• Application Deadline:
• Position: Guidance Counselor


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Education / Teaching 
  

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure students who seek guidance and counseling services are attended to.


• Conduct career and educational planning activities and mentor students for career and social development.


• Implement individual and group counseling sessions as deemed appropriate.


• Facilitate placement of students into appropriate subject/career/vocational studies.


• Oversee and coordinate all mentoring assemblies and teacher mentoring sessions.


• Mentor and counsel students after completion of punishment.


• Connect students, parents or staff with specialized referral agencies where necessary i.e. Special Needs Assessment Agencies, etc.


• Assist students set reasonable and realistic academic, social, and career goals.


• Organize social and emotional seminars for students and staff.


• Counsel and guide Students on post-secondary studies in and outside the country


• Research and liaise with local and foreign higher institutions.


• Any other duties assigned.

Education and Work Experience

• First degree in Guidance Counseling, Psychology or any related field.


• A Master’s Degree in Counseling or Psychology is an added advantage.


• Five years (5) years’ work experience.

Skills and Competences

• Ability to integrate major knowledge of counseling and psycho-therapy.


• Active listening and effective communication skills.


• Ability to keep confidentiality.


• Coaching, consultation and performance improvement skills.


• Ability to deal effectively with students.


• Emotional intelligence skills.


• Critical thinking and analytical skills.