Social Worker

Are you an experienced, dynamic, collaborative person with a vision rooted in excellence, and a passion for creativity and a love of learning? Do you want to work with a multi-cultural and diverse team in a faith-based environment?  If you are, we would like to invite you to explore teaching and academic opportunities in our schools.

Bukhatir Education Advancement & Management (BEAM) is best known for its excellence in operating the US and UK Curriculum schools under the banner of the American School of Creative Science (ASCS) and International School of Creative Science (ISCS) in the UAE. Our campuses’ environment are carefully designed to promote traditional moral values and ethos in addition to building critical thinking skills and academic excellence amongst its pupils.

Our British curriculum school, International School of Creative Science (ISCS), is looking for creative, passionate and outstanding Social Worker who value professional development opportunities and a good work-life balance. We expect our team to deliver high quality performance while successfully nurturing and inspiring our students. As part of our energetic and welcoming team, you will enthuse and motivate students to strive for success while maintaining a healthy learning environment for all children within the school.

The Social Worker is responsible for:

.  Assesses social, emotional and educational problems which affect a child’s ability to benefit from available educational opportunities.

. Maintains supportive relationships with children, parents/carers and teachers, so that help can be given towards the alleviation of problems concerned with school attendance, material difficulties, mental and physical disabilities and behavior.

. Assists in establishing good relationships and understanding between school staff, parents and children by interpreting the school situation to the family and vice versa.

.  Enforces legislation and by-laws relating to school attendance and behavior.

.  Helps to arrange alternative education for pupils unable to attend due to short-term illness.

.  Helps to improve the links between the school and home, this can involve working closely with parents, teachers, educational psychologists and other services.

.  Writes reports and prepares evidence for MOE and other offices so as that the School role may be efficiently and compassionately fulfilled.

Safer Recruitment Statement

Policies for safer recruitment are aligned with the Department for Education's "Keeping Children Safe in Education" recommendations. At the International School of Creative Science, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to various background checks including, receipt of satisfactory references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification and police checks, including overseas checks.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work related discipline
• Strong oral and written communications skills, including the ability to clearly communicate about social working and results in non-technical language.
• Two years of experience as Social Worker in a school.
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities.