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Career Guidance Counselor

The SAIS Career Guidance Counselor is primarily responsible to guide students of Grade 11 & 12 to make career choices and course selections.

Reports to: Principal
Responsible for: Students of grades 10-12

Responsibilities:  

  • Offer Orientation to new students of Grade 11 and up about the evaluation of credits needed for graduation.
  • Offer advice to Grade 10 students on course elective subject selection.
  • Maintain files on universities and scholarships that can be easily accessed by students.
  • Assist students with university admissions process, including writing recommendation letters for students and critiquing teacher recommendations.
  • Compile and mail university reports and documents.
  • Maintain awareness of university admission trends specific to UAE.
  • Check and verify accurate graduation credit requirements.
  • Help prepare various publications such as the Career Guide.
  • Organize the School Career Day, coordinate with several local universities to arrange their attendance on this day, ensure students are interacting beneficially with visiting institutions and universities at the Career Day and refer students with different aptitudes/interests to appropriate university information desks.
  • Perform other duties assigned by the Principal.

 

Posted: March 2020
This is a Direct to School Job

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LocationUmm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates
Start DateAugust 2020
Eligible CandidatesOffice/Administration Staff, School Health and Welfare Staff
Student LevelHigh School
Number of Vacancies1

Job Benefits

  • Monthly accommodation is set for the teacher which is provided inclusive with salary
  • Full-time overseas – hired and locally – hired employees receive a 25% (twenty-five percent) reduction in tuition fee - for up to two dependents for the first year of service and 50% (fifty percent) for each successive year of full-time employment with the school. All other fees must be borne by the employee
  • Entitled to airfare after completing one year of service
  • Medical Insurance - medical insurance provided to visa holder only

Qualifications and Requirements

Education RequiredBachelor
Additional School Requirements
  • 2 recommendation letters
  • Degree certificate and Transcript, High School diploma and transcript (grades 9, 10,11 and 12) attested by Ministry of Education from the country of issue, Foreign Affairs Ministry, UAE Embassy
  • Police Clearance

About the School

To provide Western education, to encourage academic excellence, and to implement an inclusive learning environment that includes students of all ability levels. Sharjah American International School (SAIS) is an American Curriculum School that hosts over 25+ different nationalities and cultural backgrounds in grades K-12. We strive for excellence and are committed to academically and socially preparing students. We aim to develop creative problem-solvers and analytical thinkers that are confident, committed, and hard-working. SAIS fosters a community of inclusiveness with its cultural diversity of both staff and students. We are proud to have a diversified learning community where all members work together in harmony, collaboration, and respect to achieve common goals; creating a community of understanding that empowers students to be passionate, innovative, and productive citizens in an ever-changing global society while embracing the cultural values of the UAE. SAIS nurtures students from KG to 12 who have multiple opportunities to develop both within and outside of the classroom developing each as it is important for every child to bring out own unique personality through the guidance and learning of successful Teachers. SAIS has strong excellence in excellent academic standards, providing classes in Mathematics, Sciences, and Information Technology, English, and other Religion academic programs. SAIS also provides outstanding classes in the Arts and- Performing Visual arts. We aim to establish and maintain a community that inspires a passion for learning, where students dare to embark on challenging journeys to achieve their visions and to continuously strive to find or to test available opportunities as innovators or future entrepreneurs".