Guidance Assistant; Bilingual Male Resident

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to school counselors, teachers and Department Heads in the areas of Student Behavior Management and Student Well Being.
• Implement the school policies and procedures in relation to Student Behavior Management and Student Well Being in a manner that serves the school’s objectives.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all matters related to student behavior and student well- being, and actively help develop an attitude of teamwork among all school staff involved.

• Communicate to teachers the actions taken by counselors in the cases of their students' behavioral incidents, as well as action plans to be implemented in the future (if any).
• Work with students closely to build a positive rapport that facilitates improving their behavior.
• Provide support to counselors, especially in situations where attending to more than one student at a time is required.
• Supervise and work with suspended students during their presence in the reflection room as per the action plans developed by counselors.
• Report the behavioral incidents and actions taken to parents as needed.
• Schedule meetings between parents and counselors as needed.
• Organize workshops for students in coordination with counselors.
• Coordinate with teachers, coordinators and Department Heads to maintain worksheets for different subjects and maintain them in files for future use as needed.
• Organize the reflection room and the Counselors' offices with pictures, sign boards and posters.
• Maintain students' files, following the specified file organization, ensuring all documents are filed and up to date.
• Cover the absence of counselors temporarily if/when needed.
• Perform other related, similar or logical duties as required or assigned.

• A Bachelor's degree.
• 22 to 35 years old and in good physical health.
• 3+ years of experience, at least 2 in a similar role.
• Proven ability to effectively work with children and adults in a pleasant and cooperative manner.
• Perform responsibilities and tasks timely, accurately and with great attention to detail.
• Proactive with a positive attitude.
• Able to operate with minimal supervision and self-motivated when given new assignments.
• Highly organized and able to multi-task.
• Creativity, and ability to think out of the box.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in both Arabic and English.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office, computers database systems, and searching the Internet.
• Works safely and establishes a safe environment; reacts quickly in emergency situations to maximize children safety.
• Analyzes situations and takes appropriate action regarding routine/emergency procedural matters without immediate supervision.

• End of service benefit equivalent to one-month basic monthly salary for every full year of service. The basic salary is 70% of the gross salary. The end-of-service benefit is paid when staff complete a minimum of one year.
• Annual summer leave:
  School summer break.