Student Counselor

About the role

The Student Counselor provides comprehensive academic, personal and socioemotional counselling to a highly diverse student group from primary to secondary. This role focuses on helping and supporting students navigate the unique challenges managing their mental and emotional well-being, life changes and personal goals.  As such, we are seeking for a dedicated, compassionate student counsellor to join our school of community to provide educational and vocational guidance.

To be successful to be a trusted partner with the students, you should treat all students with patience and compassion and above all possess a strong level of social perceptiveness i.e. gentle persuasiveness and the ability make student feel safe and secure.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Parental Trust & Collaboration:

Act as a trusted partner and advisor to parents; conduct frequent consultations, workshops, and feedback loops to reassure and align families on strategies for their child's success.

Whole-School Student Support:

Provide tailored individual and group counseling for both primary aged children (developmental, social, behavioral play-based needs) and secondary students (adolescent challenges, academic pressure, emotional regulation).

Behavioral & Emotional Interventions:

Design and execute actionable behavioral plans that target both emotional wellness and classroom engagement, ensuring parents are actively involved in the process.

Academic Advocacy:

Work alongside teachers and parents to remove emotional or behavioral barriers to learning, optimizing academic success across primary and secondary curricula (e.g. IGCSE)

Crisis Management:

Lead immediate crisis response and safeguarding interventions, maintaining close, transparent communication with parents, Principals and Campus Director to navigate sensitive situations.

Database and Record-keeping

·       Maintain accurate and confidential records of counselling sessions and student progress.

·       Prepare reports and assessments to monitor student development and support decision-making.

Student confidence and well-being

·       Listening to students' academic, emotional, social, and behavioral concerns in an open and nonjudgemental way.

·       Working directly with students to develop solutions and set achievable goals.

·       Assisting with conflict mediation and resolution between students, students and teachers, or parents and teachers to ensure students' goals are not disrupted.

·       Providing one-on-one career guidance and skills assessment to assist with career development.

·       Developing, monitoring, and assisting with counseling programs.

·       Offering referrals to outside resources, such as for mental health, substance abuse, or vocational-related activities.

Requirements

·       Bachelor’s or associate degree in counselling.  Master’s degree in counselling may be advantageous.

·       Valid Registered Counselor certification and/or professional clinical

·       Minimum of 4 years professional counselling experience in educational setting. Those with experience counselling primary and secondary age group student are highly desirable.

·       Experience with counseling principles, evidence-based techniques and practices as applied to students' problems and developmental needs.

·       Excellent active listening and communication skills with good intercultural understanding

·       Patient, friendly, and accommodating personality.

·       Social perceptiveness and an understanding of body language.

·       Excellent interpersonal and mediation skills.

Key Competencies & Skills with Parental Relationship Building

·       Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build rapport, project authority, and earn the trust of diverse, high-expectation parents.

·       High emotional intelligence regarding varied parenting styles, cultural norms, and mental health perspectives.

·       Ability to deliver sensitive feedback to parents with empathy, clarity, and absolute confidentiality.