Teaching Assistant - August 2026

Are you looking for a new, exciting and rewarding adventure? If you are an excellent classroom practitioner, who cares deeply about the learning of your pupils and are seeking a new challenge, read on…

Due to the wonderful interest in our school, we continue to grow and expand classes due to high parental demand. As such, we are seeking to employ outstanding Teaching Assistant to join the team at RGSGD from August 2026.

We are looking to appoint a caring, compassionate, and excellent practitioner who has a passion for working with and supporting young pupils and families. The successful candidate must have CACHE level 3 or equivalent and must be a fluent English speaker. They will possess excellent communication, organisation, and collaboration skills; and demonstrate a genuine resonance with the RGS values.

We are looking for an inspirational and caring practitioner, unashamedly aspiring to be the best that they can be. This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly, professional, and welcoming community in one of the leading international schools in the Middle East region. You must be appropriately qualified for this position and have knowledge and experience of working and caring for children.

RGSGD is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its employees and pupils. A police check is a pre-requisite for all appointments and a vetting procedure is applied to all appointments including satisfactory criminal record checks from both country of residence/home country and any other country of residence

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