University and Career Guidance Counsellor

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 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. Children 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 that we are a part of.

Regent International School provides an ambitious, values-based education that develops skills for academic and personal achievement, as well as character, well-being, and happiness. We follow the National Curriculum of England offering an outstanding education from Nursery to the Early Years Foundation Stage to Secondary school, culminating in the I/GCSEs and BTECs in Years 10 and 11, and ‘A’ levels in Years 12 and 13.

Regent is rated ‘Outstanding’ by the British School Overseas Inspection authority and ‘Very Good’ by KHDA. Our curriculum is distinguished by our unique STEAM & Design Thinking programme and Project-based Learning pedagogy where students ‘learn by doing,’ developing solutions to real-world projects and problems. Students combine knowledge and skills from different subjects and develop the key ‘5C’ skills of creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and commitment, which are critical to success in today’s world.

Regent is a disruptively innovative school and is distinguished by its leading-edge Signature Programmes in STEAM & Design Thinking; Performing Arts, Media & Communication; Environment & Sustainability (Forest School); Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship; Virtual Reality; Extracurriculars & Enrichment; and Fortes Artificial Intelligence Learning Platform. All of these are woven into the curriculum and our Project-based Learning pedagogy.

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

About you:

Regent International School has an exciting opportunity for a University and Career Guidance Counsellor to join our team in August 2023. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual who can prepare young students for their choices and transitions in education, training, and career planning. This is a key position in the Secondary School to ensure that all students receive the best guidance and preparation for the competitive post-secondary environment. The successful candidate will be part of a committed and knowledgeable department within the school.

Qualifications & Experience

· Bachelor’s Degree or higher in relevant fields

· Either a teaching qualification (PGCE, B.Ed. or equivalent), appropriate university

counselling qualification or significant experience in a counselling or university

admissions role.

· Experience working in university guidance or admissions

· Familiarity with the admission process in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe,

Australia & Canada

·  In-depth study and understanding of specific information such as the application

process university rankings and admission requirements.

·  Teachers with university support experience are also welcome to apply

·  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively

with pupils, staff, and parents.

·  The ability to work effectively as part of a team and to establish and maintain good

relationships with the Head of Secondary.

·  Dedication and commitment to providing the best possible advice to our pupils and

parents.

·   The ability to multi-task, and effectively prioritise and delegate tasks where necessary

and appropriate.

·   Excellent organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines and monitor progress

within fixed time frames.

·     The ability to work accurately and calmly and show resilience when under pressure.

·     Strong passion for education and pleasure in working with young people.

 For more details on the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Our Offer:

· Excellent tax-free salary

· Medical Insurance

· Annual Flights

· Annual paid vacation

·  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 would like to be part of Regent's success, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please include in your application: 

·  Why this post is of interest to you, how you have prepared for this post and how it fits

in with your career progression plans                  

·   What do you see as the most exciting challenge of the post

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. 

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.

Application Closing Date: 30 April 2023

Appointment Start Date: August 2023

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.