School Counsellor - August 2024 start - Regent International School

About us: 

 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 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.  

Regent International School is an all–through school which offers a premium education across a fantastic range of pathways for students including the National Curriculum of England, GCSE/IGCSE and ‘A’ Levels. We also offer a suite of Signature Programmes unrivalled in Dubai. With unique experiences in Environmental and Sustainability Studies, students learn in Forest School settings, as well as utilising cutting-edge hydroponic technology to examine how science can support sustainability in future terrains. Our world-class STEAM centre and curriculum offers students an incredible opportunity to apply their learning in solving real-world problems, from Foundation Stage through to Year 9. We run best-in-class mini-MBA programmes for our students in conjunction with the Peter Jones Academy, to ensure their future success in business and entrepreneurship. We are technologically innovative and run comprehensive AI programmes for students in all core subjects, as well as deepening other subjects through Augmented and Virtual Reality AR/VR experiences. We have outstanding performing arts opportunities with fantastic amazing teachers to help our more creative students truly find their voice. Regent International School is judged by the Dubai School Inspection Bureau (DSIB) as a ‘Very Good’ school with many outstanding features and ‘Outstanding’ in our British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspection in 2019. 

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

About you: 

We are seeking to appoint a School Counsellor who is passionate, motivated, and committed to providing high-quality social and emotional counselling service to our students. A key part of this role is to provide counselling services on an individual basis, drop–in sessions, group sessions and will be pro-active in the school’s commitment to student wellbeing. This is an exciting opportunity for a forward thinking, experienced and energetic professional to join an already thriving Wellbeing department in August 2024. 

Job Purpose:  

The school counsellor will work closely with the school’s wellbeing and leadership team in planning and implementing a counselling system for students for the assigned school or assigned phases across the school. 

The candidate must: 

• Provide high-quality counselling intervention to students experiencing a wide range of emotional problems ensuring equality of access. 
• Provide support, guidance and advice to parents, carers, and the school. 
• Liaise with staff to ensure that the pupils receive the support they need. 
• Contribute to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare and personal care of children and young people. 
• Conduct case consultations to school personnel and parents. 
• Train teachers and parents on counselling-related issues 
• Identify, devise, and deliver specialised guidance programmes for students who need additional help in social and emotional development. 
• Deliver therapeutic intervention based on the need of the individuals and provide referral to external services as needed. 
• Build deep and meaningful relationships with students, staff and parents and be able to facilitate and lead positive outcomes in all situations. 

Candidate specification: 

• The candidate should hold a degree in counselling or psychology or psychotherapy with a minimum of four years' experience in a whole school counsellor role primarily with secondary experience. 
• The candidate must be well versed in dealing with a range of student needs across various phases of the school. 
• The successful candidate will be a self-starter and be able to create and deploy effective systems in the assigned phases of the school. 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills 

Our Offer: 

• Excellent tax-free salary 
• Medical Insurance for self 
• Annual Air-Ticket and paid vacations  
• State-of-the-art facilities and amenities in a newly built campus in a prime location in Dubai 
• An enthusiastic learning community of students, teachers, parents, and Board members, who are dedicated to maximise student achievement, and creating positive learning opportunities in and out of the classroom. 
• Working within a team of highly driven and supportive colleagues 
• Excellent professional development 
• Working in Dubai, one of the world’s most sought-after work and travel destinations 

Application Process: 

If you have the passion, energy, and commitment to drive accelerated outcomes for young people, we will welcome your application. In return, you will join a rapidly evolving organisation that can offer you a central role in our future growth plans. 

Candidates are invited to complete our Online Application by visiting: http://forteseducation.com/Careers/Current-Openings 

Interviews will take place either face-to-face in Dubai or by video conferencing if the applicant is not based in Dubai. 

The closing date for applications is the 31 March 2024. Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. The school reserves the right to make suitable appointments before the official closing date, and therefore we would encourage candidates to apply early in the process. The appointment start date will be mid-Aug 2024. 

Fortes Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a satisfactory International Child Protection Certificate, plus resident country Police checks.