School Counsellor Muna British Academy Abu Dhabi

Aldar Education is seeking an outstanding School Counsellor for Muna British Academy, Abu Dhabi commencing in the academic year, 2024 25. The School Counsellor will assist students with personal, family, educational, mental health, or social development problems. The counsellor will advocate for students and work with other individuals and organizations to promote the academic, personal, and social development of students. In addition, the counsellor will provide psychological support and deliver therapeutic and supportive interventions to support students, manage social and emotional challenges, both to individuals, in small target groups and utilizing whole school initiatives to promote wellbeing.

Responsibilities of School Counsellor

• Help students enhance personal, social, and academic growth and wellbeing.
• Monitor the progress of individual students.
• Make contact with parents to discuss student behaviour or support needs.
• Take steps to prevent bullying and support victims of bullying.
• Help students develop job search skills, such as resume writing and interviewing techniques.
• Help students understand and deal with social, behaviour, and personal problems.
• Deliver therapeutic intervention based on the need of the individuals and provide referral to external services as needed.
• Emphasize preventive and developmental counselling to provide students with life skills needed to deal with problems before they worsen and to enhance students’ personal, social, and academic growth.
• Provide special services such as conflict resolution classes; identify cases of domestic abuse and other family problems that can affect a student’s development.
• Works with individual students and groups of students regarding appropriate social, emotional and development issues.
• Identifies areas that would be appropriate for intervention in the form of group counselling and regularly forms and leads appropriate groups.
• Utilizes both large (classroom) groups and small groups to make appropriate academic and behavioral interventions.
• Maintains an awareness of cultural influences regarding social development of adolescents and delivers culturally sensitive therapies.
• Monitors students who may be at risk with regards to social and emotional issues and makes appropriate referrals for interventions outside of school in consultation with parents.
• Promotes wellbeing of students via whole school and community awareness initiatives.
• Works closely with the pastoral team and safeguarding leads to promote school wide pastoral care initiatives.

Job Requirements

The requirements for the role School Counsellor are as under:

• Bachelor’s degree in School Counselling/relevant. Master’s degree in school counselling preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in school counselling or other counselling experience required in a primary school setting.

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.

Primary Teachers Muna British Academy Abu Dhabi

Receptionist Aldar Education UAE

Manager Operations & Support Services Aldar Education (New School)