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PYP Counselor

PYP Counselor

SEK International School Qatar

Qatar

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Salary:
We offer an attractive tax-free salary, medical insurance, housing allowance, free child places and an annual flight allowance along with great corporate discounts with many service providers in Qatar.
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
01/08/2021
Apply by:
27 January 2021

Job overview

SEK International School Qatar is located in the prominent West Bay, Al Farouq Street in Doha, Qatar. Our aim at SEK International Schools is to provide a high quality international education through the development of our students’ abilities to the highest level of their potential.

SEK-Qatar offers education in English from Preschool 3 to Grade 12 with access to study Spanish and Arabic as additional languages. A truly International IB World School, we have more than 55 Nationalities represented amongst our students, we are authorised to offer the PYP, MYP and Diploma Programmes and we are NEASC accredited.

We are seeking candidates for 2021-2022 academic year:

PYP Counselor

Mission: Identify situations/patterns of achievement and/or behavior affecting student/school progress and wellbeing and collaborates with others to develop solutions.

Responsibilities:

Works closely with tutors, teachers and students to ensure the following objectives are achieved: 

• Students acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span. 

• Students acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect themselves and others. 

• Provides support to the tutors and teachers in issues related to behavior management. 

• Provides parents or guardians education, information and training, to enhance their understanding of their role in the learning experience of the students 

• Analyses school data and identifies trends or systemic barriers that affect the academic, emotional and/or social progress of the students. 

• Supports the Leadership Team to ensure the school provides a safe and positive environment for students to achieve their goals related to academic and personal development. 

• Supports the admissions department in conducting preschool admission assessments and interviews.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree qualification adequate for the teaching job.

• ICT knowledge.

• Experience relevant to the job.

• Fluency in English.  

• Double degrees, master and international experience are valued positively.

• Previous experience of teaching the IB PYP is preferred, although outstanding candidates without prior IB experience will be considered.

 

Starting in August 2021.


What we offer:

We are committed to developing our staff and run regular professional development workshops to ensure our teachers are equipped to provide students with the best possibly educational experience. We are offering a fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic and highly regarded IB school in Qatar which is part of the Ministry of Education’s Outstanding Schools Programme.  We also offer an attractive tax-free salary, medical insurance, housing allowance, free child places and an annual flight allowance along with great corporate discounts with many service providers in Qatar.

About SEK International School Qatar

Opened in 2013, SEK International School Qatar is located at the prominent West Bay, Al Farouq Street in Doha. The city of Doha is the nation’s capital and largest city, with a population of 1.5 million. An IB World School, SEK is provisioned to teach the International Baccalaureate in continuum from entrance at age 3 to the conclusion of secondary at age 18. The main language of instruction here is English, with further language opportunities offered in Spanish and Arabic. Sports facilities include a multipurpose Indoor Sports Hall, and outdoor football, basketball and volleyball courts.

Founded in 1892, the umbrella organisation SEK International Schools offers education to more than 6,000 day and boarding students from more than 50 nationalities, from ages 3 to 18. The organisation as expanded to campuses across Spain, plus France, Ireland, and Qatar.

Values and vision

It is the mission of SEK International School Qatar to provide a inclusive education, developing in full each pupil’s individual gifts. The core of the SEK profile is to prepare students to be capable of guiding their own future and to become lifelong learners. The school aims for students to understand that serving and caring for others brings the highest rewards in life while ensuring that they become skilled and balanced twenty-first century productive citizens.

SEK International School has a clear vision; to consistently provide high quality education to an international community of students, in order to prepare them to become responsible and productive global citizens who actively contribute to the communities where they live and work.

Learning for the Real World

At SEK International School Qatar this means our students are taught WHY we should know something and HOW it connects to other subjects and the real world. It means high quality teaching and learning-challenging instruction and worldwide knowledge. It also means opportunities to study abroad for college/university, as well as opportunities to make friends with others at IB schools around the world.

International Mindedness

At SEK International School Qatar, we are committed to international mindedness. According to the International Baccalaureate (IB), an internationally minded person is someone who demonstrates the attributes of the Learner Profile, which are the qualities determined to be most important in creating positive and productive citizens of the world.

Career development and benefits 

We are committed to developing our staff and run regular professional development workshops to ensure our teachers are equipped to provide students with the best possible educational experience.

We offer an attractive tax-free salary, medical insurance, housing allowance, free child places and an annual flight allowance along with great corporate discounts with many service providers in Qatar. 

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