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Key Responsibilities: Career Counselling: Guide students in career exploration, goal-setting, and planning. Provide support with university applications, subject selection, and pathways post-graduation.
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Career Counselling
- Guide students in career exploration, goal-setting, and planning.
- Provide support with university applications, subject selection, and pathways post-graduation.
- Organize career talks, fairs, and workshops to raise awareness of opportunities.
- Maintain current knowledge of local and international higher education systems.
To the Wider Community
- Communicate and liaise with parents about student well-being and progress, within confidentiality boundaries.
- Support and train school staff to help them recognize and manage student mental health and well-being concerns.
Professional Development
- Stay informed and compliant with Child Protection policies, liaising with the Designated Safeguarding Lead as required.
- Promote awareness of the counselling service to students, staff, and parents.
- Attend and recommend relevant CPD opportunities, workshops, and seminars.
- Collaborate with external agencies to enrich counselling support.
- Keep up to date with literature and best practices in youth counselling and career development.
- Participate in regular supervision sessions as required for professional practice.
- Provide timely reports and updates on the counselling programme when requested.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Counselling, Education, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- Certification in School Counselling and/or Career Guidance preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a school or educational setting.
- Strong understanding of child development, safeguarding, and pastoral care.
- Excellent communication, empathy, and interpersonal skills.
- GEMS Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its students and staff.
- A UK-enhanced DBS or equivalent police check is a pre-requisite for all appointments.
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