School Counsellor - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Aldar Academies

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

1 week ago

Ahmed Al-Mansouri

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Aldar Education are currently seeking an outstanding School Counsellor for Al Yasmina Academy in Abu Dhabi commencing next academic year

Al Yasmina Academy is an outstanding English 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 Yasmina Academy is an exceptional place to work.

It has an exciting, diverse and progressive learning community that annually produces some of the very best I/GCSE and A Level results in the UAE.

Our learning culture is under pinned by our core values of excellence, respect, passion, collaboration and creativity allowing all students to thrive.

Furthermore, the Academy is extremely proud of its recent ADEK inspection, which rated Al Yasmina Academy as 'Outstanding' in all six performance standards, putting it amongst the top schools in the UAE and Middle East and after a successful year the academy has grown and are looking for outstanding teachers.


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.


RESPONSIBILITIES
Help students enhance personal, social, and academic growth and wellbeing
Monitor the progress of individual students
Make contact with parents to discuss student behaviour or support needs
Take steps to prevent bullying and support victims of bullying
Help students understand and deal with social, behaviour, and personal problems
Deliver therapeutic intervention based on the need of the individuals and provide referral to external services as needed

Emphasize preventive and developmental counselling 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


Note:

Duties will fall within the professional qualifications and expertise of the counsellor, depending if the post requires Guidance Counsellor and/or Mental Health Counsellor provision.


Personal Mental Health Counselling:

Works with individual students and groups of students in regard to appropriate social, emotional and development issues.
Maintains an awareness of cultural influences regarding social development of adolescents and delivers culturally sensitive therapies.

Monitors students who may be at risk in regard to social and emotional issues and makes appropriate referrals for interventions outside of school in consultation with parents.

Promotes wellbeing of students via whole school and community awareness initiatives.
Works closely with the pastoral team and safeguarding leads.


QUALIFICATIONS

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


Job Specific 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
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