Teaching Assistant - DQ Campus - Required January 2025

at  British International School Riyadh BISR

The British International School Riyadh (BISR) is an extremely well-regarded not-for-profit, co-educational school in the Middle East, catering for students aged 3-18 across its existing five campuses, providing high quality education to the expatriate community since 1979.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK DURING THE SCHOOL WEEK FROM SUNDAY TO THURSDAY (INCLUSIVE). WE ARE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR THREE STRATEGIC PILLARS OF LEARNING, ENRICHMENT AND WELL-BEING.

Full Job Description is available here: Teaching Assistant - JD

(PLEASE NOTE: AS THIS IS A NON-TEACHER POSITION, AND IN ORDER TO USE OUR APPLICATION TRACKING SYSTEM (INTEACHERS), YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER YOURSELF AS A QUALIFIED TEACHER TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM).

To apply, please go to the employment page on the school website or follow the link: https://inteachers.net/job/3837 and provide a supporting statement of application following our Guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Qualified Teacher status.
• Certificate of Education - PGCE or B.Ed.
• Training or qualification relevant to the post.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of working in various contexts both in the UK and internationally.
• Experience of teaching within a Key Stage or subject.
• Experience of positive behaviour management strategies.
• Experience of planning for children with a range of learning needs, including extremely able students.
• Experience of curriculum development, monitoring and assessment.
• Experience of working with second language students or prepared to undertake training.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• A detailed knowledge of the English National Curriculum.
• Ability to organise a stimulating learning environment and demonstrate excellent creative teaching skills.
• Willingness to collaborate with colleagues in preparing for learning and teaching.
• Good organisation of recording and evaluating progress.
• Show good communication skills when working with pupils, parents and colleagues.
• Effective skills in managing and organising own time and directing deployment of teaching assistants.
• Good ICT skills to be effective in your job.
• An understanding of Assessment for Learning Strategies and use of this to inform future planning.
• The desire to develop knowledge of the curriculum above and below the preferred key stage or in a cross-curricular context.

Please refer the Job description for details