School Counsellor

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.