Teaching Assistant

Art Village Nursery; Dubai; On-site; AED 22,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Art Village Nursery in Dubai is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support the Classroom teacher with daily activities and diverse learning experiences that foster physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development.

You will help with feeding and toileting, maintain a safe environment, prepare materials, adapt activities to children's needs, and participate in staff meetings and training to promote learning.

Qualifications

• Education: Minimum Highschool Diploma.
• Desirable Bachelor in Education or English/Arabic language Cache Level 2.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high standard of care for children across physical, emotional, social and intellectual development.
• Support children's development through diverse activities and supervision.
• Maintain safety of children at all times and follow safeguarding policies.
• Prepare materials and classroom for daily activities; adhere to timetable.
• Adapt teaching methods to meet varying needs and interests.
• Attend staff meetings and training; collaborate with colleagues on weekly activities.

Skills

Classroom assistance

Child supervision

Safety awareness

Activity planning

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor in Education

Cache Level 2 (English/Arabic)

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The teaching assistant will assist the Classroom teacher in daily activities and handling of the class. She will implement learning experiences that advance the intellectual, emotional, social and physical development of the children within a safe and healthy learning environment and assist children in feeding and toileting and making sure the need of each individual child is met.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for the children
• Support children s physical, socio-emotional and language development through diverse activities and supervision
• Ensure the safety of children at all times
• Follow the nursery policies particularly the policies regarding safeguarding and positive behavior management
• Encourage children to use a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use
• Teach basic personal hygiene, proper eating habits and social skills
• Adhere to the class timetable
• Prepare materials, class activities and classroom for daily activities
• Adhere to agreed cleaning Rota
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet children s varying needs and interests, giving them the opportunity to observe, question and investigate
• Identify children showing signs of emotional development or health problems and discuss them initially with the Classroom teacher or nurse and further with the principal
• Organise and label displays and student work
• Carry out daily risk assessments and supervise indoor and outdoor play to foster safety of the children
• Attend weekly staff meetings and any training workshops
• Confer with other staff members to plan weekly activities to promote learning based on the topics and curriculum
• Participate in staff teamwork
• Attend special functions if required outside of the normal school day

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Minimum Highschool Diploma. Desired Bachelor in Education or English/Arabic language Cache Level 2.