School Counsellor

On behalf of one of our clients, an international school in Singapore, French Chamber is looking for a School Counsellor.

Our client is a leading international school offering a multicultural and multilingual learning environment. The school is committed to supporting the academic, personal, emotional and social development of its students, while fostering an inclusive and supportive community for students, families and staff.

The school is looking for an experienced and compassionate School Counsellor to provide high-quality counselling and wellbeing support to students and employees. The successful candidate will work closely with teachers, school leadership, safeguarding teams, healthcare professionals and families to support students' mental health and wellbeing.

The role requires strong clinical judgement, ethical practice, confidentiality, resilience and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment.The School Counsellor provides individual and group counselling support to students and, within the scope of their professional competencies, to employees.

The role focuses on student case management, crisis response, safeguarding, collaboration with educational and support teams, employee wellbeing and the delivery of evidence-based mental health and wellbeing programmes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Counselling & Caseload Management

• Provide individual and group counselling sessions to students experiencing social, emotional, academic and mental health difficulties.
• Manage an active caseload using a short-term counselling model, typically providing 4 to 8 sessions per student, with flexibility to provide extended support for higher-risk cases when required.
• Monitor and manage the caseload proactively to ensure an effective and sustainable workload.
• Provide appropriate wellbeing and counselling support to employees experiencing personal, emotional or work-related concerns, within the scope of professional practice and applicable procedures.
• Assess student and employee needs and facilitate referrals to external mental health or specialist services when appropriate.

Crisis Support & Safeguarding

• Respond promptly to student crisis situations in accordance with established safeguarding and crisis-response procedures.
• Contribute to crisis management and work closely with internal safeguarding and child protection teams.
• Identify and appropriately escalate high-risk situations in accordance with school procedures and professional standards.

Collaboration & Wellbeing Programmes

• Work closely with academic, medical, administrative and student support teams to identify students at risk and implement appropriate support plans.
• Collaborate with parents, teachers and school leadership to support students' wellbeing and development.
• Design and deliver age-appropriate mental health, wellbeing and prevention workshops for students, staff and parents.
• Contribute to preventive wellbeing programmes and initiatives across the school community.
• Ensure that programmes and workshops are culturally sensitive and adapted to the needs of a diverse international school community.

Documentation & Administration

• Maintain accurate, confidential records of counselling sessions, interventions, safeguarding concerns and relevant incidents using the school's designated systems.
• Ensure that case notes, safeguarding concerns, referrals and follow-up actions are documented accurately and within the required deadlines.
• Regularly review and update case records to ensure appropriate monitoring, follow-up and escalation.
• Support the administration of the counselling service, including calendar and shared mailbox management when required.
• Ensure strict compliance with confidentiality, professional ethics, safeguarding requirements and applicable data protection regulations.

REQUIREMENTS

• Master's degree or Bachelor's degree with equivalent postgraduate qualification in Counselling, Psychology, Social Work or a related mental health field.
• Registered or eligible for registration/accreditation with a recognised professional body such as the Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC), APACS, SPS or an equivalent overseas professional organisation.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of post-qualification clinical counselling experience.
• Previous experience working with children or adolescents, ideally within an international or K-12 educational environment.
• Proven experience in adolescent case management, crisis response and safeguarding procedures.
• Experience delivering mental health or wellbeing workshops and collaborating with parents, teachers and student support teams.
• Experience providing counselling or wellbeing support to employees or adults is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of child and adolescent development and mental health.
• Good knowledge of evidence-based counselling and therapeutic approaches.
• Strong understanding of professional ethics, confidentiality and safeguarding principles.
• Experience using secure digital case management, safeguarding or incident-management systems is an advantage.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to establish safe and trusting relationships with students.
• Strong empathy, active listening and counselling skills.
• Sound clinical judgement and the ability to manage sensitive and high-risk situations with professionalism and resilience.
• Strong organisational and caseload management skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary and multicultural team.
• High level of professionalism, discretion and commitment to confidentiality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Proficiency in French would be an advantage.

Pay: $5,000.00 - $6,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person