School Counselor - Ruwais Campus (Western Region)

Contract Length: ‎3 years
Number of Vacancies: ‎1
Student Level:
* Middle School, High School
Eligible Candidates:
* Licensed Teacher, School Health and Welfare Staff
Requirements:
* Education Required: Bachelor
* Minimum Teaching Experience: ‎2 years of teaching experience
* Major: Counselling or Social Work
* Required Certificates:
Teaching Credential/License
Other Certification
Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Social Worker or Counseling
* Minimum of two years of 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
Job Benefits:
What we offer:
Aldar Education is a family of world-class, child-centered, and innovative
schools based in the UAE. We educate over ‎22,000 students across our group of
Owned and managed schools and as we grow, so does our need for highly skilled,
inspirational, and dedicated school leaders.
We offer an attractive remuneration package including medical cover, flights,
furnished accommodation, and children's education allowance. 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.
Aldar Education is keen to hear from like-minded, forward-thinking school
leaders who would welcome the challenge and opportunities that we have to
offer.
Job Description:
Aldar Education is currently seeking a high-performing School Counselor for an
August ‎2023 start. The current vacancy is based in ADNOC School - Elementary
Campus, Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE (Western Region).
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 regarding 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 regarding student well-being.
Application:
A cover letter and CV including details of two referees should be added as
supporting documents on the TES website.
This job description is not all-inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right
to amend this job description at any time. We are an equal-opportunity
employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are also
mindful of our national development strategy and encourage UAE Nationals in
their apply at our company.
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.