Inclusion Assistant - Special Education Support
Posted date [2026-08-16]
(ID: 49678)
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Aldar Education is a leading education provider in the UAE, delivering inclusive, sustainable, and innovative learning experiences that inspire students and support community development. The organization offers a diverse portfolio of educational brands, covering all stages from early years to adult learning, with a wide range of curricula across multiple locations in Abu Dhabi and beyond. With a mix of owned and managed schools, Aldar Education ensures high standards in teaching, modern facilities, and a supportive environment for students, educators, and staff, maintaining a strong commitment to quality education and continuous improvement.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Inclusion Assistant - Special Education SupportJob Snapshot
Role: Inclusion Assistant - Special Education Support
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Primary-Secondary Education
Function: Special Education
Experience: Minimum 2 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Inclusion Assistant - Special Education Support in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates is a Primary-Secondary Education opportunity focused on supporting students with additional learning needs, implementing individual education plans, reinforcing therapy goals, and promoting independence. Aldar Education is hiring an experienced SEN professional for Al Rayana Charter School to provide structured academic, behavioural, emotional, physical, and communication support across classroom and wider school activities.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
Industry: Primary-Secondary Education
Function: Special Education
Salary: 6000-9000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Inclusion
Assistant will work closely with individual pupils who require additional educational support, helping them participate meaningfully in classroom learning, specialist lessons, extracurricular activities, trips, and wider school life.
The role supports individual education programmes and IEP goals while helping students develop academic ability, communication, social confidence, emotional regulation, behaviour, and greater independence. The Inclusion Assistant will collaborate with homeroom teachers, subject teachers, the Head of Inclusion, and specialist professionals to ensure support strategies are consistent and responsive to each student\'s needs.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide individual or small-group support to students inside and outside the classroom.
* Help pupils participate fully in academic, social, and school-based activities.
* Support implementation of individual education programmes linked to established IEP goals.
* Contribute to monitoring student progress, attainment, and response to interventions.
* Assist pupils with academic, physical, behavioural, emotional, social, or communication needs.
* Develop strategies that encourage students to become increasingly independent in their learning.
* Prepare differentiated materials and classroom resources that help identified pupils access the curriculum.
* Work closely with homeroom and subject teachers to understand lesson objectives and required student support.
* Provide individual instruction as directed by the teacher.
* Support small-group teaching activities where appropriate.
* Demonstrate instructional tasks or classroom activities when required.
* Monitor work assigned by teachers and help students remain focused and engaged.
* Check student work during lessons in accordance with teacher guidance and school procedures.
* Reinforce positive achievement and provide teachers with relevant information about student progress.
* Use scaffolding techniques to make classroom activities accessible without creating unnecessary dependence.
* Supervise pupils during classroom lessons, specialist subjects, transitions, and other designated school areas.
* Promote positive behaviour and reinforce expectations in accordance with whole-school policies.
* Support students in developing self-esteem, confidence, self-discipline, and appropriate social interaction.
* Attend intervention sessions involving speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, ABA, or other specialist support where required.
* Reinforce therapeutic strategies and targeted skills within everyday classroom and school environments.
* Work collaboratively with speech therapists, occupational therapists, behaviour specialists, and other professionals.
* Maintain regular and open communication with homeroom teachers, subject teachers, and the inclusion team.
* Assist teachers in maintaining relevant pupil records and support documentation.
* Respect confidentiality requirements and follow established communication protocols regarding parents.
* Recognize that formal parent communication remains the responsibility of designated teaching and inclusion staff.
* Support extracurricular activities, educational visits, trips, and school events involving assigned pupils.
* Follow school health and safety procedures and remain proactive in identifying potential risks.
* Maintain professional standards relating to attendance, punctuality, conduct, and dress.
* Attend required training sessions, professional meetings, and development activities.
* Support new or less experienced Inclusion Assistants through mentoring when assigned.
* Complete additional inclusion-related duties reasonably assigned by the Principal or Head of Inclusion.
