Elementary and Early Years Learning Assistant
The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Boys
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Expired
- Salary:
- Very competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2021
- Apply by:
- 11 July 2022
Job overview
About the School:
The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Boys provides a high-quality American curriculum education to 1,300 students aged 4 to 18, delivered by inspirational teachers, ensuring that all our students are able to make the most of their talents and abilities. Our striking school, with its exceptional facilities and resources, supports us in providing extraordinary opportunities for our students. SZPAB is accredited by NEASC and is a CIS candidate school. It was awarded, for the second time, the “Best Blended Arabic Curriculum School in the UAE” in December 2021.
Since its opening in 2015, SZPAB has established a reputation across the UAE for its innovative use of technology, which was highlighted in the ADEK (Ofsted equivalent) inspection report as an “Area of Distinction” in the UAE. In 2018 it became the first K-12 school in the UAE to achieve “Apple Distinguished School” status. This was renewed in October 2021.
As well as providing a top-class education to the children of local families, the school emphasizes a deep understanding and awareness of their Emirati heritage and its place in the modern world, so that they can become the UAE’s leaders for the future.
We live by our school’s motto: "Honoring the past. Educating for the future."
For more information about working at SZPAB, please see our recruitment pack here .
We invite applications from experienced Learning Assistants to join our dedicated and talented teaching faculty. Exceptional CPD opportunities are available.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject (preference to Education or Early Years)
- Qualification and/or experience in working with students with Special Educational Needs is desirable
- Enthusiasm for, and experience in digital learning practice is highly advantageous
- A minimum of 2 years experience as a teacher or classroom assistant
- A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check
We Offer:
- Renewable fixed-term contract for 2 years
- Employment visa
- Highly competitive tax-free salary
- Comprehensive international health insurance
- Annual flight allowance
Please upload your CV, with a letter of application that outlines your career to date and ambitions within the education profession.
Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted. We reserve the right to appoint an exceptional candidate ahead of the closing date.
About The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Boys
- The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Boys
- Al Dabbas Street, Al Khalidiya, PO Box 812, Al Khalidiya
- Abu Dhabi
- P. Box No:
- United Arab Emirates
The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy for Boys (SZPAB) is a an award-winning blended curriculum school, combining the American Massachusetts State Common Core curriculum, with the UAE Arabic Ministry of Education curriculum. Maintaining an appreciation for the UAE's international community and world at large, the school’s vision aims to help secure the future of the UAE, by providing strong community role-models who understand their heritage and traditions and are also equipped with the skills and life-long learning dispositions necessary to embrace the challenges of tomorrow and to take on leadership roles.
We live by our school’s motto: Honoring the past. Educating for the future.
We achieve this by providing an excellent curriculum, delivered by inspirational teachers, that ensures that all students are able to make the most of their talents and abilities.
It is critical that our students are equipped with the competences and values to be contributors and leaders of society. Innovation is embedded, not only in our school’s mission, but in all aspects of our curriculum. We benefit from a state-of-the-art school, and as one of only 500 Apple Distinguished Schools worldwide, our students are equipped with a 1-to-1 iPad model which provides individualized support based on student needs.
To find out more about working at SZPAB, click on this link.
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