High School Counsellor

**Date**:12 Dec 2024

**Location**:Bangkok, TH

**Job ID**:4520

**School**:St Andrews International School Bangkok

**Company**:Nord Anglia Education
- St Andrews International School Bangkok is one of 88 schools in the Nord Anglia Education (NAE) family. We offer a British educational curriculum with an international perspective that begins in Nursery and leads up to IGCSE examinations in Year 11, and culminates with the International Baccalaureate Diploma after completing Year 13. We are an inclusive school that invites children from all backgrounds and abilities to participate in the educational offerings on our diverse campus.
- Founded in 1997 on an attractive, conveniently located site, with excellent facilities and access to local transportation. Today we have more than 2,400 students over a Primary School and High School campus, representing some 68 nationalities ranging from Foundation Stage to Year 13. Our state-of-the-art High School campus (next to Ekkamai BTS) opened in August 2017 giving our students the benefit of world-class teaching and facilities.
- As part of the NAE family of schools, we are delighted to be able to offer some unique collaborations with world-class establishments, including the Juilliard School of Performing Arts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and UNICEF.

**About The Role**

We are seeking an experienced full-time counsellor to work with students in across our School

We are seeking an experienced full-time counsellor who shares our commitment to providing a nurturing, inspiring, and inclusive educational journey for every student. Join us in creating a positive, lasting impact.

At St. Andrews International School Bangkok, we believe knowing each child is at the heart of effective education. Our classrooms are warm, engaging spaces where students feel supported to explore, learn, and grow. Our teachers bring this vision to life through creativity, dedication, and commitment to each child’s unique journey.

The school counsellor provides counselling services to individuals and groups of students in a safe and welcoming environment. The person in this position acts as a consultant to parents, teachers, and administrators. Some of the duties and support services that the counsellor is responsible for include:
- Building positive, warm and caring relationships with students, families, and colleagues throughout the school community;- Providing short-term individual and group counselling for students with social-emotional challenges, whether or not those challenges are clinically diagnosed;- Providing behaviour management assistance and crisis intervention when necessary;- Communicating with families about their children, both sharing accounts from school and listening to accounts from home;- Developing and maintaining a referral list of therapists and local resources for students who may need an assessment and/or long-term therapeutic support;- Communicating with therapists and other outside professionals about students;- Assisting in the collection and sending of evidence for social-emotional testing for outside professionals;- Actively participating in the Student Support Team meetings;- Problem-solving with teachers, parents, and outside professionals to develop appropriate supports for students with social-emotional challenges;- Developing and coordinating social and emotional learning plans with teachers;- Participating in parent-teacher conferences, as needed.- To engage the school community in workshops and training- To help raise awareness and be an ambassador of mental well being across the school and community- Support in safeguarding practices and child protection plans as needed

Education and Experience- A recognised qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or related field; ideally post qualifying experience of at least 2 years- Master degree preferred- Experience of specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.- Have experience or understanding of the spectrum of special educational needs and understand the core principles of inclusion.- Experience in working with children or young people, ages 3-18- Experience, knowledge and confidence to work with families from a range of cultures- Knowledge of current Child Protection practice, be able to support the child safeguarding practices and reviews in school.- Experience of working in a school context with knowledge of education systems- Awareness of global diversity and Third Culture Identity

Skills and Abilities- Possess highly developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate in complex and sensitive situations- Excellent crisis response skills; able to remain calm and empathic in crisis or emotionally challenging situations- Able to manage a varied and flexible caseload across a phase (HS/PS)- To be able to supervise student internships- Inspiring trust and confidence- Ability