Website Aldar Academies
From the opening of the first school, Pearl British Academy in 2007, Aldar Academies has fast grown into a leading provider of private education across a network of seven Academies.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Aldar Education is currently seeking a School Counsellor to support our growing family of owned and operated school in Dubai, UAE for the commencing AY2024/25. The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Main accountabilities:
- Help students enhance personal, social, and academic growth and wellbeing
- Monitor the progress of individual students
- Make contact with parents to discuss student behavior 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, behavior, 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
Career Counselling:
- Works with students regarding career options and provides appropriate information to students regarding careers.
- Assists in providing students with information for career exploration and selection to assist them in making appropriate academic course selections relating to their interests.
- Maintains an appropriate library/database relating to various careers for students to utilize in their career explorations.
- Coordinate access to university affairs and with university applications.
Personal Mental Health Counselling:
- Works with individual students and groups of students in regards to appropriate social, emotional and development issues.
- Maintains an awareness of cultural influences regarding social development of adolescents and delivers culturally sensitive therapies.
- Monitors students who may be at risk in 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.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science/Education in Social Work
- Bachelor of Counselling
- Bachelor of Psychology – with subsequent post graduate counselling qualifications
Minimum Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years experience in school counselling or other counselling experience required
Job Specific Knowledge & Skills:
- 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
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