School Counsellor - September 2025

Job description / Role

Job Description

Due to the continued success of our GEMS Metropole School Al Waha (MTW), we are looking to recruit A School Counsellor for September 2025.

To provide and organise academic, personal, social, emotional and career counselling for students and the wider community at the school.

General:
- Embrace and encourage the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the GEMS Core Values
- Ensure the GEMS policies, procedures, and codes of conduct are followed at all times.
- Initiate effort and energy beyond the typical work day, where the tasks require additional commitment.
- Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.
- Perform other duties as requested by direct & dotted reporting line managers / supervisors.

Specific

To students:
- To provide 1:1 support to students.
- To assess the suitability of support within the counselling environment.
- To ensure an approachable, informal open door policy for all within the school.
- To inform students of the confidentiality limitations within the counselling environment.
- To work with the students, offering support guidance and advice to parents, students and staff as required.
- If a collective concern is identified, assessed and appropriate, offer students group work to help deal with associated issues.
- To communicate and liaise with teachers, nurses, heads of year and senior staff about the welfare of students within the remits of the student/Counsellor confidentiality process.
- To ensure that equal opportunities are given to all students, to enable them to access the counselling service.
- To be aware of issues within the school environment that may affect the emotional health of students, both on individual basis, on a year specific basis or as a school community.

To the Wider Community:
- To communicate and liaise with parents regarding their child's welfare, within the remits of the student/counsellor confidentiality process.
- To provide support and guidance to school staff enabling them to better identify and support students with emotional health and well-being difficulties.

Professional Development:
- To have knowledge of the child protection policies and liaise with the child protection coordinator as required.
- To raise awareness and promote the counselling service within the school to students, staff and parents using a range of strategies.
- To research workshops, seminars, CPD training opportunities for self and others to promote better understanding of issues that affect young people.
- To research and liaise with outside agencies to enhance the counselling service offered.
- To keep up to date on current literature with regards to young people issues and counselling developments.
- To attend regular outside supervision sessions.
- To provide reports on request relating to the counselling service.

About the Company

GEMS Education is a pioneering education company with an international network of award winning K-12 schools. Over the past 55 years GEMS has grown from one school to being a truly global company with one incredible mission – to make quality education available to every student. Over 20,000 education professionals unlock the potential of over 250,000 students across 14 countries each and every day, preparing children of all ages for real world success.