School Social Worker & Student Support Lead

SABIS; Sharjah; On-site; AED 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Social Worker at The International School of Choueifat, Sharjah, provides or arranges social services for referred students to help them reach their academic and personal potential. You will develop long‑ and short‑term intervention plans, conduct Functional Behavioral Analyses, provide counseling to students and families, and participate in due process when needed.

Additionally you will manage lateness, absences, and offenses, maintain records, inform parents, coordinate with the School

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or Sociology.
• Experience with student management is preferred.
• Ability to ensure student discipline and ethical conduct.

Responsibilities

• Develop long‑term and short‑term intervention plans and performance objectives for designated referred students, in accordance with the curriculum, students' needs, strengths, diversity, and life experiences.
• Conduct Functional Behavioral Analyses.
• Provide consultations/counseling services to students and their families when necessary.
• Participate in due process proceedings when necessary.
• Enter all students' lateness and absences before the end of the first period after calling parents and obtaining the reason.
• Make sure that everyone is in class and classes are running smoothly, and stop all students arriving late.
• Keep records of all infractions and inform the SMC in case any further action is needed.
• Call parents to inform them of the disciplinary measures taken by the school.
• Notice disruptive students, remove them from the class if need be, in case they are interrupting the learning process, and inform the SMC.
• Solve simple issues on the same day (talking in class, missing homework, etc.)
• Set an invigilation timetable for detentions.
• Deal seriously with detentions. Students on detentions need to be informed before the break.
• Meet on a daily basis with the SMC and AQC to discuss the daily offenses and disciplinary issues.
• Compare the data entries of the day with the discipline sheets content.
• Make sure that all students leave classrooms at the end of the day, prefects being the last to leave. Also make sure that students line up for buses, and check student safety during transportation.
• Note: Serious disciplinary issues related to student offenses are reported to the School Social worker or Student Life Coordinator for further intervention.

Skills

Student management

Discipline enforcement

Organization

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, or Sociology

Job description

The Social Worker at The International School of Choueifat, Sharjah, provides or arranges social services for referred students to help them reach their academic and personal potential. You will develop long‑ and short‑term intervention plans, conduct Functional Behavioral Analyses, provide counseling to students and families, and participate in due process when needed.

Additionally you will manage lateness, absences, and offenses, maintain records, inform parents, coordinate with the School