Chaplain/ Counselor at Foundation Institute of Africa (FIA)

DEPARTMENT:  Support

SUPERVISOR: Dean of Students

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

• Implement and oversee a college  guidance program that provides students with a safe and non-judgmental way to voice their concerns or worries.
• Assist college  administrators and educators with planning and carrying out College-related programs and events
• Analyze student performance in the classroom to provide guidance and identify potential problems.
• Learn students’ names, career objectives and other details so you can better serve them
• Help students develop academic plans in accordance with their skills, talents and strengths
• Work collaboratively with the other supportive staff
• Facilitate crisis intervention and prevention programs
• Communicate with teachers, parents and administrators on an ongoing basis about behavioral and academic problems
• Listen to students’ concerns about academic, emotional or social problems
• Help students process their problems and plan goals and action
• Mediate conflict between students and teachers
• Improve parent/teacher relationships
• Assist with college applications, jobs and scholarships
• Facilitate drug and alcohol prevention programs
• Organize peer counseling programs
• Refer students to psychologists and other mental health resources
• Work on academic boards to improve learning conditions

Qualifications for the Chaplain/ Counselor job

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related field
• D. in Social Services or Social Work preferred but not required
• 3+ years’ experience in a Guidance Counselor role
• Experience working with secondary students a plus
• Excellent communication and organization skills
•  Ability to balance administrative and support services efficiently

Personal Attributes

• Should have excellent communication skills.
• Be nonjudgmental and accepting.
• Must be able to display empathy
• Must have excellent problem-solving skills
• Possess a strong set of interpersonal skills
• Must be flexible
• Must be self-aware
• Must display multicultural competency and adopt a multicultural worldview,