Job Purpose
Post-holder will work closely with the Admissions Manager to provide a professional and high-quality admissions service to all enquirers, applicants and their families, both from the UAE and abroad.
The Admissions Assistant works collaboratively to deliver a high-quality standard of support, ensuring that services are efficient and effective. The post-holder will provide administrative support to ensure that procedures are adhered to, and specific projects are effective.
This is a busy and varied role involving daily communication with academic staff, pupils and visiting families. The post-holder needs to work well under pressure, to have excellent organisational skills, to demonstrate good use of initiative and to have the ability to multi-task and prioritise. A collaborative and coherent approach is essential to ensure that, regardless of circumstances, the team is fully conversant with processes and procedures and able to contribute effectively to any activity within the team.
The post-holder will be dealing with enquiries, making appointments and conducting interviews and testing as appropriate on a daily basis. The post-holder will need to support the team at all times.
The Admissions Assistant must understand and practice all aspects on the Admissions Manager role so she can cover this position when the Admissions Manager is not available. On holiday for example.
Key Accountabilities
Database Management
Effective use of the data management system is essential. The Admissions Assistant will be required to:
- Enter data accurately and within appropriate timescales into the student database system from initial enquiry onwards.
Analysis and Research
- Undertake database training as necessary to enable the development, creation and use of admissions statistical reports, in order to monitor progress against targets and identify trends.
Admissions Process
- The Admissions Assistant’s involvement in the recruitment process is to support the Admissions
- Meet with families on a daily basis and support the Admissions Manager, ensuring the level of service to address all enquiries and applications is timely.
Administration
- General administrative support duties to ensure the smooth running of the Admissions
- Responds efficiently to a constant stream of questions via telephone and email regarding the School and the Admissions processfromprospectiveandnewThisincludescommunicatingclearlywiththosewhomay not be familiar with the curriculum and for whom English is not their first language.
- Sends out promotional literature to prospective families and other
- Ensures that proper correspondence and documentation is received and acknowledged, filed, and that departments are notified as appropriate, working closely with the Registrar to chase any documents outstanding.
- Processes admissions
- Provides support for the administration relevant to student
Parent Engagement and Recruitment Events
Attend and support admissions specific events including virtual and digital, all open day events and taster days and coffee mornings.
Conduct school tours, as required, for prospective families which effectively sell the school, promoting the school’s academic and non-academic
Dubai British School Jumeira are currently recruiting for a number of exceptional Assistant Teachers to become members of the team for the 2025-2026 Academic Year.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for suitably qualified support assistants who are passionately innovative, cognitively agile and committed to continual professional learning.
Successful candidates will become part of the team at DBS Jumeira and will be expected to embrace and live out our vision of “Enjoy, Aspire, achieve” whilst continually supporting the growth and development of our learning community within the world class facilities of the school.
Our school is a place in which the learning of everyone is paramount to our day-to-day actions. We are an inclusive school that believes that all children can achieve when they are surrounded by caring, dedicated, hard-working professionals.
Our School
Dubai British School Jumeira is part of the Taaleem family of schools and will offer an exceptional learning experience for more than 1600 students aged between 3 and 18 years of age. The school is unique in many ways and has been built 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
DBSJ 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.
"Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. At Taaleem, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection, and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to various background checks including receipt of references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification, and police checks, including overseas checks."
Job overview
Dubai British School Emirates Hills is recruiting a Procurement Officer from August 2025, to join their BSO, and KHDA rated 'Outstanding' international school.
Taaleem and DBS Emirates Hills
Taaleem, one of the largest education providers in the UAE, proudly celebrates Dubai British School Emirates Hills for our ‘Outstanding’ ratings, awarded by both the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB) and British Schools Overseas (BSO). We are a thriving British international school, located in The Springs area of Dubai’s Emirates Hills delivering high-quality National Curriculum for England education to over a thousand students aged 3 to 18.
Our mission of ‘Enjoy, Aspire, Achieve’ perfectly captures the ethos of our great school, where students thrive in a nurturing yet challenging environment - able to achieve the best possible educational outcomes and flourish as individuals during the experience. It is this warmth of spirit that sets DBSEH apart, where every student, every member of staff and every parent can find their place. Schools are often talked about as being ‘happy places’, but DBSEH is made up of happy people - happy to be respected, valued, and appreciated, given every opportunity to succeed in a way that is meaningful to them.
DBS Emirates Hills Curriculum
Our curriculum is modelled on the National Curriculum for England and adapted to our own international context, leading to a challenging set of GCSE, BTEC and GCE A Level courses from Year 10 to Year 13. We feel the opportunities that students enjoy outside the classroom are just as important as the main curriculum and we offer an extensive and varied Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) programme.
