Temporary School Counsellor

Job description / Role

- Embrace and encourage the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the GEMS Core Values
- Establish procedures and time frames to provide students with academic, personal, social, emotional and psychological counseling.
- Work with new students to ensure a smooth adjustment to the school.
- Provide students with guidance on admission to higher education institutions.
- Organise and process recommendations for students to higher education institutions and provide assistance with application procedures
- Provide opportunities for students to take tests for admission to higher education institutions.
- Maintain and update a list of colleges and universities which have accepted students from the school.
- Liaise with the Librarian to provide and update careers and college material

Requirements

- In conjunction with senior management team organise and coordinate careers session with representatives from a range of professions.
- Establish procedures for securing external assistance for students with personal problems and emotional needs.
- Work with the senior management team to develop experiences and activities which are beneficial for students' holistic development, and which promote responsibility, leadership skills, cooperation and other personal and social skills.
- Maintain student records on progress, achievements, activities and interests.
- Establish proactive guidelines and procedures to deal with bullying.
- Establish and administer appropriate testing programmes to evaluate student aptitude and achievement.

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.