Jamal Merhej, Teacher and school counselor

Jamal Merhej

Teacher and school counselor

Martyr Abdul Karim Al-Khalil Public School

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, English Literature
Experience
19 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 2 Months

Teacher and school counselor at Martyr Abdul Karim Al-Khalil Public School
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since October 2019

English first language teacher,
educational counselor, and health consultant.

Teacher and school counselor at Educator Chafik Souaid Public High School
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since October 2019

Teaching English as a second language for senior classes, career guidance counselor, school counselor, parental counselor, and life coach.

School counselor and Trainer at “Excellence”
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since June 2022

Life and soft skills trainer, mental health trainer, leadership skills trainer, communication trainer, business English courses, career guidance and career path counselor and trainer, in addition to all human resources management skills.

School Counselor at Wellspring Learning Community, City Center Campus
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2017 to August 2019

Educational and Parental
Counselor, Designated Child Protection Officer (DCPO), coordinator of the Child
Protection Policy, Protect ED, Kid Proof Coordinator Program, Parental counselor and
coach, Career Guidance, Teacher, Parent and student trainer.
SCHOOL COUNSELING SKILLS:
• Developing, implementing and managing school counseling programs;
• Working with students in individual, small group and classroom settings;
• Assisting students with creating an academic plan for their education;
• Helping students plan for college and a successful career after graduation;
• Working with students to develop critical life skills such as organization and time management;
• Helping students work through difficult situations, such as a divorce or death in the family;
• Creating counseling activities that help teachers impact students’ social-emotional learning;
• Collaborating with educators and administrators to ensure counseling programs meet school
goals;
• Monitoring and recording student progress to ensure counseling programs are effective;
• Providing psychological first aid;
• Managing child protection case services;
• Providing information on services in the community and wider to children and caregivers in need;
TRAINING SKILLS
• Creating training resources for counseling;
• Organizing, carrying out, and providing trainer training;
• Supplying technical assistance for the planning, carrying out, and evaluation of trainings;
• Developing training methodologies and trainers' methods with consideration for all learner needs.
• Supplying information for selecting trainees' selection criteria;
• Putting up effective effort and collaborating with team members to make sure that all trainings and
other activities specified within the work's scope are carried out without a hitch.

Manager at Toddlers Inn
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2016 to August 2017

•Supervise all school personnel, directly and/or indirectly
•Implement and supervise the “Safe Child Care Program from Boecker” with high standards .
•Conceptualize the broad goals of the school and plans accordingly to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total school program.
•Ensure that the school program is compatible with the legal, financial and organizational structure of the school system, also define the responsibilities and accountability of staff members and develops plans for interpreting the school program to the community.
•Provide activities, which facilitate the professional growth of the school staff and enhance the quality of the instructional program.
•Identify the school annual objectives for the instructional, extracurricular, and athletic programs of the school.
•Ensure that instructional objectives for a given subject and/or classroom are developed, and involves the faculty and others in the development of specific curricular objectives to meet the needs of the school program, in addition to providing opportunities for staff participation in the school program.
•Evaluate student progress in the instructional program and maintaining of up-to-date student data, and supervise and appraise the performance of the school staff.
•Maintain inter-school system communication and seek assistance from central office staff to improve performance, maintain good relationships with students, staff, and parents, and comply with established lines of authority.
• Orient and assist new staff and new students and provide opportunities for their input in the school program.
•Encourage the use of community resources cooperates with the community in the use of school facilities, interpret the school program for the community, and maintain communication with community members.
•Manage, direct, and maintain records on the materials, supplies and equipment, which are necessary to carry out the daily school routine and involve the staff in determining priorities for instructional purposes.
•Organize, oversee, and provide support to the various services, supplies, material, and equipment provided to carry out the school program.

Manager at My Angel
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2005 to June 2016

Supervise all school personnel, directly and/or indirectly
•Implement and supervise the “Safe Child Care Program from Boecker” with high standards .
•Conceptualize the broad goals of the school and plans accordingly to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total school program.
•Ensure that the school program is compatible with the legal, financial and organizational structure of the school system, also define the responsibilities and accountability of staff members and develops plans for interpreting the school program to the community.
•Provide activities, which facilitate the professional growth of the school staff and enhance the quality of the instructional program.
•Identify the school annual objectives for the instructional, extracurricular, and athletic programs of the school.
•Ensure that instructional objectives for a given subject and/or classroom are developed, and involves the faculty and others in the development of specific curricular objectives to meet the needs of the school program, in addition to providing opportunities for staff participation in the school program.
•Evaluate student progress in the instructional program and maintaining of up-to-date student data, and supervise and appraise the performance of the school staff.
•Maintain inter-school system communication and seek assistance from central office staff to improve performance, maintain good relationships with students, staff, and parents, and comply with established lines of authority.
• Orient and assist new staff and new students and provide opportunities for their input in the school program.
•Encourage the use of community resources cooperates with the community in the use of school facilities, interpret the school program for the community, and maintain communication with community members.
•Manage, direct, and maintain records on the materials, supplies and equipment, which are necessary to carry out the daily school routine and involve the staff in determining priorities for instructional purposes.
•Organize, oversee, and provide support to the various services, supplies, material, and equipment provided to carry out the school program.

Education

Master's degree, English Literature
  • at Lebanese University
  • October 2024
Master's degree, Human Resources
  • at Lebanese University
  • October 2024
Bachelor's degree, English Literature
  • at Lebanese University
  • September 2020
Diploma, Teacher Training And Education
  • at AUNHOR, Academic University of Nonviolence
  • September 2019
Diploma, Education And Psychology
  • at Lebanese Association, Deir-el Salib
  • August 2019
Master's degree, Educational Management
  • at Lebanese University
  • October 2018
Master's degree, School Counseling
  • at Lebanese University
  • January 2014

Educational Counseling And Guidance

Bachelor's degree, Nursing
  • at Lebanese Official Technical School of Nursing Dekwaneh LT Nursing
  • August 2012

Nursing License

Bachelor's degree, Education (English Second Cycle)
  • at Lebanese Official Technical School of Nursing Beer Hassan
  • June 2004

English Second Cycle and Child Development

Specialties & Skills

Legal Management
FINANCIAL
LANGUAGES
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT EXCEL
MICROSOFT OFFICE
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
MICROSOFT WORD
NURSING

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert

Memberships

Order of Nurses
  • Member Of Media Comittee
  • August 2012
Order of Lebanese Nurses
  • Member
  • September 2012
Order of Lebanases Nurses
  • Member of the Nurse’s Order Council
  • June 2017

Training and Certifications

Media Training Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Order Of nurses
Date Attended:
February 2016
Duration:
30 hours
Emergency in Daycares (Training)
Training Institute:
Moph
Date Attended:
May 2008
Duration:
8 hours
Journalism (Radio/ Tv) of Annahar Academy (Training)
Training Institute:
Annahar Academy
Date Attended:
February 2016
Duration:
30 hours
Arab Women Entrepreneur Program (Training)
Training Institute:
Amideast
Date Attended:
February 2015
Duration:
90 hours
Aquatic Emergency Life Support (Training)
Training Institute:
LEAEM
Date Attended:
September 2013
Duration:
8 hours
Medical Certificate (Training)
Training Institute:
Red Cross
Date Attended:
November 2010
Duration:
30 hours
First Aid Basics for Children (Training)
Training Institute:
LEAEM
Date Attended:
August 2011
Duration:
10 hours
Communication and Conflict Management (Training)
Training Institute:
AUNOHR
Date Attended:
April 2017
Duration:
30 hours