Sept. 2022 - Till now
Behaviour Management Officer
Diyar Privat Academy, United Arab Emirates
Education Sector | diyar.academy
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities (as it is mentioned in the official Job Description of the school):
  1. Demonstrate an understanding, be patient, respectful and have a receptive attitude toward the exceptional needs students of varied age groups;
  2. Ability to work with students who exhibit inappropriate behaviors and provide support and professional learning for staff who work with such students.
  3. Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with students, their parent’s, colleagues contacted in the course of work;
  4. Understand, carry out and communicate oral and written instructions from senior management.
  5. Consult with students, parents, councilors and other staff members to ensure effective implementation and maintenance of behavioral intervention plans;
  6. Provide assistance, guidance and training to school staff in behavioral intervention procedures.
  7. Maintain accurate records and files, and prepare documents and reports directly related to student behavior (MOE behavioral points system).
  8. Work directly with students regarding their behavioral goals and implementation of behavior intervention programs;
  9. Be flexible and receptive to change.
skills
  • Coming Soon!
Achievements
Coming Soon!
References
A sample of my advising session
© Haroutioun Derderian
Aug. 2016 – July 2022
Behaviour & Learning Coordinator
(Student Supervisor)
The International School of Choueifat, Oman
Education Sector | iscmuscat.sabis.net
Responsibilities
The position "Student Supervisor" is an phrase of "Behaviour & Learning Coordinator"

​Job Purpose:
   Responsible for the schools disciplinary issues to maintain an environment with limited amount of infractions in the entire school.

Key Responsibilities (as it is mentioned in the official Job Description of the school):
  1. Motivating students to work hard during class in order to achieve maximized learning during school hours.
  2. Contacting, updating, and following up with parents if and when a student is absent.
  3. Ensuring a safe atmosphere within the school by making sure that neither bullying nor fighting is taking place.
  4. Observing classes to ensure a calm learning environment is maintained.
  5. Mentoring and discussing with students the role of discipline at school in creating a safe learning environment.
  6. Conducting corridor, bathroom, and classroom checks prior to the start of the school day to ensure a clean, safe, and well-maintained environment for the students.
  7. Coordinating the student line-up process prior, during, and after recess with the help of SLO® prefects in order to maintain order.
  8. Managing the travel time between classes in order to ensure that no time is wasted as students relocate from one classroom to another.
  9. Maintaining a quiet environment while students enter the classroom after their breaks.
  10. Ensuring students are in class before the start of the day in a timely manner.
  11. Entering information into the SABIS® School Management System (SSMS) including teacher and student attendance report, student infractions, etc.
  12. Informing students of the disciplinary actions that will be taken, including classroom detention, after-school detention, etc.
  13. Accompanying students to the bus area after school hours and making sure that all students get on their allocated bus.
  14. Preparing daily reports related to teacher observation, student infractions, teachers complaints, etc.
  15. Attending weekly meetings with team to discuss any concerns or issues they have regarding student behavior.
  16. Performing other related tasks or projects as they arise and as delegated by the school management.
skills
  • The ability to analyse problems and devise solutions
  • Assertiveness in dealing with pupils and fellow professionals
  • Determination to see problems and solutions through to the end
  • The ability to empathise
  • A non-judgemental approach
  • Organisational and time management skills
  • The ability to relate to young people and adults
  • The capacity to motivate and act as a role model
  • A commitment to equality and diversity
  • A commitment to safeguarding
Achievements
                                   First Year (2016-2017)

Grades under supervision: Seven classes of Grade 4 (213 students), one class of Grade 5 (30 students), and one class of transitional class from Grade 2 to Grade 3 (8 students).
Top Achievements:
  • Introducing the phrase "my children" during the official meetings instead of "my students".
  • Transferring students' attendance and infractions data to useful Excel file reports.

                                    Second Year (2017-2018)

Grades under supervision: Eight classes of Grade 3 (242 students)
Top Achievements:
  • Employing the corridor decoration and design to serve the required behavioural targets.
  • Innovating the "Inquiries Box" to preempt the unwanted behavioural accidents.
  • Introducing the method of Social Skills.
  • Developing the "Detention" principle of SABIS by using different tools like story discussion, apology letter, and obligation statement.

                                   Third Year (2018-2019)

Grades under supervision: Eight classes of Grade 4 (234 students)
Top Achievements:
  • Creating “Making Smart Choices” & “Consequence Book” forms in purpose of documenting the accidents and the taken actions and to participate the students in the process of behaviour correction.
  • Comparing to the previous year, I succeeded to reducing the behavioural accidents 42%, Negligence infractions 41%,  Academic issues 56%, and decrease the tardiness of my students to 23%.
  • With the cooperation of Art Teacher, I designed different behavioural and moral projects for my students. Such as:
       a. “Classroom & Playground rules.” Art workshop.
       b. “My favourite thing is …” project.
       c. End of Term 1 decoration.
       d. Term 2 Prefects election.
       e. “King of the corridor.” Project.

