.

Are financially responsible. We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students and our schools.

Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.

ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles

ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

ISP Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.