Safeguarding:" Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. At Taaleem, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection, and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to various background checks including receipt of references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification, and police checks, including overseas checks."
Job Purpose: The ECP Coordinator has the responsibility to ensure that the school offers a wide range of extrac urricular opportunities for students at Raha that complement the school’s Mission and Vision and IB programmes . He/she is responsible for ensuring coherence of the programme and clear communication and accountability for staff . The ECP coordinator must also ensure that the programme is compliant with ADEK and Government regulations in Abu Dhabi. This role also involves supporting the school in the organising of local and international field trips as part of the Memorable Experiences Programme .
Key Accountabilities:
Coordinate the offerings and sign-ups process for teacher-led ECPs and Committees , including setup on Schools Buddy , balancing offerings between terms, ensuring spaces are available and supporting teachers to obtain proper resourcing, and providing details of each ECP to parents through Raha Reminders
Ensure that all teachers are completing the requirements for ECPs as per contract regulations
Liaise with the Athletics Director and Performing Arts Director regarding the programme offering in each of their departments for each term
Liaise with our external ECP provider to ensure opportunities for activities complement the school’s IB curriculum, mission and vision and broaden the school’s ECP coverage
Coordinate and arrange ADEK approval for ECPs (including external trips, and for any visiting individuals associated with ECPs)
Create and share policy guidelines for students and parents where necessary
Ensure all ECP providers adhere to all policies and procedures connected to the school’s ECP programmes including expectations for use of School s Buddy , registration, risk assessments, ADEK approval and other expectations of staff and students.
Manage and maintain Schools Buddy to allow for reliable sharing of information, calendars, events, and available ECPs with the school’s community
Attend or present about ECP and trip opportunities to parents, students and staff (in conjunction with the school’s S ervice as Action and CAS programmes where appropriate)
Coordinate with communications supervisor to ensure ECP programmes are advertised on social media and in Raha Reminders
Coordinate and schedule facilities and equipment for use with ECPs in conjunction with relevant school academic faculties and external providers
Ensure that all internal and external ECP providers adhere to RIS ECP and External Trip policies, ADEK and MoE protocols and hold them accountable for compliance
Ensure that risk assessments and safety audits are in place and regularly reviewed for all external ECP trips and ECP activities within the school
Book and timetable suitable external specialist sports providers to support the ECP and non-academic sports programmes
Support campus after hours in the event of externally provided programme issues or concerns , or parent workshops/information sessions
Assist other admin staff where necessary related to the ECP or trips programme , including contracts such as uniforms and catering.
Safeguarding:"Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. At Taaleem, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection, and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to various background checks including receipt of references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification, and police checks, including overseas checks."
- Maintain the plant and boiler rooms to industry acceptable standards
- Maintain the school swimming pool to industry acceptable standards
- Maintain all school paint work to a high standard
- Repair and maintain all electrical supplies to the school
- Repair and maintain all school plumbing
- Keep all school A/C units in good condition and regularly carry out routine maintenance and cleaning
- Undertake all small carpentry work in line with Health and Safety guidelines and regulations
- Gate duty during drop off and collection
- Setting up equipment for events
- Other duties as reasonably expected
- Collecting data on payroll outputs, management and employee surveys, employment records, and exit interviews.
- Implementing relevant HR metrics in order to determine the efficiency and impact of the workforce.
- Analyzing data and statistics for trends with regard to recruitment practices, motivation, turnover, and compliance with employment laws.
- Optimizing and implementing new data processes and systems.
- Compiling reports of data results and presenting these to senior managers.
- Identifying short- and long-term goals to ensure top-notch employee performance.
- Recommending policies that will improve the culture within the company and suggest ways in which to hire the best candidates for the job.
- Evaluating jobs and reviewing both existing and new positions and communicating the results of this to senior management.
- Identifying why candidates and employees choose to work within a company and recommending areas in the workplace that can be improved.
- Reviewing job descriptions to impact positively on employee retention.
- Manage employee records and files.
Dubai British School Mira are currently recruiting for their founding year of operation.
Dubai British School Mira is seeking to hire an exceptional professional to become the Deputy Head of Primary commencing January 2026.
This is a rare opportunity for suitably qualified professionals who are innovative, cognitively agile, are committed to continual professional learning, and are passionate about building culture and community.
Successful candidates will become part of the Founding Senior Leadership Team at Dubai British School Mira and will be expected to embrace and embody our vision of ‘Enjoy, Aspire, Achieve’, whilst continually supporting the growth and development of our learning community within the school’s world-class facilities.
