University and Career Guidance Counsellor

3 months ago


UAE, United Arab Emirates Regent International School (RIS) Full time

Fortes Education has been a leading education provider in the UAE for over four decades with premium international schools and nurseries that have experienced outstanding success and growth. Our schools offer the most innovative and character-building education in the entire Middle East region.

Our core ethos and philosophy of education is Positive Education (PosEd). Through PosEd, our schools foster active engagement in learning, celebrating character strengths and accomplishments. We encourage children to cultivate fulfilling relationships with others and seek meaning and purpose in their own lives. We enable children to become happy learners and develop into innovative thinkers, confident young adults, and life-long learners. Our students develop resilience, a growth mindset and deep character strengths that allow them to flourish in an ever-changing world.

**About Regent International School - **_Inspiring Minds. Building Character._

With a rich history of over 35 years, Regent International School is recognised as one of the leading and most innovative schools in the region, as well as a global leader in Positive Education. We have a close-knit family and community spirit with happiness resonating in our school, our children, our parents, and our teachers. We believe in inspiring, empowering, and enlightening our students and enriching the community of which we are a central focus.

We present an exciting opportunity to join us in further developing our highly popular, dynamic and innovative school.

**About you**:
The school's University and Career department is responsible for providing guidance and support to students in their post-secondary education and career planning. The University and Career Guidance Counsellor** **& Sixth form Year Leader** **is responsible for the effective implementation of all policies and procedures which affect student readiness and placement into the university of their choice. In addition, this position will also be responsible for all elements of educational provision for pupils in the Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13), including pupils’ academic progress. The incumbent will also be responsible for the overall welfare, discipline and administration of all pupils in the Sixth Form, including taking a leading and active role in embedding a kind and aspirational culture, which promotes the wellbeing, and supports the engagement and development, of all pupils.
- The position requires a Master's degree in Career Counseling, Career Education, College Student Affairs, or a Bachelor’s degree in the same fields with a minimum of three years of directly related experience with a commitment to providing high quality careers guidance
- A track record of enabling a smooth progression for all students to Higher Education and/or employment.
- A willingness to make a broader contribution to school life.
- The drive to continue to develop professionally through a variety of CPD programmes
- The ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced international, multicultural, and demanding environment.
- Have an outstanding understanding of child protection and safeguarding.
- Have an exceptional knowledge of student emotional development and wellbeing.
- Have proven communication abilities coupled with efficient competencies in the area of student development.
- Be resilient and positive in outlook.

Imagine schools where the skills of achievement, such as literacy, critical thinking, numeracy, discipline and work ethic are taught alongside the skills of wellbeing, such as confidence, contentment, kindness, gratitude, health, and love. Welcome to Fortes Education, Dubai. We have been delivering high quality education provision to young people for over two decades.

Our Positive Education schools foster active engagement in learning and activities. We celebrate positive emotions and accomplishments, encourage students to cultivate fulfilling relationships with others and to seek meaning and purpose in their own lives. Our proprietary “Values in Action” TM programme develops character strengths, personal and leadership skills which enable pupils to achieve success in their own lives and also to positively influence the lives of others.

We set high standards and expectations for each pupil in academics and in co-curricular participation. Our high-impact learning programme lays a strong foundation that develops each pupil’s multiple intelligences through a broad range of activities in and out of the classroom. Our commitment is to provide a premium world-class “positive” education, which empowers our pupils to become innovative thinkers, socially confident life-long learners, having growth mindsets and character strengths, to flourish in an ever -changing world.

We present an exciting opportunity to join one of our EYFS & Primary Schools and to play an important part in our journey to “outstanding”.

Regent International School (RIS), is a well-established Primary school following



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