The Counselling Team is central to pastoral care and safeguarding across the School. Counsellors play both proactive and reactive roles within the wider pastoral structure, ensuring the wellbeing of our students. They maintain strong links with external support services in Bangkok and are active members of the Bangkok Counselling Network and the South East Asia School Counsellors Network.
We welcome applications from professionals working in both the UK state and independent sectors, as well as from those with experience in international education.
Please apply for this vacancy if you meet the following requirements.
Experience and qualifications:
Postgraduate Diploma or Masters level in counselling or a related field
Accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) or be actively working towards accreditation
Membership of, or willingness to join, the International School Counsellors Association (ISCA)
Further therapeutic training or qualification in working with children and young people
Experience and/or understanding of supporting children and young people with developmental, emotional, social and educational issues across our Upper School age range and, ideally, younger children too
An understanding of the developmental, emotional, social and educational issues of children and young people
An awareness of the range of needs of people from diverse ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds
Knowledge of relevant legislation pertaining to the safeguarding of children, (Keeping Children Safe in Education UK 2025, Children Act 2004 and Thai Child Protection Act 2546 (2003))
Good written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently
Positive communication and listening skills
Ability to build appropriate relationships
Patience, tolerance and sensitivity
A mature and non-judgemental outlook
All School counsellors are required to have regular supervision with a qualified external provider, this will be arranged by the School
Acceptable police checks (or equivalent) from the country of origin and from all other countries in which the applicant has worked and no question regarding suitability to work with children and appropriate references from current and previous employer, corroborated by personal phone calls made to each referee
Terms of Employment:
Contracts are initially for two years.
10% of annual salary (at maximum) for an annual discretionary bonus paid mid-contract and after renewing contract.
Health insurance coverage for teachers and dependents is provided (10% co-pay scheme).
Accommodation is provided.
Airfare and baggage allowance is provided from and to point of origin at the beginning and end of the contract period, including for dependents.
Annual flight allowances are dependent on the staff member completing two years of employment (minimum) and being approved to renew contract for a further two years.
Where remission is given at offer, 100% of school fees for children of expat teachers are covered.
The cost of working visas, dependents’ visas, work permits and teacher licence costs are paid for by the school.
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