The Aga Khan Academy Nairobi is operated by Aga Khan Education Service Kenya (AKESK), a non-profit organization, with close to a hundred years’ experience operating schools in Kenya. Our first formal schools were opened in 1918, and AKESK currently operates 11 schools in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret, serving close to 5,000 students with a quali...
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- Open Jobs
- Receptionist/Admin Assistant
- School Counselor
- Method of Application
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND , Diploma
- Experience2 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldAdministration / Secretarial 
Role Summary.
Act as the first point of call for visitors to the school, parents, staff and children. As the ‘face’ of the school the receptionist should be welcoming, personable, helpful and able to represent the school in a professional and friendly manner. The receptionist is also required to assist with various administrative tasks.
Key Responsibilities
Reception Duties
- To be the first point of contact for visitors to the school, extending a warm welcome to callers – including parents, visitors, contractors and delivery staff.
- To deal effectively with telephone calls, transferring callers to relevant staff and taking and passing on messages as required.
- To follow safeguarding procedures by issuing passes and lanyards to visitors, ensuring that visitors are signed into the school.
- Communicating with parents regarding all aspects of school life, receiving and passing on information between parents and teachers in a timely manner with minimum disruption to lessons.
- To ensure that the reception area remains tidy and that literature and forms are updated and replenished as necessary.
- To record and post all outgoing mail.
General Administration Duties
- Collate registers and check absences.
- To provide first day calling to parents of absent pupils
- Maintaining and updating school information, records and databases.
- Produce lists/information/data as required e.g. pupils’ data.
- Undertake routine administrative procedures.
- To support the administration of school events.
- Act as a point of Liaison between the HR Department and the school.
- Any other duties as required by the Head teacher or other member of the Senior Leadership Team.
The requirements
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in a related discipline.
- At least 2-year working experience in a busy administration department.
- Experience in a school setup will be an added advantage.
- Must have excellent communication and Human Relations skills.
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience2 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldConsultancy  , Education / Teaching 
Role Summary.
- To design and deliver school counseling programs that improve student outcomes, lead, advocate and collaborate to promote equity and access for all students by connecting their school counseling program to the school's academic mission.
Key Responsibilities
- Address all students’ social/emotional development needs by designing, implementing, evaluating, and enhancing a comprehensive school counseling program that promotes and enhances student success.
- Support teachers in developing and delivering classroom guidance activities and lessons based on the school’s guidance counseling curriculum.
- Provide crisis intervention counseling as needed.
- Guide individuals and groups of students and parents to plan, monitor, and manage a student’s own personal and social development.
- Create individualized treatment plan of service for each student served based on diagnostic measures and needs of classroom.
- Provide social and emotional learning support for students.
- Provide teachers with consultation and support their work with students.
- Actively participate as a member of the middle school team to promote student academic success and social-emotional well-being
- Provide regular contact with parents to monitor and support learner’s progress towards development goals.
- Participate on school staff teams to develop policies and practices to prevent school violence and support opportunities for team-building and collaboration among students
The requirements
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Counseling Psychology or a related discipline.
- At least 2-year working experience.
- Experience in a school setup will be an added advantage.
- Must be registered & Licensed by the Counsellors license body.
Method of Application
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