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About the Company

Petroleum Development Oman is the leading exploration and production company in the Sultanate of Oman. The Company delivers the majority of the country's crude oil production and natural gas supply.

Purpose of the Job

•    To provide safe, high-quality education support and care for children attending PDO School
•    To be a “Culture Catalyst’ for the school by developing a strong school and community ethos that develops respect for all.
•    To deliver and implement PDO policies.
•    To agree on goals and monitor the achievement of progress against targets.
•    To monitor and assess the quality of provision ensuring that policies and procedures, best practice and standards are maintained and developed.
•    Create a safe and nurturing environment for children to learn and grow.
•    Collaborate with parents and other staff members to support children's individual needs
•    Follow health and safety guidelines to ensure the well-being of all children
 

Education & Experience

• Must have a Degree in education, English, or relevant and minimum 3 years of experience in Education, School or relevant OR A diploma in education, English, or relevant and minimum 5 years of experience in Education, School or relevant.
• Must have experience of working in an environment that deals with a range of nationalities and cultures.
• Must have an excellent grasp of both written and spoken English
• Must have experience of working in a school.
• Must have excellent ICT skills.
• A qualification in Education teaching would be beneficial
• Enthusiasm to support student learning
• Experience of working in a collaborative environment is essential.
• To have experience of working to a deadline

Main Responsibilities

?    Having proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school in which they work as professional members of staff.
?    Demonstrating positive attitudes, values and behaviors to develop and sustain effective relationships with the school community.
?    Having regard for the need to safeguard pupils’ well-being by following relevant statutory guidance along with school policies and practice.
?    Upholding values consistent with those required from teachers by respecting individual differences and cultural diversity.
?    Committing to improve their own practice through self-evaluation and awareness.
?    Share responsibility for ensuring that their own knowledge and understanding is relevant and up to date by reflecting on their own practice, liaising with school leaders, and identifying relevant professional development to improve personal effectiveness.
?    Take opportunities to acquire the appropriate skills, qualifications, and/or experience required for the teaching assistant role, with support from the school/employer.
?    Demonstrate expertise and skills in understanding the needs of all pupils (including specialist expertise as appropriate) and know how to contribute effectively to the adaptation and delivery of support to meet individual needs.
?    Demonstrate a level of subject and curriculum knowledge relevant to their role and apply this effectively in supporting teachers and pupils.
?    Understand their roles and responsibilities within the classroom and whole school context recognizing that these may extend beyond a direct support role.
?    Demonstrate an informed and efficient approach to teaching and learning by adopting relevant strategies to support the work of the teacher and increase achievement of all pupils including, where appropriate, those with special educational needs and disabilities.
?    Promote, support and facilitate inclusion by encouraging participation of all pupils in learning and extracurricular activities.
?    Use effective behavior management strategies consistently in line with the school’s policy and procedures.
?    Contribute to effective assessment and planning by supporting the monitoring, recording and reporting of pupil performance and progress as appropriate to the level of the role.
?    Communicate effectively and sensitively with pupils to adapt to their needs and support their learning.
?    Maintain a stimulating and safe learning environment by organizing and managing physical teaching space and resources.
?    Recognize and respect the role and contribution of other professionals, parents and carers by liaising effectively and working in partnership with them.
?    With the class teacher, keep other professionals accurately informed of performance and progress or concerns they may have about the pupils they work with.
?    Understand their responsibility to share knowledge to inform planning and decision making.
?    Understand their role in order to be able to work collaboratively with classroom teachers and other colleagues, including specialist advisory teachers.
?    Communicate their knowledge and understanding of pupils to other school staff and education, health and social care professionals, so that informed decision making can take place on intervention and provision.