Guidance Counsellor at New Education Consult Full Time

Job Title: Guidance Counsellor

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• To provide a high-quality counselling service to students experiencing a wide range of academic and emotional problems, making available group counselling sessions tailored to assist the student’s academic and vocational development.
• Develop and implement an all-encompassing educational and counselling plan with modern methods of teaching and mentoring.
• Periodic evaluation and assessment of current student counselling programs and review to develop critical areas requiring development.
• Actively involved in scheduling and supervising of learning support programs, such as achiever’s class.
• Evaluate students’ attributes and assist them in realizing their objectives.
• Develop and implement counseling strategies with contemporary methods of learning.
• Identify behavioural problems and act appropriately to remedy the situation.
• Study and understand societal and cultural differences in students and demonstrate multicultural responsiveness in addressing such issues.
• Help students develop academic plans in accordance with their skills, talents and strengths.
• Assess the development of students and highlight the sense of accomplishment.
• Complete evaluations, analyze results and provide purposeful feedback.
• Work in partnership with parents, teachers and partners in developing strategies for assisting students with learning difficulties.
• Advertise school facilities and study programs to potential students and encourage individual participation.
• Provide appropriate guidelines and organize educational career pathway programmes and university/college fairs to aid student’s placement into higher institutions.
• Facilitate crisis intervention, develop and facilitate prevention programmes.
• Collaborate with relevant units and committee on admission drive.
• Design training program for staff, students and parents as requested by the school management.

Person Specification

• A Guidance Counsellor qualification
• Broad knowledge of testing and evaluation theories and techniques
• Broad secondary school guidance program design and career/educational information and placement
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and work effectively with stud
• Demonstration of Respect, Empathy and High Emotional Intelligence
• An understanding of Health and Safety guidelines
• A willingness to support and contribute to general improvements of the school.

Application Closing Date
20th June, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.