We are an inclusive school that believes all children can achieve when they are surrounded by caring, dedicated and hard-working professionals.
Job Purpose
The core purpose of this role is to provide professional, highly effective leadership and management support that will help achieve outstanding results in all aspects of Primary School life. The Deputy Head of Primary supports an inspiring vision and clear direction that is shared by all members of the Primary School and the Senior Leadership Team. Ultimately, the Deputy Head of Primary is jointly responsible for ensuring that the curriculum, teaching and assessment practices inspire high levels of engagement, achievement and progress for students of all abilities.
Key Accountabilities
Inspirational and Strategic Leadership
- Promote Taaleem’s mission of “inspiring young minds, ” our vision of being the most respected provider of education in the Gulf and our core values and strategic platforms.
- Promote an inspiring vision dedicated to high standards that is shared by all members of the Primary School.
- Provide supportive leadership on Primary School improvement activities through effective strategic leadership and planning which supports the vision, mission, and values of Taaleem.
- Display a high level of professional competence in all areas of responsibility.
- Communicate a clear view of the Primary School’s aims so that all staff know what is required of them and are competent and committed to achieving the school’s goals.
- Distribute leadership effectively to achieve high standards of learning and personal development by creating an ethos of collective responsibility and mutual support.
- Inspire and empower teachers and support staff by clearly communicating all roles and aligning these roles with school priorities.
- Be receptive and respond to external evaluation of the school and manage the process professionally and very efficiently with your senior colleagues.
- Work effectively with school governance teams (School Advisory Committee, and Parents Associations) and Taaleem Education Managers, Deputy Heads of Schools (as appropriate) to ensure informed and responsive decision making, which help to direct change and effective management of school resources.
- Ensure that the levels of students’ attainment and the quality of teaching successfully align with the Primary Schools’ promise to parents.
- Delegate work as appropriate, trusting, and empowering others to perform.
- Provide regular feedback and motivation to others to successfully achieve their targets.
- Encourage others to contribute, creating a spirit of teamwork and opportunities of cooperation and collaboration between departments.
- Contribute time and expertise to the professional development of Taaleem teachers and leaders.
- Participate and lead professional development workshops in the UAE, including events run by the Knowledge Human Development Authority (KHDA) or Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC).
Self - Evaluation and Improvement Planning
- Support the Head of Primary in ensuring that the Primary School’s academic program is fit for purpose and challenges students of all abilities.
- Support the Head of Primary’s aim towards achieving and maintaining an “outstanding” rating in Phases 1 and 2 on local inspections.
- Encourage all Primary staff in systematic, rigorous self-evaluation with the explicit purpose of improving the quality of students’ experiences and their standards of attainment.
- Take positive steps to gather the views of Primary School parents, students, and others about the quality of service provided by the school.
- Work collaboratively with external bodies and the Senior Leadership Team to achieve outstanding results on school accreditations, inspections, and evaluations.
- Monitor teachers’ plans, evaluate students’ classroom experiences, track students’ attainment, and evaluate progress towards meeting agreed targets.
- Help monitor the performance of all teaching and support staff in the Primary School.
- Help ensure that self-evaluation provides valid, comprehensive, and reliable analysis for identifying key priorities for the preparation of the improvement plan and involves Primary staff, parents and students as appropriate.
- Work with teachers to ensure the collection and analysis of appropriate and accurate information from within the school as well as data for external sources, including international assessments and stakeholder surveys.
- Help support teachers to set aspirational, yet realistic goals aimed at improving students’ performance
- Provide leadership support ensuring that all improvement activities are focused on creating impact and raising quality in the Primary School.
- Monitor and manage change quickly, flexibly, and successfully.
- Prioritize and act upon a manageable number of key initiatives and involve stakeholders in the process.
- Work collaboratively with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure that all recommendations from previous inspections and evaluations are included in the schools’ improvement plans.
- Maintain an overview of all curriculum review and development activities; ensuring that teachers maintain current in their knowledge of the curriculum and best teaching practices.
Effective and Efficient Management of Resources
- Work closely with the Head of Primary, other Deputy Heads of Schools and the SLT to ensure that all policies, procedures, and routines across the school are effective and efficient.
- Support the Head of Primary in ensuring that all Primary School staff are well qualified and experienced, trained to do their roles and are deployed effectively to support the school.
- Take responsibility and accountability of the school’s actions and outcomes with regards to compliance and health and safety issues in your areas of focus.
