Learning Assistant

Job description / Role

Job overview

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park Foundation are currently recruiting for a qualified maternity cover Learning Assistant to join our thriving school in the sought-after location of Jumeirah Islands. DBF is a modern, custom-built campus offering the Early Years Foundation Stages One and Two of the National Curriculum for England and is the feeder school to Dubai British School Jumeirah Park.

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 an outstanding, 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.

We are looking to appoint a Learning Assistant (LA) to work collaboratively as part of a class and year group team. The successful candidate will work in partnership with the class teacher, and ILSA if required, to create an inspiring learning environment to evoke children’s interests and promote child-led learning. The role of the LA will be to interact with children in a way that scaffolds their learning whilst also ensuring their care and wellbeing needs are met consistently.

The successful candidate will take an active role within their respective year group and wider school community and will demonstrate professionalism, participation, collaboration, and reflection of practice.

Job specification

• To work collaboratively with the class teacher and ILSA if required.
• Involvement in planning and assessing children’s learning.
• Creating inspiring and enabling environments with the respective teams, both indoors and outdoors.
• To support with resource and classroom organisation.
• To lead, where necessary, and support small group sessions.
• To have direct communication with parents of children in their class.
• To support with wider school responsibilities when required.
• To take an active role in improving own professional development with the support of Year Leader and Line Manager.

Requirements

• Minimum A-Level or equivalent (certificate has to be MoFA attested)
• Good levels of written and spoken English and Arabic
• A self-aware, reflective, collaborative and proactive practitioner.
• Drive and enthusiasm to support children with an inclusive approach.
• High expectations that motivate students.
• An understanding of child development 0-5 years.
• A passion for play-based and child-led learning.
• Open and approachable, able to communicate with parents in a positive manner that builds partnership.
• Excellent communication skills and organisational skills.
• Positive attitude and approach to managing behaviour, wellbeing, and supporting children with SEND.

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.

Closing date for applications is Friday, 28th November 2025 but applications will be reviewed as they are received and the school reserves the right to make an earlier appointment or to extend the closing date.

This is a temporary contract from January 2026. As this is a locally hired position, the school will not sponsor you for UAE residency purposes. You are required to have a valid UAE Residence Visa.