Maternity Cover Teacher Assistant

About the role

Khalil Gibran School Rabat, part of Inspired Education, offers British-style and Moroccan education to local and expatriate students. It is seeking a maternity cover Teacher Assistant to support teachers in delivering high-quality lessons and to help students in their academic and personal development.

Key responsibilities

• Support class teachers in delivering engaging, inclusive and child-centred learning.
• Work with individuals and small groups to reinforce learning and support progress.
• Help create and maintain a stimulating, well-organised and inclusive classroom.
• Promote positive behaviour, emotional wellbeing and social development.
• Assist in observing, recording and sharing student progress with teaching staff.
• Support pupils with additional learning needs where required.
• Supervise pupils during breaks, lunch, school trips and events.
• Help prepare learning materials, classroom displays and resources, and contribute to routines and transitions.
• Uphold safeguarding, behaviour and child protection policies at all times.

Required profile

• Relevant experience working with children, ideally in a school or educational setting.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection and professional conduct in schools.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to build positive relationships with children, staff and parents.
• Warm, patient and proactive approach with high expectations for pupil behaviour and engagement.
• Flexibility and collaboration, supporting a range of classroom and school activities.
• Ability to support learning in group and one-to-one settings, including behaviour and classroom management.
• Experience in an international or diverse school environment (desirable).
• Additional language skills relevant to the school location (advantageous but not essential).