School Career Counsellor

Aldar Education are currently seeking an outstanding Career Counsellor for
Al Majd Charter School in Abu Dhabi commencing AY23/‎24.
Al Majd Charter School is an American Curriculum school in the beautiful
city of Abu Dhabi. With our globally recognised and admired curriculum,
dedicated and passionate practitioners and outstanding teaching and learning,
Al Majd Charter School is a great place to work. It has an exciting, diverse,
and progressive learning community that is committed to fulfilling the
National Agenda for our Emirati students. Our learning culture is under pinned
by our mission statement, Excite, Challenge, empower allowing all students to
thrive.
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.

Requirements:
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

Responsibilities:
Main Duties:

University preparation and guidance

* Counsel students with course/subject selection, adjusting to a new school, study skills and career planning.
* Organise career events, drop ins and any other relevant events throughout the academic year as part of the school's impartial careers guidance strategy
* Establish links with other educational institutions in Abu Dhabi - universities and colleges - to organise student visits and in school events and presentations by guest speakers.
* To organise and host the school University fair
* Oversee implementation of any online systems for supporting students with guidance for university application and preparation
* To support students with preparations for university admissions interviews
To develop working partnerships with University and College admission Officers
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Work based placements and student work experience

* Plan and establish work placement opportunities for students
* Organise in school workshops and career talks from professionals in a variety of fields by utilising the parent and wider community
* To promote entrepreneurship across the school and support with the running of school wide enterprise events
To develop opportunities in the curriculum for subject areas to implement an
understanding of careers and vocations within specific subject areas
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Student Learner Profile

* Impart relevant study skills techniques for effective learning and academic excellence through the delivery of student and parent workshops
* Facilitate students to set their goals (academic, personal and career goals); track and meet deadlines, time-management and organizational skills.
To develop an approach for whole school individual student personal portfolios
which will reflect their learning journey and experiences
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Testing programmes which support career choices and University application

* Build up a local and international knowledge of university, college entrance requirements and applications processes, and produce a guide for staff, students and parents
* Oversight and implementation of all senior school students' testing
* Ensure students are organised and entered for regional EMSAT testing
* Ensure students are entered and administration completed for all pre-university admissions tests for specific academic routes including but not limited to: BMAT, IELTS, UCAT, TSA- Oxford, Cambridge, UCL.
Conduct individual and group career-related tests for self-awareness,
discovery of values, interests and skills e.g. Kudos, for specific year groups
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Job Specifics, 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
* Teaching across ability range with proven success
* Experience of leading whole school initiatives that have led to improvement in standards and achievement
* Middle leadership experience
* Senior leadership experience is desirable.
* Leadership skills