KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Job Specific Accountabilities
Student Counsellinq
Evaluate students' overall personal functioning through individual interviews: (family dynamic, educational background, personal stressors, etc).
Conduct guidance meetings with students as deemed necessary and as per the request of instructors and/or Section Heads to investigate, point out reasons such as medical, social, performance, or attitude, etc., and recommends to the team leader the proper disciplinary action.
Conduct individual counselling to help the student increasing his self-understanding and adjustment to achieve his academic and personal goals by building Individual development plan.
Group Sessions:
Conduct group counselling to help the students developing their skills, such as organizational and time management abilities, effective study habits etc.
Arrange periodic and regular lectures at both the ATA main campus and student hostel on various cultural, health, safety and social subjects in order to reinforce students' religious, social cultural and moral awareness.
Follow Up & Moniterinq:
Monitor the individual student's progress and identify concerns that affect his performance, such as poor classroom attendance rates.
Give special attention to distinguished and talented students and encourage them by offering prizes, and incentives.
Receive the SPR and follows up taking the appropriate actions in liaise with instructors and management. Supervise the works and activities of ATA Student Council and help the member students identify their problems and raise them with ATA Management on behalf of their fellow students.
Participate as a member of the Disciplinary Council and ensure that the decisions are applied.
Reportinq:
Prepare weekly, mid-quarterly, and quarterly counsellor reports for Student services department manager, regarding behavioural, punctuality and academic situations along with actions taken and other related recommendations.
Coordinate with the instructors /OTC to issue the individual student behavioural appreciation.
Communication
Keep close contact with the guardians of students in general, especially those suffering from academic, attendance or attitude problems and discuss with them the best ways to help such students.
Foster an environment of mutual trust between the students, instructors and ATA management insuring a link between different parties and encouraging professional attitude among the students.
Generic Accountabilities:
Supervision
Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver the respective section objectives.
Budqets
Provide input for preparation of the Department / Section budgets, assist in the implementation of the approved Budget, and work plans to deliver Section objectives.
Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.
Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures
Implement approved Department / Section policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the Department / Section's work programs in line with Company and International standards.
Comply with all applicable legislation and legal regulations.
Performance Manaqement:
0 Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Department / Section in line with the Company Performance framework.
Innovation and Continuous Improvement
Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational
processes.
Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with best industry standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.
Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability:
Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Code of Practices.
Reports:
Provide inputs to prepare MIS and progress reports for Company Management.
COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Internal:
Team Leader, Student Consulting Teanm
Counselling load ranging: Approx. 150 students per counsellor.
Frequent contacts with Instructors and Team Leaders regarding Counselling, disciplinary and other related matters.
Work in very close collaboration with the officer administration.
Coordinate student information dissemination to other counsellors or staff members according to the confidentiality policy.
Give work direction to junior staff assigned to counsellors e.g. marshals etc.
External:
Regular contacts with students' guardians/parents for investigating and counselling related matters.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE &
SKILLS:
Minimum Qualification:
Bachelor's in Psychology, Social Science or equivalent.
Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills
5 years' experience in counselling, with preferably 2 years in a vocational training centre related to oil/gas industry.
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