Teaching & Bus Assistant

Internationalschools; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Internationalschools in Abu Dhabi is seeking a dedicated Bus/Teacher Assistant to support Early Years operations. You will help with lesson planning, transport duties, supervise playtimes, and assist with art, ICT and classroom tasks.

The role emphasizes safeguarding, confidentiality, and collaboration with staff to ensure the wellbeing and smooth daily routines for young learners.

Qualifications

• Minimum diploma or equivalent.
• At least 2 years’ school experience as a bus/teacher assistant

Responsibilities

• Contributes to lesson planning and assessment processes including organization of books/files.
• 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 ICT equipment (computers, iPad, camera, Bee Bot, etc.).
• Accompanies children on visits.
• Maintains confidentiality about children’s details and reports incidents per safeguarding policy.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Team player

Professionalism

Safeguarding

English proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Behavior management

Education

Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• 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

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

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.