EAL Learning Assistant

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park are currently recruiting for a qualified and experienced English as an Additional Language (EAL) Learning Assistant.

Due to continued expansion and growth, Dubai British School Jumeirah Park is seeking a EAL Learning Assistant to join our thriving school, set in the heart of the Jumeirah Park community. 

This is an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified individual who is passionate and forward thinking and who will thrive in our vibrant learning environment. The successful candidate will be welcomed into a team that fosters pedagogical discussion, embraces our vision of “Enjoy, Aspire, achieve” and aims to make their subject accessible to all students. In return you will have the opportunity to work in a premium, state-of-the-art school with a committed and dedicated staff. We have a pro-active approach to continuing professional, personal development and wellbeing, and the successful candidate will join a school where our values and our community are integral to our ethos. 

Requirements:  

• A Level or SQA Higher/Advanced Higher or equivalent in English
• Degree qualified in an appropriate subject area such as a Modern Language or second language acquisition preferred
• Experience or aptitude for working with students, previous teaching or teaching assistant experience preferred
• Good levels of written and spoken English
• Enthusiasm and aptitude for working with students
• Good team player, able to work well as part of a team

Our School

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park is part of the Taaleem family of schools and offers high quality education to over 1700 students aged between 5 and 18 years of age. The school is unique in many ways and has been designed to the highest specifications with the 21st century learning needs of students in mind. Facilities include a state-of-the-art performing arts theatre; radio station; large, light and airy classrooms; an 8-lane 25-meter swimming pool with training pool; large sports field with tennis courts, shaded outdoor learning spaces, innovation lab and food technology room. Our multi-cultural environment offers an exceptional combination of the best of a well-rounded British education delivered within a truly international community. In the pursuit of the highest academic standards, we provide a caring and supportive atmosphere, which allows children to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally, with each individual talent being nurtured and celebrated.

Please visit our candidate brochure in the attached documents to find out more about Dubai British School Jumeirah Park.

As part of your application, please complete and submit our registration questionnaire that you will find in supporting documents.