Learning Support Assistant - School Inclusion
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Industry: Primary-Secondary Education | Function: Special Education | Job Type: Full-time
Job Snapshot
Salary: AED 5,000–AED 5,000 per month (exact amount to be confirmed by the employer.)
Overview
The Learning Support Assistant - School Inclusion role focuses on in‑class student support, differentiated learning, pastoral care, inclusion, and classroom assistance within international school settings. The position works closely with teachers to help students access the curriculum, build confidence, and create a safe, positive, and inclusive environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support class teachers in delivering engaging and differentiated lessons across subjects, year groups, and classroom activities.
- Work with individual students and small groups to reinforce learning objectives, improve confidence, and encourage active participation.
- Adapt classroom resources, tasks, and activities to meet different learning needs and support requirements.
- Assist students with materials, instructions, classroom routines, and learning tasks to access the curriculum more effectively.
- Observe student engagement, behavior, wellbeing, and learning progress, and share relevant feedback with the class teacher.
- Promote a safe, respectful, inclusive, and encouraging classroom environment for all learners.
- Support students during transitions, break times, school activities, and routine movements when required.
- Prepare differentiated activities, classroom resources, learning materials, and support tools in coordination with teachers.
- Contribute to student support plan reviews by providing practical observations and classroom‑based feedback.
- Attend team meetings when required to support consistent planning, communication, and student progress review.
- Assist with classroom organization, resource preparation, learning displays, and the maintenance of a positive learning space.
- Encourage independence, confidence, social development, and positive learning habits among students.
- Communicate concerns promptly and professionally to the class teacher, especially where student wellbeing or learning access may be affected.
- Support inclusive teaching practice by helping students feel valued, understood, and capable within the classroom community.
Ideal Profile
- Previous experience as a Learning Support Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Inclusion Assistant, or similar student support professional.
- Experience in a primary, secondary, international, IB, or inclusive education environment.
- Strong understanding of differentiated learning, student wellbeing, classroom routines, and inclusive support strategies.
- Ability to work under teacher direction while demonstrating initiative, patience, and care with students.
- Excellent communication skills for collaborating with teachers, students, support teams, and staff.
- Calm and compassionate approach to support learners with diverse academic, emotional, and social needs.
- Organized, reliable, and capable of assisting with resources, observations, displays, and classroom preparation.
- Commitment to safeguarding, respectful communication, confidentiality, and positive student relationships.
- Flexible attitude and willingness to support across lessons, transitions, activities, and wider school routines.
- Professional mindset aligned with collaboration, respect, integrity, and continuous improvement in education.
Skills Set
- Learning support, classroom assistance, student inclusion, differentiated learning, small group support, one‑to‑one support, curriculum access, student wellbeing, pastoral care, classroom resources, learning material preparation, student progress observation, support plan feedback, inclusive education, teacher support, classroom displays, student confidence building, school activity support, transition support, child safeguarding awareness, communication skills, international school environment, IB support, primary school support, secondary school support, behavior support, learning engagement, student‑centered support.