School Counselor

ADNOC Schools – (Education Company inside ADNOC Oil and Gas Group); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical cover

Flights

Furnished accommodation

Free child school places

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

ADNOC Schools in Abu Dhabi is seeking a high-performing School Counselor to support personal, social, and academic growth for students at ADNOC School, Sas Al Nakhl. The role emphasizes confidential guidance, bullying prevention, and career exploration within a Massachusetts Curriculum framework.

The successful candidate will engage with families, coordinate with counselors, and contribute to creating a supportive, development-focused school environment in a leading Abu Dhabi education group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Social Worker or Counseling.
• Minimum of two years’ postgraduate.
• 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.
• Positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.
• A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services or Police check.

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.

Skills

Counselling

Interpersonal skills

English language proficiency

Education

Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Social Worker or Counseling

Two years postgraduate

Job description

ADNOC Schools is currently seeking a high-performing School Counselor. The current vacancy will be based at ADNOC School, Sas Al Nakhl, located in Abu Dhabi for an immediate start.

ADNOC Schools are Massachusetts State Curriculum schools in superb facilities 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 to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.

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
• 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

We offer an attractive remuneration package including medical cover, flights, furnished accommodation, and free child school places. 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 lead and contribute to training others as well as developing themselves.

As much as we would be delighted to entertain all applicants, due to the high volume of applications and robust selection process, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted within 10 business days.

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