Saturday, December 25, 2010

Career Counselor | Institute of Applied Technology (IAT)


Candidate specification

? The position requires a mature individual who can easily relate to teenagers.
? Has a calm disposition.
? Has an engaging personality.
? Is a sound negotiator who can sell the benefits of youth employment to potential hirers.
? Is a good listener.
? Is not judgemental.
REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION

Minimum Bachelor?s Degree, preferably in Career Guidance, Counselling or a related field.

LANGUAGE

Excellent oral and written English essential.
Spoken and written Arabic helpful but not essential.

EXPERIENCE

? Ideally a minimum of 5 years within a similar role in an educational environment.
? A skilled personality profiler using the appropriate psychometric assessment tools.
? Ability to career/personality match.
? Ability to guide students to recognise their strengths and weaknesses and support them to acknowledge the same.
? Ideally some teaching experience.
? A skilled CV writer.
? Ability to utilise all media for the enhancement of the job role.

COMMUNICATIONS

Communication will be required with senior management, faculty and support staff. Will require communication with other campus?s and staff in the Directorate. There is a strong requirement to be able to communicate effectively with students on a one to one basis and collectively. The incumbent should have a proven ability in the delivery of presentational materials and scenario settings.


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