- Comply with all regulations and guidelines issued by the local authorities and regulators.
- Support the Head of Primary with monitoring and evaluation of the school’s performance on Primary students’ attainment and progress, students’ personal and social development, teaching and assessment, curriculum that meets the needs of students, health and safety, and student support services.
- Work collaboratively with the Head of Primary to achieve enrolment targets and business objectives.
- Collaboratively review schools’ policies, procedures and routines to ensure they are effective, efficient.
- Support and lead aspects of the induction of new staff and annual orientation of all staff.
- Comply with all Taaleem policies and guidelines and submit high quality reports in a timely manner.
- Work collaboratively with the Head of Primary to ensure proper identification and access to appropriate professional development activities for all members of staff.
- Ensure that teaching and learning is monitored closely and consistently using relevant platforms to rate the quality of teaching practice across the school and identify areas of development.
- Promote peer modeling, team teaching and coaching with and across grade levels and departments.
- Work collaboratively with the Head of Primary to ensure that all Primary School staff are appraised annually providing recognition for areas of strength and recommendations for areas of development and growth.
- Work collaboratively with Head of Primary to develop CAPEX and Consumable budgets and then monitor performance against the Primary School’s budget lines.
- Work collaboratively with the Operations and Facilities Managers to address any health and safety issues and ongoing maintenance requests.
Parent, Student and Community Relationships
- Share the responsibility for the safety and well-being of all Primary students through positive recognition and high expectations for behavior and conduct.
- Monitor and promote outstanding attendance and punctuality across the Primary School.
- Inform the Head of Primary of any serious student incidents or parent concerns and work collaboratively with the SLT to resolve issues in a timely and respectful manner.
- Build and maintain relationships with Primary School parents and the community by supporting regular and appropriate communications with all members of the school community, both internally and externally.
- Support marking initiatives in the Primary School to the local and wider community with the aim of recruiting new students and retaining existing students to achieve a full school roll.
- Develop knowledge of the education market in Dubai, the UAE and the Gulf and monitor trends over time in order to remain competitive.
- Engage Primary School parents as active partners in their children’s learning in a variety of ways.
- Encourage positive and regular participation of Primary School parents at school events.
- Consult the parent community about the work of the Primary School on a regular basis and ensure that parents views are received respectfully and help guide the school’s development.
- Promote the use of a wide range of effective methods, including technology, to communicate with parents taking into account the home language of parents by promoting two-way communication.
- Work collaboratively with the Head of Primary to ensure that parents receive regular reports of their children’s progress and attainment that include next steps for learning.
- Support the development of strong community partnerships that effectively support all students’ development and improve students’ learning experiences.
- Focus on identifying and meeting community (staff, parents, students) needs by taking their interests and complaints seriously.
- Consider the implications of decisions on the community (staff, parents, students, Taaleem) and act accordingly.
- Ensure a proactive approach in delivering operational excellence focused on extra-ordinary service across all aspects of school life.
- Promote the connection of school events to local community events so that students and parents have the opportunity to participate in the broader local events such as Dubai Literacy Festival, Art Festival, Music Festival, Taaleem Sporting and Academic competitions, etc.
Job Purpose
Post-holder will work closely with the Admissions Manager to provide a professional and high-quality admissions service to all enquirers, applicants and their families, both from the UAE and abroad.
The Admissions Assistant works collaboratively to deliver a high-quality standard of support, ensuring that services are efficient and effective. The post-holder will provide administrative support to ensure that procedures are adhered to, and specific projects are effective.
This is a busy and varied role involving daily communication with academic staff, pupils and visiting families. The post-holder needs to work well under pressure, to have excellent organisational skills, to demonstrate good use of initiative and to have the ability to multi-task and prioritise. A collaborative and coherent approach is essential to ensure that, regardless of circumstances, the team is fully conversant with processes and procedures and able to contribute effectively to any activity within the team.
The post-holder will be dealing with enquiries, making appointments and conducting interviews and testing as appropriate on a daily basis. The post-holder will need to support the team at all times.
The Admissions Assistant must understand and practice all aspects on the Admissions Manager role so she can cover this position when the Admissions Manager is not available. On holiday for example.
Key Accountabilities
Database Management
Effective use of the data management system is essential. The Admissions Assistant will be required to:
- Enter data accurately and within appropriate timescales into the student database system from initial enquiry onwards.
Analysis and Research
The post-holder will be required to:
- Undertake database training as necessary to enable the development, creation and use of admissions statistical reports, in order to monitor progress against targets and identify trends.
