EEP Learning Support Assistant

About the role

The Learning Support Assistant provides specialized support to students with diverse learning needs, ensuring inclusive access to the curriculum and facilitating academic, social and emotional growth.

Responsibilities

• Engage in day-to-day operations, programs, and practices that align with the school’s mission and philosophy of "Be Ambitious".
• Proactively communicate with students, colleagues, and parents/caregivers in a respectful, clear, caring, and professional manner.
• Carry out supervisory duties for Exceptional Education Program (EEP) students as required.
• Deliver coherent, well-planned, and well-sequenced personalized academic, behavioral, social, and/or emotional support to assigned students in collaboration with EEP Specialists.
• Provide one-on-one or small group in-class or pull-out support for students.
• Use a range of strategies to complement teaching programs, support, and interventions that are responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students.
• Support class teachers to create a stimulating, positive, and caring learning environment for all students.
• Make good use of IT as appropriate to support the learning and personal needs of individual students.
• Prepare timely and meaningful feedback, reports, and notifications to students and parents using a variety of communication means.
• Maintain clear records pertaining to students.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Associate degree or last year bachelor's degree in special education, education, psychopedagogy, or similar areas.
• Basic knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and best practices in special education.
• Further qualification and/or in diverse needs areas.
• Experience with tier 1, 2, 3 intervention programs.
• Data monitoring knowledge.
• Performance screeners application.
• Knowledge of national and/or IB curriculum.

Skills

• Takes personal responsibility.
• Actively seeks feedback for improvement.
• Collaborates willingly with others.
• Self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable to different tasks at hand.
• Proactive and able to prompt others to ensure deadlines and targets are achieved.
• Calm working under pressure.
• High level of integrity.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Proficient communicator, both oral and written in English.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Affinity with and interest in education.