The successful candidate will assume responsibility for the school's Middle and High School counseling provision during this period, supporting students' academic, social, emotional and personal development.
Working with students across Grades 5–12, the counselor will be responsible for maintaining existing student support arrangements, including scheduled individual check-ins, responding to emerging student well-being concerns and providing appropriate guidance and intervention when students experience personal, social or emotional difficulties.
The successful candidate will play an important role in maintaining a safe, supportive and inclusive school environment. They will work collaboratively with school leadership, teachers, parents, learning support personnel and other relevant professionals to ensure students receive appropriate care and support.
This position requires someone who is approachable, empathetic, professionally responsible and confident in responding to sensitive student situations, including those requiring immediate intervention or safeguarding procedures.
Key Responsibilities
Student Counseling and Well-being: Provide individual counseling and guidance to Middle and High School students experiencing academic, social, emotional, behavioural, or personal difficulties.
Scheduled Student Check-ins: Maintain and conduct regular, scheduled check-ins with students who are currently receiving ongoing support from the school's counselor. Monitor their well-being, discuss progress, identify emerging concerns, and ensure continuity of care.
Crisis Response and Intervention: Respond appropriately and promptly when students experience emotional distress, personal crises, significant behavioural changes, or other situations requiring immediate support. Assess concerns, provide appropriate initial intervention and escalate or refer cases when necessary.
Safeguarding and Child Protection: Maintain a thorough understanding of school safeguarding expectations, child protection procedures and professional responsibilities. Recognise potential safeguarding concerns, respond appropriately to disclosures, document concerns accurately and report them through the school's established safeguarding procedures.
Social and Emotional Development: Support students in developing healthy relationships, emotional regulation, resilience, self-awareness, conflict resolution and positive decision-making skills.
Academic and Personal Guidance: Support students experiencing academic pressures, difficulties with motivation, organisation, peer relationships, transitions and other challenges affecting their engagement with school.
Student Monitoring and Documentation: Maintain accurate, confidential and professional records of counseling sessions, student check-ins, interventions, referrals and relevant follow-up actions in accordance with school policies.
Parent and Family Communication: Communicate appropriately with parents and guardians regarding student well-being concerns, where necessary and in accordance with safeguarding requirements and professional confidentiality expectations.
Staff Collaboration: Work closely with teachers, homeroom advisors, school leadership, learning support personnel and other relevant staff to coordinate student support and ensure appropriate interventions are in place.
Preventative Well-being Support: Contribute to initiatives that promote positive mental health, student well-being, inclusion, healthy relationships and a supportive school culture.
A postgraduate qualification or professional training in school counseling, educational psychology, or a related counseling discipline is highly desirable.
Previous experience working as a school counselor, student counselor or in a comparable student support role, preferably within a middle or high school setting.
Demonstrated understanding of adolescent development, mental health, social-emotional well-being and the challenges faced by students aged 11–18.
Experience supporting students experiencing emotional distress, anxiety, interpersonal difficulties, family challenges, behavioral concerns and other personal or social difficulties.
A strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection, professional boundaries, confidentiality and appropriate reporting procedures within a school environment.
Experience conducting individual counseling sessions, maintaining student support records and coordinating appropriate interventions.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trusting, and professional relationships with students, parents and colleagues.
The ability to exercise sound professional judgement, maintain confidentiality appropriately and recognize when concerns require escalation or external referral.
Experience working in an international school or multicultural educational environment would be advantageous.
A compassionate, approachable and proactive attitude, with a genuine commitment to supporting the well-being and development of young people.
Additional Requirements:
Successful completion of the school's required background checks and safeguarding screening.
Commitment to the school's safeguarding policies, code of conduct and child protection expectations.
Availability to work on-site Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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