Ideal Profile
The role is suited to an experienced SEN support professional who is patient, observant, consistent, and confident working with students who require individualized assistance.
* Diploma-level SEN qualification.
* Minimum 2 years of SEN experience.
* Practical experience supporting pupils with additional educational needs.
* Familiarity with individual education plans and IEP goal implementation.
* Experience supporting academic, behavioural, emotional, social, communication, or physical needs.
* Understanding of differentiated learning and classroom scaffolding.
* Ability to reinforce strategies developed by teachers and specialist therapists.
* Experience working alongside speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, ABA professionals, or comparable specialists is valuable.
* Strong commitment to promoting student independence rather than creating reliance on adult support.
* Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
* Calm and consistent approach to behaviour support.
* Strong observation skills for identifying changes in progress, engagement, or wellbeing.
* Ability to communicate effectively with teachers, inclusion professionals, and school colleagues.
* Professional approach to safeguarding, health and safety, and child wellbeing.
* Reliable attendance, punctuality, and conduct.
* Willingness to participate in school activities, trips, and extracurricular programmes.
Skills Set
* Special Education
* SEN support
* Inclusion support
* Individual Education Plans
* IEP implementation
* Differentiated learning
* Classroom scaffolding
* Academic support
* Behaviour support
* Emotional support
* Communication support
* Social skills development
* Student independence
* Small-group instruction
* Individual instruction
* Student progress monitoring
* Classroom supervision
* Learning resources preparation
* Speech and language therapy support
* Occupational therapy support
* ABA intervention support
* Therapy goal reinforcement
* Behaviour management
* Student self-esteem development
* Student safeguarding
* Health and safety
* Confidentiality
* Pupil records
* Multidisciplinary collaboration
* Extracurricular activity support
* Educational visits
* Inclusion mentoring
Why Join Us
This role offers the opportunity to make a direct and visible difference in the daily learning experience of students who need additional support. The position combines classroom inclusion, therapy reinforcement, behaviour support, communication development, and academic assistance within a structured Primary-Secondary Education environment.
Working at Al Rayana Charter School provides valuable exposure to multidisciplinary support involving teachers, inclusion specialists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and other professionals. This can help the successful candidate deepen practical SEN experience while developing stronger skills in individualized learning, intervention support, and inclusive education.
Aldar Education\'s wider school network also provides a stable platform for professional development and long-term progression within inclusion, learning support, or broader education support roles.
About the Company
Aldar Education operates a growing network of owned and managed schools across the United Arab Emirates. Through schools such as Al Rayana Charter School, the organization supports inclusive learning environments that combine academic development, student wellbeing, safeguarding, and individualized educational support. Aldar Education continues to invest in professional development and specialist services that help students with diverse learning needs participate successfully in school life.
The role supports individual education programmes and IEP goals while helping students develop academic ability, communication, social confidence, emotional regulation, behaviour, and greater independence. The Inclusion Assistant will collaborate with homeroom teachers, subject teachers, the Head of Inclusion, and specialist professionals to ensure support strategies are consistent and responsive to each student\'s needs.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide individual or small-group support to students inside and outside the classroom.
* Help pupils participate fully in academic, social, and school-based activities.
* Support implementation of individual education programmes linked to established IEP goals.
* Contribute to monitoring student progress, attainment, and response to interventions.
* Assist pupils with academic, physical, behavioural, emotional, social, or communication needs.
* Develop strategies that encourage students to become increasingly independent in their learning.
* Prepare differentiated materials and classroom resources that help identified pupils access the curriculum.
* Work closely with homeroom and subject teachers to understand lesson objectives and required student support.
* Provide individual instruction as directed by the teacher.
* Support small-group teaching activities where appropriate.
* Demonstrate instructional tasks or classroom activities when required.
* Monitor work assigned by teachers and help students remain focused and engaged.
* Check student work during lessons in accordance with teacher guidance and school procedures.
* Reinforce positive achievement and provide teachers with relevant information about student progress.
* Use scaffolding techniques to make classroom activities accessible without creating unnecessary dependence.
