Wellbeing Lead
3 months ago
**Unschool**
United Arab Emirates
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**Salary**:
competitive
**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent
**Start date**:
31/08/2024 or earlier
30 September 2024
**Job overview**:
We are a disruptive school start-up, reimagining education that promotes human flourishing by putting relationships, personal wellbeing, and a strong connection to nature at the core of the learning process. Our learning approach is grounded in and inspired by the Islamic faith, Emirati culture, and the Arabic language, based on our location.
Join us in redefining education and empowering students to thrive in a dynamic world
We are currently searching for a dedicated Well-Being Lead
Role and Responsibilities:
- Embrace and encourage the ethos, values, culture, and standards of excellence of the (Un School).
- Educate the school team in developing strategies to create a consistently physically and mentally healthy environment for the whole community.
- Play a key role in setting a culture within the school that promotes openness and understanding to normalise physical and mental health and its fluctuations throughout life.
- Support and champion activities that promote safeguarding and wellbeing across the school.
- Offer experienced pastoral support to all learners and staff.
- Work directly with learners if and when necessary, on matters around the development of learning strategies to meet their specificcognitive needs.
- Develop curricula the supports the healthy growth and development of the learners in our learning community.
- Coach Learning Guides in the use of all tools, approaches and curricular materials related to well-being.
- Engage in mentoring and supporting others in the academic team to support well-being initiatives, including meeting with parents and caregivers.
- Develop and implement robust policies and procedures that ensure the safeguarding and wellbeing of all students, staff, and visitors.
- Carry out regular check ins and create guidelines for safe spaces and protocols for meetings to allow for honest and transparent communication throughout the school.
- Assist in identifying needs, determining potential risks, and coordinating support or referral to ensure learners have timely access to effective mental health support when needed.
- Work alongside school team members, parents, and caregivers in regular workshops to build a shared understanding of the role of well-being in our community and, more broadly, in our lives.
- Become deeply ingrained in all aspects of our learning community, including engaging with families, events, initiatives, and programs.
- Demonstrate care and professionalism to support the wellbeing of the team and learning community.
- Use research data on well-being trends, stay well-informed of new developments in well-being initiatives and provide leadership in determining their appropriateness for inclusion in the school well-being program.
**Requirements**:
- A formal qualification in well-being or counselling would be advantageous.
- Extensive experience and expertise in promoting and supporting healthy lifestyle choices and a deep understanding of the importance of well-being.
- Ideally leadership experience in well-being as a member of the SLT in innovative, forward thinking, and unconventional, non -traditional school environments.
- Fluent in English and ideally fluent in Arabic and have lived in (or currently reside in) the UAE.
- Ability to work collaboratively with the school whole team and wider learning community.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively.
- Flexible, and adaptable with a growth mindset and a willingness to learn and improve.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Passionate about education and a desire to create positive change in the lives of learners and their families.
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**About **Unschool**:
**Unschool**
- Jumeirah, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
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