Admissions Process
- The Admissions Assistant’s involvement in the recruitment process is to support the Admissions
- Meet with families on a daily basis and support the Admissions Manager, ensuring the level of service to address all enquiries and applications is timely.
Administration
General administrative support duties to ensure the smooth running of the Admissions
Responds efficiently to a constant stream of questions via telephone and email regarding the School and the Admissions process from prospective and new students. This includes communicating clearly with those who may not be familiar with the curriculum and for whom English is not their first language.
Sends out promotional literature to prospective families and other
Ensures that proper correspondence and documentation is received and acknowledged, filed, and that departments are notified as appropriate, working closely with the Registrar to chase any documents outstanding.
Processes admissions
Provides support for the administration relevant to student
Parent Engagement and Recruitment Events
- Attend and support admissions specific events including virtual and digital, all open day events and taster days and coffee mornings.
- Conduct school tours, as required, for prospective families which effectively sell the school, promoting the school’s academic and non-academic
Any other duties:
Create a positive image of the
To work in accordance with Taaleem policies.
Other duties that may be seen as being within the scope of this
Job Purpose:
Under the direction of the Facilities Manager, maintain the school buildings to the highest possible level with Health and Safety as a priority.
Key Accountabilities:
Maintain the plant and boiler rooms to industry acceptable standards
Maintain the school swimming pool to industry acceptable standards
Maintain all school paint work to a high standard
Repair and maintain all electrical supplies to the school
Repair and maintain all school plumbing
Keep all school A/C units in good condition and regularly carry out routine maintenance and cleaning
Undertake all small carpentry work in line with Health and Safety guidelines and regulations
Gate duty during drop off and collection
Setting up equipment for events
Other duties as reasonably expected
Dubai British School Mira are currently recruiting for their founding year of operation.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for suitably qualified professionals who are innovative, cognitively agile, are committed to continual professional learning, and are passionate about building culture and community.
Successful candidates will become part of the Founding Team at Dubai British School Mira and will be expected to embrace and embody our vision of ‘Enjoy, Aspire, Achieve’, whilst continually supporting the growth and development of our learning community within the school’s world-class facilities.
Job PurposeTo achieve or exceed the opening admissions target and to ensure that a high level of customer service is provided to all prospective families. The Admissions Manager is primarily responsible for recruiting and managing her team & ensuring they all meet prospective families and enroll students into the school. Post enrolment, ensuring that the registration process with the regulators is complied with and that all student files are complete.
Key Accountabilities
To set up the Admissions Team and work very closely with the founding Principal and Head of Admissions to recruit students.
Provide the Principal, CO and SLT with regular updates on Admissions Data
- To work closely with the Marketing Executive to determine and implement a PR and Marketing strategy for the school geared towards recruiting new students
- To report school enrolment figures including the 4 pillars of Admissions; Enrolment, Leavers, Assessments and tours, weekly to the SLT in school and Central Office
- To complete a monthly report to summarise the successes and changes in the Admissions department for the in-school SLT & Central Office.
- Manage the application approvals process with the Principal, Heads of School and the SEN team
- To liaise with the Accounts Department on issuing of invoices for new students and to ensure that all data is current on the NetSuite & CRM system
- Provide a high-quality customer care for all enquiries to the school for admissions
- Develop and conduct school tours for prospective families if and when required
- Meet parents who are interested in enrolling their children into the school
- Manage and conduct assessments including those from overseas in liaison with relevant Heads of School, EAL and SEN staff
- Oversee the registration of students on KHDA/ADEK school system
- Maintain and secure all student files (paper and electronic)
- Ensure the efficiency of the admissions process throughout the year
- Collate and present monthly reports for SLT and Central Office (CO)
- Efficiently manage all prospective parents’ enquiries related to admitting pupils to the school
- Manage all placement tests or interviews for new entrants to school and collate results
- Arrange the placement of pupils in classes with the approval of Heads of Sections
- Manage the initial induction of new families and pupils
- Oversee all registration procedures
- Oversee database development and management
- Manage wait lists and ensure the school’s admissions policy is transparent and adhered to
- Benchmark the school’s admissions procedures against leading competitors
- Review admissions policies and procedures (including data collection) with the Principal
- Advise staff of any additional information relating to new and departing pupils
- Liaise with the Registrar regarding Ministry of Education, KHDA and/or ADEK requirements.
- Ensure the availability of testing materials e.g., online CATS purchase
- Ensure withdrawal forms are completed for departing pupils and actively pursue retention where possible
- Ensure the managing and compliance of the Admission Department
- Ensure the maintenance of all student files
- Ensure all new families receive the correct induction into the school
