School Counsellor Al Majd Charter School UAE

Al Majid Charter School Aldar Education is looking for a School Counsellor to join their team in Abu Dhabi commencing AY23/24. The successful candidate will be closely aligned with school’s core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region. The school posted this job on 12 December 2023 and is now in the application phase.

Responsibilities of School Counsellor

• Counsel students with course/subject selection, adjusting to a new school, study skills and career planning.
• Organise career events, drop ins and any other relevant events throughout the academic year as part of the school’s impartial careers guidance strategy
• Establish links with other educational institutions in Abu Dhabi universities and colleges to organize student visits and in school events and presentations by guest speakers.
• To organise and host the school University fair
• Oversee implementation of any online systems for supporting students with guidance for university application and preparation
• To support students with preparations for university admissions interviews
• To develop working partnerships with University and College admission Officers.

Work based placements & student work experience

• Plan and establish work placement opportunities for students
• Organize in school workshops and career talks from professionals in a variety of fields by utilizing the parent and wider community.
• To promote entrepreneurship across the school and support with the running of school wide enterprise events.
• To develop opportunities in the curriculum for subject areas to implement an understanding of careers and vocations within specific subject areas.

Student Learner Profile of School Counsellor

• Impart relevant study skills techniques for effective learning and academic excellence through the delivery of student and parent workshops.
• Facilitate students to set their goals (academic, personal and career goals); track and meet deadlines, time management and organizational skills.
• To develop an approach for whole school individual student personal portfolios which will reflect their learning journey and experiences.
• Build up a local and international knowledge of university, college entrance requirements and applications processes, and produce a guide for staff, students and parents.
• Oversight and implementation of all senior school students’ testing.
• Ensure students are organized and entered for regional EMSAT testing.
• Ensure students are entered and administration completed for all pre university admissions tests for specific academic routes including but not limited to: BMAT, IELTS, UCAT, TSA Oxford, Cambridge, UCL.
• Conduct individual and group career related tests for self awareness, discovery of values, interests and skills e.g. Kudos, for specific year groups.

Job Requirements

The requirements for the role of School Counsellor are as under:

• Bachelor of Science/Education in Social Work.
• Bachelor of Counselling.
• Bachelor of Psychology with subsequent post graduate counselling qualifications.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in school counselling or other counselling experience required.

Skills & Knowledge Desired

• Appropriate license to carryout student counselling.
• Strong interpersonal skills with both students and parents.
• Demonstrable organizational skills.
• Strong desire to help others and should be able to inspire respect, trust, and confidence.
• Must possess high emotional and physical energy to handle the array of problems addressed.
• Maintains the highest levels of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Teaching across ability range with proven success.
• Experience of leading whole school initiatives that have led to improvement in standards and achievement.
• Middle leadership experience.
• Senior leadership experience is desirable.
• Leadership skills.

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