Job Description

Aldar Academies are currently seeking an Admin Assistant for Al Ain British Academy commencing in January 2025.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family.

Al Ain British Academy opened in September 2011 providing high quality education in the heritage ‘Garden City’ of the United Arab Emirates. The children are taught the English National Curriculum – tailored to be meaningful to children living in Al Ain. Facilities at the school are excellent and include a large astro-turf field, two swimming pools, well-stocked library, a large multi-purpose sports hall, an auditorium and outdoor play areas. It is an exciting, challenging, and enjoyable school to work in where achievement for pupils is at the heart of all we do. The school has achieved outstanding levels of progress and attainment, supported by rigorous tracking of data and assessment in all areas of the curriculum.

Successful candidates will find themselves welcomed into a wonderful school family community, where staff are held in high regard by pupil, parents and school leadership alike. Al Ain is a beautiful, green city that offers an affordable lifestyle within the UAE, whilst offering easy access to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Oman all within a short drive. Al Ain boasts its own tourist attractions in the form of Al Ain Zoo, Jebel Hafeet mountain, Al Ain Oasis, as well as leisure facilities including hotels, malls, golf and Rugby club, shooting range, swimming pools, Al Ain Raceway and much more.

The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.

Responsibilities

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to support all operational and support services where and when required.

Main Duties

Attend all administration team meetings
Typing and branding of official documents and letters to parents
Receiving, directing and responding to emails of behalf of the school as appropriate
Link to Aldar HQ for all related issues/tasks
Design new documents, where necessary, to improve Academy’s effectiveness
Attend any training deemed necessary in relation to the role of Admin Support
Maintaining up to date records for all pupils on engage
Ensure all fire registers are up to date and accurate for the full School
Raise purchase orders and manage suppliers where required
Process any student leavers forms for whole school, update Engage and forward to Admissions
Cover where required so cross training is a must
Support in events preparation / planning
Support with social media and communication
Own and manage exams for full school (preparations / planning / compliance)
Any other reasonable request by management

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

“O” Levels/NVQ/High School Diploma or equivalent (certificate will need to be attested)

Minimum Experience

Minimum 1- 2 years in admin support Position

Job Skills And Knowledge

The successful candidate will require use of Microsoft Office, enthusiasm, initiative, flexibility, good interpersonal skills, motivation, resilience, patience, ability to work flexibly
Applicants must be confident Good literacy skills and an excellent command of English (An ability to speak Arabic would be an advantage).

What We Offer

Aldar Academies are a family of world-class, child-centered, and innovative schools based in the UAE. We educate over 25,000 students across our group of owned and managed schools and as we grow so does our need for highly skilled, inspirational, and dedicated school leaders. Our future-focused learning model includes both students and staff and so we place a special emphasis on professional development, coaching and training.

Successful candidates will have access to a wide network of professionals and opportunities to both lead and contribute to training others as well as developing themselves.

Aldar Academies are keen to hear from like-minded, forward-thinking school leaders who would welcome the challenge and opportunities that we have to offer.

This job description is not all-inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are also mindful of our national development strategy and encourage UAE Nationals in their application at our company.

Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.

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