                                   Fourth Year (2019-2020)

Grades under supervision: Eight classes of Grade 3 (242 students)
Top Achievements:
  • Developing the advising sessions with interesting topics such as "circle of consequences" and "What is fair and not fair".
  • Enhancing the concept of Prefect within my students.
References
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Mrs Helena Bruss, English Language Teacher
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Mr Eoin Hayas, English Language Teacher
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Mrs Al Farsi, Amagoul, Student's mother
A sample of my advising session
© Haroutioun Derderian
Sept. 2014 – July 2016
Executive Secretary,
Gulf & Safa Dairies Co. (ADH), UAE
Foodstuff Industrial Sector | gulfsafa.com
Responsibilities
  1. Deal with telephone and email enquiries, using an email system (e.g. Microsoft Outlook).
  2. Photocopy and print various documents, sometimes on behalf of other colleagues.
  3. Organise and store paperwork, documents and computer-based information.
  4. Create and maintain filing and other office systems
  5. Keep diaries and arrange appointments.
  6. Schedule and attend meetings, create agendas and take minutes.
  7. Book meeting rooms and conference facilities.
  8. Liaise with staff in other departments and with external contacts.
  9. Organise travel and accommodation for staff and other external contacts.
  10. Use a variety of software packages (including Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and Powerpoint) to manage data and produce documents and presentations.
  11. Sort and distribute incoming post and organise and send outgoing post.
skills
  • ​Strong organisational skills.
  • Presentation skills and attention to detail.
  • The ability to plan my own work, use my initiative and meet deadlines.
  • The ability to manage pressure and conflicting demands, and prioritise tasks and workload.
  • A pleasant, confident telephone manner.
achievements
  • Establishing an effective archiving system.
  • Minimising some administrative procedures.
references
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Mr Arif Iqbal, Senior Accountant
Aug. 2011 – July. 2014
Math Teacher, 
Al Karama Private School, Syria
Educational Sector​
Responsibilities
  1. Ensure my pupils achieve learning outcomes that are above average in the subject of mathematics by instructing students in a clear, concise and fun way, and regularly preparing lesson plans that are engaging and incorporate the curriculum.
  2. Incorporate the school’s objectives into my curriculum by remaining up to date with mission and initiatives.
  3. Attend staff development days to improve my skills and receive help and feedback from colleagues.
  4. Regularly communicate with parents and legal guardians regarding child’s performance, track and record student progress and keep records up to date for progress reports and report card conferences
  5. Review curriculum needs and execute plans for improvement, and provide tutoring and additional support.
  6. Act as a role model by making my students feel motivated while maintaining an approachable personality.
  7. Attend school events to better understand student interests and personalities outside of the regular classroom, build strong relationships with my students and aid in the strengthening of their self-confidence while inspiring them to achieve high goals.
skills
  • Creative lesson planning
  • Behavioral management
  • Patience and understanding
  • Enthusiasm and friendliness
  • Communication skills
  • Critical thinking
  • Time management
April 2009 – July 2011
Risk Officer,
Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance – Head Office, Syria
Banking Sector | akdn.org/akam.asp
Responsibilities
  1. Evaluate individual loan submissions that are reviewed by the Senior Relationship Officer, as mandated by the credit policy and standard operating procedures.
  2. Analyse the reasons behind clients’ delinquency and provide recommendations for better loan appraisal and recovery.
  3. Review portfolio quality on a regular basis, analyse key credit risk indicators and provide recommendations for the exposure and diversification limits.
  4. Closely coordinate with the internal audit, information technology, and finance departments to identify and monitor operational, liquidity and market risks as prescribed in the risk management framework, and provide recommendations for risk mitigation.
skills
  • Technical acumen.
  • Problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
  • Analytical skills and a good eye for detail.
  • Planning and organisation skills.
  • Good communication and presentation skills.
  • Numerical skills and the ability to evaluate costs.
  • The ability to understand broad business issues.
references
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Mr Hassan Abo Essmail, Branch Manager
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Mr Nazeeh Al Sahuyny, System Administrator
Sept. 2007 – March 2009
Relationships Officer/Credit Adviser,
Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance – Head Office, Syria
Banking Sector | akdn.org/akam.asp
Responsibilities
  1. Creation of quality risk assets to meet set targets.
  2. Sourcing of clients for both savings, Current and fixed deposit accounts in line with set target.
  3. Packaging of customers’ credit requests.
  4. Conduct qualitative credit appraisals of clients’ businesses e.g. cash flow, profitability, P&L & Balance Sheet Analysis.
  5. Ensure credits are packaged in line with credit policies & procedures of the bank.
  6. Ensure credits are within the bank’s obligor limit.
  7. Rendering financial advice to clients.
  8. Rendering weekly & monthly reports to the management.
  9. Ensure proper KYC (Know Your Customer) are conducted on customers.
  10. Monitoring the loan portfolio and follow up on repayment.
Skills
  • ​Business acumen and analytical skills.
  • Excellent Relationship Management.
  • Good understanding of business process.
  • Hardworking, commitment, ability to communicate and self- motivated person.
  • Good interpersonal Skill.
  • Attention to details.