Pastoral Support Assistant - Immediate start

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park are currently recruiting for a qualified and experienced Pastoral Support Assistant.

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park is seeking a Pastoral Support 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. 

This is a Learning Assistant (LA) position on a local contract, with a salary range between AED 5,000 and AED 7,000, depending on experience and qualifications.

Requirements:  

•  A Level 3 Counselling qualification or Bachelors Degree in Psychology
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Child Protection Level 2-3 trained (preferable)
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Willing to attend courses (Mental Health First Aid, counselling / therapy courses)
• Ability to work constructively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, understand classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills

Our School

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park is part of the Taaleem family of schools and offers high quality education to over 1800 students aged between 3 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.

Our Curriculum 

DBSJP follows the National Curriculum for England, from EYFS through to GCSE, BTEC and A Level examination courses. The curriculum is significantly enhanced by the local context and culture. The opportunities that students enjoy outside the classroom are just as important as the main curriculum and we offer an extensive, competitive, and varied extra-curricular activities programme. 

The closing date for applications is Friday, 11th Oct 2024, but applications will be reviewed as they are received and the school reserves the right to make an earlier appointment.