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Academic City College is at the forefront of disrupting higher education on the African continent with lifelong learning at the heart of what we do on our stunning and modern campus. Our mission is to create a culture of lifelong learning with a strong focus on enhancing the student experience.
Our ethos emphasizes contributing to the needs of the future economy, ensuring our students and faculty have the skills required to stay relevant to the changing world.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Design mental-health intervention and prevention programs
- Implement counselling and educational methods (e.g. breathing or mental imagery techniques)
- Collaborate with educational staff to create coordinated plans
- Evaluate and report on student progress (e.g. using psychometric tests)
- Set learning goals based on each student’s emotional, cognitive, and social strengths
- Refer students to community services if needed
- Research new methods to improve children’s wellbeing (e.g. mindfulness)
- Resolve classroom or school crises
- Mentor and support teachers of high-risk children
- Guide parents in facilitating children’s progress
- Listening to students’ concerns about academic, emotional or social issues.
- Evaluating and counselling high-risk students
- Providing individual and group counselling as appropriate.
- Administering and evaluating psychological tests and preparing reports.
- Helping students to process and overcome their problems.
- Assisting students with the development of goals and action plans.
- Engaging and counselling teachers, parents, and caregivers about issues.
- Researching and implementing intervention programs.
- Developing programs to address behavioural issues and learning difficulties.
- Assessing and diagnosing students to determine eligibility for special services.
- Participating in continuing professional development.
Required Skills or Experience
- Masters in Counseling Psychology
- At least 3-5years in same position
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