School Counselor

Contract Length: 3 years

Number of Vacancies: 1

Student Level:

- All Levels
- University Graduate

**Requirements**:

- Education Required: Bachelor
- Minimum Teaching Experience: 2 years of teaching experience
- Major: Counseling

**Work Experience**
- Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in psychology, social work or counseling.
- Experience (3-5 years) working with middle and high school students in a professional setting
- Possess a strong belief in and adherence to the BASIS Curriculum
- Demonstrate the desired school culture by creating a joyful, loving, respectful, safe, and supportive learning environment and instilling a love of learning and an expectation of high academic performance in every student
- Maintain high level of customer satisfaction by demonstrating active listening, empathy, problem-solving, follow-through and clear communication
- Have an ability to build and strengthen positive relationships among students, parents, and teachers
- Have an ability to exercise excellent judgment and decision making
- Have exemplary organizational skills along with the ability to establish and manage multiple caseloads
- Have excellent oral and written communication skills
- Maintain patience, flexibility and a sense of humor
- Individual must have a willingness to develop and implement a new position/program
- Individual has a background with implementing or developing Social Emotional Learning Programming

Job Benefits:

- Salary for this position is competitive and dependent on education and experience.
- BASIS International Schools offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, housing allowance, travel assistance, and more.
- Assistance in obtaining a visa will be provided.

**Job Description**:
The School Counselor serves as a resource to the school, focusing on both faculty/staff and parent support to assist with interventions in academic and emotional situations. This position is a visible presence in all areas of the school and is responsible for issues relating to the well-being of the students at the school.

**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Provide short-term school-based counseling (individual or group setting)
- Facilitate peer mediation and restorative conferences
- Support the development and implementation of the social-emotional learning curriculum across the school
- Offer guidance and strategies to teachers and parents for supporting students with a variety of social and emotional issues, including implementing behavior plans as needed
- Make recommendations for outside support on an as-needed basis
- Prevent, assess, and intervene in crises
- Act as a member of the school crisis management and response team
- Create educational workshops for the school community on an as-needed basis
- Assist the school team in reviewing requests for reasonable accommodations and, if appropriate, contacting their outside support specialists
- Maintain accurate records when communicating with students, parents, and teachers about intervention plans, reasonable accommodations, and progress reports.
- Build positive relationships within the school community
- ** This role will be working with all students, most of whom are Thai. Thai language mastery and the ability to move between Thai and English, including as a translator, is a must.