Social Worker
The Social Worker is responsible for:
- Assesses social, emotional, and educational problems which affect a child’s ability to benefit from available educational opportunities.
- Maintains supportive relationships with children, parents/carers, and teachers, so that help can be given towards the alleviation of problems concerned with school attendance, material difficulties, mental and physical disabilities, and behavior.
- Assists in establishing good relationships and understanding between school staff, parents, and children by interpreting the school situation to the family and vice versa.
- Enforces legislation and by-laws relating to school attendance and behavior.
- Helps to arrange alternative education for pupils unable to attend due to short-term illness.
- Helps to improve the links between the school and home, this can involve working closely with parents, teachers, educational psychologists, and other services.
- Writes reports and prepares evidence for MOE and other offices so that the School role may be efficiently and compassionately fulfilled.
Applications for this position will be received directly by the school and will not be reviewed by Teach Away's Placement Coordinators.
Any communication about the job will take place directly between you and the institution. Tracking of your application status will take place within the application tracking system used by the school you are applying to (outside of your Teach Away Dashboard).
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| Location | Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Start Date | February 2023 |
| Eligible Candidates | College/University Faculty |
| Student Level | University |
| Number of Vacancies | 1 |
Job Benefits
To be discussed after the interview. |
Qualifications and Requirements
| Education Required | Bachelor |
| Major | Counselling |
| Additional School Requirements | |
Job Requirements:
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