Counselor

ADNOC Schools – (Education Company inside ADNOC Oil and Gas Group); Abu Dhabi Emirate; In loco; AED 60.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

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ADNOC Schools in Abu Dhabi City and the Western Region seek a high-performing School Counselor to support Massachusetts State Curriculum learners and the broader school community.

You will help students grow socially, personally and academically, monitor progress, contact parents, prevent bullying, and guide career exploration with a focus on life skills for students.

Competenze

• Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Social Worker or Counseling.
• Minimum of two years’ postgraduate experience as School Counselor.
• CDC License.
• Recent and consistent involvement in extra-curricular activities.
• Respect for all members of your school community.
• Experience with students for whom English is an additional language.
• A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.
• A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services or Police check.

Mansioni

• Help students enhance personal, social, and academic growth.
• Monitor the progress of individual students.
• Make contact with parents to discuss student behavior.
• 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, behavioral, and personal problems.
• Emphasize preventive and developmental counseling 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.
• Identifies areas that would be appropriate for intervention in the form of group counseling and regularly forms and leads appropriate groups.
• Utilizes both large (classroom) groups and small groups to make appropriate academic and behavioral interventions.
• Coordinates with the Counsellors regarding career options for students and provides appropriate information to students regarding careers.
• Assists the counselors 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.
• Works with individual students and groups of students in regard to appropriate social development issues.
• Maintains an awareness of cultural influences regarding the social development of adolescents.
• Monitors students who may be at risk in regards to social issues and makes appropriate referrals for interventions outside of school in consultation with parents.
• Maintains confidentiality as professionally appropriate in regards to student well-being.

Conoscenze

Student counseling

English language support

Interpersonal skills

Formazione

Bachelor in Psychology

Counseling degree

Descrizione del lavoro

ADNOC Schools is currently seeking a high-performing School Counselor.

ADNOC Schools are Massachusetts State Curriculum schools in superb facilities in Abu Dhabi City and the Western Region of Abu Dhabi Emirate.

The Massachusetts Curriculum is one of the most highly regarded and successful curricula in the United States, with close links to prestigious higher education institutions such as Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduates of ADNOC Schools receive the American High School Diploma - the standard entry qualification for US colleges and universities.

This is an exciting opportunity ADNOC Schools, which is currently operated by Aldar Education, offer world class amenities, and are designed to provide learners with a 21st Century curriculum using the latest technology and world class facilities.

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:

• Help students enhance personal, social, and academic growth
• Monitor the progress of individual students
• Make contact with parents to discuss student behavior
• 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, behavioral, and personal problems
• Emphasize preventive and developmental counseling 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
• Identifies areas that would be appropriate for intervention in the form of group counseling and regularly forms and leads appropriate groups.
• Utilizes both large (classroom) groups and small groups to make appropriate academic and behavioral interventions.
• Coordinates with the Counsellors regarding career options for students and provides appropriate information to students regarding careers.
• Assists the counselors 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.
• Works with individual students and groups of students in regard to appropriate social development issues.
• Maintains an awareness of cultural influences regarding the social development of adolescents.
• Monitors students who may be at risk in regards to social issues and makes appropriate referrals for interventions outside of school in consultation with parents.
• Maintains confidentiality as professionally appropriate in regards to student well-being.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Social Worker or Counseling
• Minimum of two years’ postgraduate experience as School Counselor
• CDC License
• Recent and consistent involvement in extra-curricular activities
• Respect for all members of your school community
• Experience with students for whom English is an additional language
• A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life
• A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services or Police check

WHAT WE OFFER

ADNOC Schools offer an attractive remuneration package. Our future-focused learning model includes both students and staff and so we place a special emphasis on professional development, coaching and training. Successful candidates will have access to a wide network of professionals and opportunities to both lead and contribute to training others as well as developing themselves.

ADNOC School and Aldar Education are keen to hear from like-minded, forward thinking school leaders who would welcome the challenge and opportunities that we have to offer.

APPLICATION

ADNOC Schools are committed to the safeguarding of children and young people, and any offer of appointment will be subject to any relevant medical checks and clearance from appropriate safeguarding authorities.