Career Counselor
Emirates National Schools
Total years of experience :17 years, 8 Months
* Teaching students English and IELTS in all forms of reading, writing, listening and speaking.
* Planning, preparing and delivering lessons to a range of classes and age groups.
* Developing and implementing new methods of teaching to reflect changes in research.
* Writing up research and preparing it for publication.
* Preparing and setting tests, examination papers, and exercises.
* Marking and providing appropriate feedback on oral and written work.
* Attending and contributing to training sessions.
* Organising all administrative work, such as report writing, logging attendance, and keeping student registers and all assessment records.
* Experienced and professional researcher with substantial experience of both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
* Initiating and taking responsibility for a number of exciting research projects.
* Undertaking research individually and collectively while advancing the state of knowledge and understanding in research areas being undertaken.
* Assessing and evaluating concepts/theories in order to develop original solutions, and utilising both knowledge and expertise in a range of research methodologies.
* Assessing research findings to identify particular needs/scope for further investigation.
* Writing research proposals for research funding applications.
* Coaching mentees on particular skills ranging from progressing in simple academic performance, family/social relationships to raising general motivation resulting in empowerment.
* One to one training on specific issues such as problem solving, time management, dealing with pressure, organisation skills and exam preparations.
* Facilitating mentees growth by sharing resources and networking.
* Creating a safe and productive learning environment.
* Challenging mentees to move beyond their comfort zone into more challenging roles.
* Assisting mentees with education and career planning and forward progression.
* Focusing on mentees total development of self, education and career.
* Responsible for the organisation of all administrative work including filing, data entry and maintaining budgetary records.
Also, I undertook training for supervisory roles, including team management and health and safety.
* Responsible for planning and delivering lessons according to the Upper Primary National Curriculum that catered for the needs of the whole ability range within the class.
* Marked and assessed student work, adopted a range of active teaching and learning strategies to enable learning objectives and outcomes to be met.
* Completed all teaching administration duties and worked collaboratively with staff to keep up to date with changes and development in curriculum design.
* Responsible for teaching and assessing KS3 Arabic and Islamic Studies across Years 6 and 8.
* Responsible for inducting and enrolling new students onto specific IT, Maths and English courses.
* Managed the call centre and directed calls to the relevant departments.
* Produced letters, presentations and other documents at the discretion of the Office Manager.
* Updated computer databases and provided general administrative support.
* Fostered meaningful relationships of trust and mutual respect with clients.
* Agreed 'counselling contracts' that established the subsequent content of future sessions.
* Encouraged clients to discuss the need for counselling, enabling them to open up and explore feelings and emotions that related to their experiences.
* Used problem solving techniques including listening, asking and clarifying understanding of the client’s situation.
* Empathised with the client’s issues, challenging them when necessary.
* Maintained adequate and reliable records of sessions and adhered to strict confidentiality at all times.
* Updated knowledge on trends and practice in the field, enabling clients to be referred to other sources of help as appropriate.
*Attended regular supervision and counselling in-house training to maintain up to date training.
2012 - 2013 Royal Holloway University of London • MSc Applied Social Psychology - Very High Merit
2009 - 2012 University of west London • BSc (Hons) Psychology with Counselling Theory - First class
2007 - 2008 Emperia College Diploma in Counselling (NVQ Level 3) - AA • Grief and Bereavement • Couples & Relationships • Stress Problems • Depression • Eating Disorders • Alcohol Problems • Counselling Children • Substance Abuse
2008 Barnfield College • Level 3 Diploma in Health, Safety, Security and Employment Standards - Pass
2005 - 2006 Barnfield College • CLAIT and CLAIT Plus - Pass
1999 - 2004 Rabia Girls High School, Luton GCSE's Six grades B and above
