School Counsellor - Secondary Girls - September 2020

GEMS Wesgreen International School was established in 1991 and came under the GEMS family of Schools in 2017. It is a National Curriculum for England School with 4100 students. 

GEMS Wesgreen School is a very different school to many British International Schools. Accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS), we have a long history of success and high achievement within the Sharjah Community. Alumni pupils are now bringing their own children back and many others have enjoyed success in some of the best Universities in the World. There is a passionate and supportive group of international educators and many continue to give long service to the school, such is the strength of the community.

We are looking to appoint a Secondary School Counsellor for the Senior Girls Section to join our existing team at GEMS Wesgreen International School for the start of the 20-21 academic year. The school has a focus on high academic standards, computational thinking, social and emotional education as well as inclusivity to allow all students to succeed through a range of academic and vocational pathways.

As well as being a great place to work, Sharjah is a progressive, vibrant, rapidly expanding city where the sun shines all year round. Teachers in Sharjah enjoy a great lifestyle as well as extensive travel and leisure opportunities around the region and further afield.  This is a fantastic opportunity for teachers to gain valuable international exposure, and for more experienced teachers to advance their career with a global leading company, and world class International School.

Teaching at GEMS is not just a job, it’s a career. Our teachers enjoy free access to leading CPD programmes and have the opportunity to grow with the company on a global scale. With most of our leaders coming from within the GEMS network of schools, GEMS teachers are in a unique position to consider career opportunities across the world as we expand in to more and more countries.

Salient job requirements:

• Organize and provide short term academic, personal, social, emotional and career counselling for students
• Work with the senior management team to develop experiences and activities for students’ holistic development
• Maintain caseload summaries to establish trends within school and session records to support interventions
• Provide students with guidance on admission to higher education institutions, organize and process recommendations for students pursuing admission to higher education institutions and provide assistance with application procedures.

The successful applicant will:

• Be a qualified Psychologist or a registered Counsellor
• Have solid and demonstrable counselling experience of at least 3 years, one of which should have been in an NCFE Curriculum School supporting Secondary/Senior School
• Have a resilient and agile decision making skills to ensure successful design and implementation of programs that meet school and student body requirements to help students achieve success in all aspects of their life
• Possess superior interpersonal skills that reflect patience, tolerance, sensitivity, empathy and enthusiasm for working with students 
• Aspire to work in a world class school with real prospects for enhancing their career
• Have excellent IT and interpersonal communication skills required to work closely with relevant stakeholders 

Candidates who meet the requirements stated above are encouraged to apply. Please ensure you clearly differentiate what year groups you have experience counselling.

All positions attract an excellent remuneration package including a competitive tax free salary, individual fully furnished accommodation, free schooling, private medical insurance, annual airfares to country of residence, and End of Service Gratuity

GEMS Teachers also have free access to our loyalty app GEMS rewards www.gemsrewards.com which provides significant savings on day to day life in the UAE. We offer thousands of discounts and 2 for 1 offers on everything from flights, hotels, restaurants and retail outlets, making your salary go further and enhance the opportunity to save whilst working overseas

To be considered for this position, please click apply to complete the quick application on the GEMS Education careers site.