About This Role
This role is for an experienced School Counselor to support students at an international school. The counselor will advise students on academic, educational, and short-term social and emotional issues, working to foster an environment where intellect thrives and potential is realized.
Responsibilities
- Advise and counsel students regarding academic, educational, and short-term social and emotional problems
- Remain universally accessible and make an effort to know every student for whom they are responsible
- Provide individual student planning and responsive services to support students and their families regarding academic matters
- Provide guidance to classes and counseling to students through planned activities in small group or classroom settings to convey educational, social, and important school information
- Offer workshops/seminars for parents
- Consult, facilitate, and maintain communication with parents, teachers, administrators, and pertinent agents on specific student and parent academic and educational matters, including academic modifications and/or accommodations
- Provide feedback and recommend appropriate action and solutions to individual student’s academic and educational needs and abilities
- Participate on a Student Success Team, identify students who may need targeted or intensive services, and coordinate with behavioral health specialists
- Assist students/parents in understanding school policies and procedures
- Provide brief counseling to address social and emotional concerns and appropriately refer students to behavioral health specialists
- Communicate, coordinate, and collaborate with behavioral health specialists on developing and implementing student supports
- Support and attend appropriate student activities and events
Requirements
- Hardworking and enthusiastic teaching professional with excellent knowledge of CBSE school curriculum
- Desire and ability to work with students at the specified age level with diverse backgrounds and levels of ability toward accomplishing their educational goals
- Ability to organize tasks and manage time to meet many and varied deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, school administrators and other staff, including the ability to discuss topics which may be sensitive
- Working familiarity with student assessment tools, especially in evaluating and interpreting standardized test results
- Knowledge of educational software
About the Company
Chitkara International School (CIS) is a private CBSE-affiliated school known for its quality school governance, accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET). CIS is committed to providing an ecosystem where intellect thrives and potential becomes performance, with campuses in Chandigarh and Panchkula. The school has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Swachh Vidyalaya Puruskar and the International School Award by the British Council.