Career Counsellor - Dubai

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Female careers counsellor | ASAP start | USA and IB school

Experienced careers counsellor required for an IB curriculum school in Ras Al Khaimah. You need to have a bachelor's degree in counselling and experience of coaching or supporting students to go on to further education. Must be bilingual and able to speak Arabic and English.

Can you build relationships with organisations outside of the school?

We are looking for an experienced careers counsellor who will make a difference to students that are on the way to exiting school and progressing with their education or career.

Careers counsellor job duties:

• Advise Emirati students on the further paths to achieve their goals
• Interview students and build profiles on their qualifications, experience, likes, and dislikes
• Support the students on job applications as well as university applications
• Assist students with drafting resumes and covering letters
• Identify gaps in students/u2019 applications and help them develop to maximise their chance of securing employment
• Work with outside organisations to help provide opportunities for students
• Be computer literate and have a good command of using MS Office
• Be able to carry out presentations to students about their career options
• Be adaptable to meet the needs of students
• Meet with parents to advise how their child is progressing
• Help set up work experience for students
• Work closely with teachers to better understand and facilitate students/u2019 career paths
• Build connections with outside organisations to bring them in and present opportunities to the students
• Manage various organisations, charities, and employment companies
• Assist students in identifying the current job market
• Assist students in creating an action plan for employment, education, and training and support students to achieve their goals

The school has about 1000 students, most of whom are Emirati. The majority of the teachers are western native speakers of English and are keen to get the best from the students. The school is currently delivering the IB curriculum, so if you have knowledge of this as well as experience of working in the UAE or other Middle East countries, it will be beneficial to your application.

• Degree in counselling
• At least 2 years of careers counselling experience
• Experience and working knowledge of universities in the USA, Canada, UK, and Ireland as well as local UAE universities
• Experience of being a careers advisor or counsellor in the Middle East is preferred
• A high command of written and spoken English
• Up to date with modern pedagogy
• Be willing to deliver INSET or careers training to students
• Competent in using technology

You will need to get your documents attested as per the ministry requirement.

Minimum application requirements

Qualification:

Minimum qualification requirement: M.Ed, B.Ed or a relevant bachelor's degree with a teaching qualification

Experience:

2 years

Type of staff:

Only female candidates can apply to this job

Must be western trained (USA, Canada, UK, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa)

Must be a native speaker of English

Newly qualified teachers are not considered

Prefer candidates with international experience

Open university qualifications are not accepted

• Your degree must be related to counselling or careers counselling or equivalent
• Experience of working in an Islamic environment or with Islamic students is beneficial
• If you can offer a secondary subject, this would help your application
• Singles or teaching couples with no children are preferred
• Must be bilingual to speak Arabic and English

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