* Supervise pupils during classroom lessons, specialist subjects, transitions, and other designated school areas.
* Promote positive behaviour and reinforce expectations in accordance with whole-school policies.
* Support students in developing self-esteem, confidence, self-discipline, and appropriate social interaction.
* Attend intervention sessions involving speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, ABA, or other specialist support where required.
* Reinforce therapeutic strategies and targeted skills within everyday classroom and school environments.
* Work collaboratively with speech therapists, occupational therapists, behaviour specialists, and other professionals.
* Maintain regular and open communication with homeroom teachers, subject teachers, and the inclusion team.
* Assist teachers in maintaining relevant pupil records and support documentation.
* Respect confidentiality requirements and follow established communication protocols regarding parents.
* Recognize that formal parent communication remains the responsibility of designated teaching and inclusion staff.
* Support extracurricular activities, educational visits, trips, and school events involving assigned pupils.
* Follow school health and safety procedures and remain proactive in identifying potential risks.
* Maintain professional standards relating to attendance, punctuality, conduct, and dress.
* Attend required training sessions, professional meetings, and development activities.
* Support new or less experienced Inclusion Assistants through mentoring when assigned.
* Complete additional inclusion-related duties reasonably assigned by the Principal or Head of Inclusion.
Ideal Profile
The role is suited to an experienced SEN support professional who is patient, observant, consistent, and confident working with students who require individualized assistance.
* Diploma-level SEN qualification.
* Minimum 2 years of SEN experience.
* Practical experience supporting pupils with additional educational needs.
* Familiarity with individual education plans and IEP goal implementation.
* Experience supporting academic, behavioural, emotional, social, communication, or physical needs.
* Understanding of differentiated learning and classroom scaffolding.
* Ability to reinforce strategies developed by teachers and specialist therapists.
* Experience working alongside speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, ABA professionals, or comparable specialists is valuable.
* Strong commitment to promoting student independence rather than creating reliance on adult support.
* Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
* Calm and consistent approach to behaviour support.
* Strong observation skills for identifying changes in progress, engagement, or wellbeing.
* Ability to communicate effectively with teachers, inclusion professionals, and school colleagues.
* Professional approach to safeguarding, health and safety, and child wellbeing.
* Reliable attendance, punctuality, and conduct.
* Willingness to participate in school activities, trips, and extracurricular programmes.
Skills Set
* Special Education
* SEN support
* Inclusion support
* Individual Education Plans
* IEP implementation
* Differentiated learning
* Classroom scaffolding
* Academic support
* Behaviour support
* Emotional support
* Communication support
* Social skills development
* Student independence
* Small-group instruction
* Individual instruction
* Student progress monitoring
* Classroom supervision
* Learning resources preparation
* Speech and language therapy support
* Occupational therapy support
* ABA intervention support
* Therapy goal reinforcement
* Behaviour management
* Student self-esteem development
* Student safeguarding
* Health and safety
* Confidentiality
* Pupil records
* Multidisciplinary collaboration
* Extracurricular activity support
* Educational visits
* Inclusion mentoring
Why Join Us
This role offers the opportunity to make a direct and visible difference in the daily learning experience of students who need additional support. The position combines classroom inclusion, therapy reinforcement, behaviour support, communication development, and academic assistance within a structured Primary-Secondary Education environment.
Working at Al Rayana Charter School provides valuable exposure to multidisciplinary support involving teachers, inclusion specialists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and other professionals. This can help the successful candidate deepen practical SEN experience while developing stronger skills in individualized learning, intervention support, and inclusive education.
Aldar Education\'s wider school network also provides a stable platform for professional development and long-term progression within inclusion, learning support, or broader education support roles.
About the Company
Aldar Education operates a growing network of owned and managed schools across the United Arab Emirates. Through schools such as Al Rayana Charter School, the organization supports inclusive learning environments that combine academic development, student wellbeing, safeguarding, and individualized educational support. Aldar Education continues to invest in professional development and specialist services that help students with diverse learning needs participate successfully in school life.
