Secondary School Learning Support Assistant Inclusion Immediate Start

Job Overview

The Arbor School seeks a caring, enthusiastic and dedicated Secondary School Inclusion Learning Support Assistant to join our growing Thrive team. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to our vision of experiential, eco-literate education by supporting the delivery of the curriculum and students’ learning across a range of subjects through engaging, inclusive experiences.

Enough For All, Forever.

The Arbor School opened in 2018 with a very different vision of what education could and should be – experiential, authentic and inspired by the natural beauty, human ingenuity, and profound ecological and social challenges of the Arabian Peninsula.

The cultivation of a learning community uniquely committed to understanding and restoring the health of ecological and human communities as interconnected parts of a whole requires equal parts optimism, ambition, and humility. A fundamental belief in the inherit goodness of people and their capacity to act with empathy and compassion underscores the sense of hope that is fundamental to learning for a sustainable future. The resilience and determination to tackle challenges that have grown to global proportion is essential to finding sustainable solutions and orchestrating the social changes needed to grow them to scale. The realisation that comes from recognising that we are all students – never a master – drives our commitment to ignite a lifelong love of learning.

Role

Recognising the interconnected nature of the cognitive, affective and participative domains, and their roles in shaping learning, we are pursuing a holistic approach to teaching and learning, designed to prepare learners:

• to understand the interconnected concepts of sustainability, individual and collective well-being, and environmental and social justice;
• to find purpose, meaning and joy in their interactions with the natural world and with each other, and to seek to understand people who are different to themselves; and
• to experience a sense of accomplishment and self-efficacy through their actions at home, in school and in the wider world.
  
  

Job Summary

The Secondary School Inclusion Learning Support Assistant (Thrive LSA) will support the effective delivery of lessons by encouraging students’ participation in curricular and extracurricular activities, addressing barriers that prevent learning, and providing specialist support to ensure success for every learner. You will join a professional learning community that values care, responsibility, collaboration, and the pursuit of excellence for all. The successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively in English and demonstrate a genuine interest in education and learning.

THE ARBOR PROMISE

Arbor staff are a part of a community which is inclusive, fun-loving, and active. Arbor staff enjoy authentic friendships with their colleagues, positive relationships with school leaders, who care for their wellbeing, and are a team in the true sense. Arbor staff are resilient in the face of challenge, are stable and calm in the face of change, and creative and flexible when solving problems. Arbor staff bring their passions and interests to enrich our school and are clear that there is an expectation to do so. We commit to meeting agreed deadlines, to communicating proactively with an assumption of positive intent and share a passion to provide an education of the highest quality to our students.

Required Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant subject, related qualifications in (e.g. SEND, ABA, SALT/OT Therapy, EAL) are required.
• Good spoken English and ability to communicate with staff and children in English. (Arabic preferred)
• KHDA Notice of Appointment, if available
• Prior experience working in secondary school / educational settings (British curriculum preferred).
• Interest in eco-literacy, nature-based learning, or sustainability education.
  
  

REMUNERATION

Competitive tax-free salary, private medical insurance and end of contract gratuity as per the UAE labour law.

APPLICATION

To apply for this position please complete the application on TES along with the Arbor application form.

• An up-to-date CV with a recent photograph to be included.
• A letter of application, no longer than two pages in length, which outlines your educational philosophy and suitability for the Arbor School.
• Educational Qualifications
  
  

The Arbor School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. We hold ourselves to a high standard of effective safer recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection. All appointments are subject to CV and qualification checks, interview, identity checks, criminal record checks, and successful references.

All appointments are subject to the approval of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority and the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.

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