Individual Learning Support Assistant (ILSA) - August 2026

Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. 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.

All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including various background checks including, receipt of high-quality references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification and police checks, including overseas checks. No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Advocate for support and collaborate with the Student’s teacher
• Ensure and consider the best seating/grouping for the Student
• Chunk/group/break down learning into smaller steps
• Support vocabulary building and extending
• Support/scaffold and explain learning
• Question, check and reinforce understanding of tasks/concepts/knowledge/skills/vocabulary
• Prompt focus and concentration
• Prompt following and sustaining of concentration on tasks
• Incorporate passport (IEP) targets and reinforce strategies discussed by the student support team
• Remind and support with next steps
• Provide positive communication with and engagement of students
• Address and correct misconceptions
• Be proactive – ensure feedback is given regarding successes, barriers, progress, and concerns
• Keep records to maintain evidence of support and progress or barriers for students
• Attend ILSA group meetings and provide feedback to ensure constant improvement of working practice and inclusion provision across the school.
• If it is deemed necessary, the ILSA must support the Student during out of classroom activities, including but not limited to PE and swimming. 

Education:

• Minimum A-Level or equivalent (certificate has to be UAE Embassy and MOFA attested)

Experience:

• Experience or aptitude for working with students, previous teaching or teaching assistant experience preferred

Competencies:

• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English 
• Enthusiasm and aptitude for working with students 
• Good team player 
• Ability to use own initiative

School Values and Behaviours

All staff are expected to conduct themselves in line with the school’s values which are: Courage, Honour, Humility and Fellowship. While the School’s values set out what matters most to us, the behaviours below are intended as a shared set of expectations to refer to, and standards to aspire to, in our dealings with others. They are the practical application of our values.

COURAGE

• We remain optimistic and purposeful in a disrupted world.
• We take responsibility for our decisions, even the hard ones.
• We always challenge poor behaviour in ourselves and others.
• We are open to new ideas, and seek fresh challenges.

HONOUR

• We keep our promises.
• We act with integrity – doing the right thing, even when it is difficult or when no one is watching.
• We respect and value our traditions whilst setting them in the context of today.

HUMILITY

• We work hard to serve others within the School and across our wider communities where possible putting their interests before our own.
• We give and seek honest and appropriate feedback, reflect on our failures and learn from them.
• We support each other through challenges and whatever the outcome, we celebrate those that took part. 

FELLOWSHIP

• We respect each other and value our differences, knowing that we are more effective and more resilient working together.
• We are kind and inclusive; we value the contribution that each of us makes.
• We role model the behaviours that we would like to see in others; we ask only of others what we would be prepared to do ourselves.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Taaleem. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.

Note: It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This advertisement is posted on behalf of Harrow International School Dubai which is part of the group owned by Taaleem Holdings PJSC and independently operated under a licence to use the Harrow School brand. For further details of the relationship, please see the relationship statement on the harrowdubai.ae website. Accordingly, applicants should be aware that the employer will be part of Taaleem Holdings PJSC’s group and under its control and not Harrow School.