School Counsellor

16 hours ago

Yerawada Pune Maharashtra, India The Akanksha Foundation Full time

**What your role will entail?**

In Schools
- Visiting different schools across the city (as allocated)

Within Classrooms
- Classroom Observations (whole class and/or individual)
- Identifying children with emotional, behavioral, learning problems.
- Documenting cases as per the format
- Conducting sessions with children in classrooms on various socio-emotional or life skills

as per the developmental need of the class (e.g. sessions on self-awareness, team work,

empathy building)

**Job Description-**

With Teachers, Social Workers and School Leaders
- Facilitating sessions in every school with the aim of building teacher, social worker and

School Leader awareness on children’s development and concern areas.
- Capacity building of teachers to work with children in the classroom.
- Regularly briefing the teachers, social workers and School Leaders about the status and

progress of the children who are undergoing counselling.
- Collaborating with the school social worker to ensure necessary follow ups are done
- Conducting home visits, meeting parents, setting up appointments for medical check-ups and any speech therapy or assessment.

Outside the Schools and With the Community
- Visiting homes in the community with the aim of understanding the family, its dynamics and other aspects which affect the children
- Conducting one-on-one sessions with the parents of children being counselled.
- Capacity building of parents to help them address their concerns and build their parenting skills
- Working with the Social worker and collaborating with parents as partners in the child's development.

With External Agencies
- Coordinating with government hospitals for psychoeducational testing, Speech therapy,

Occupational therapy
- Collaborating with external experts for counselling of cases of severe distress or abuse.
- Collaborating with external experts for conducting capacity building sessions for the teachers and parents.

With the Team
- Working with a team of Counsellors and participate actively in opportunities for training and collaboration.
- Supporting team members and being open to sharing and learning skills

What you need for this Position?

Education
- A Bachelor’s degree with specialization in psychology and/or counselling (required)
- A Master’s degree with specialization in psychology and/or counselling (preferred) or

post-graduation training or diploma in psychology and/or counselling

**Experience**:

- At least 2 years of relevant experience in the field of education working with children and

parents.
- Experience of working directly with children/youth.
- Experience in documenting student data and planning activities.
- Prior experience in building capacity in teachers and parents with respect to child development and allied areas (preferred).

**Knowledge/Skills/Abilities**:

- An empathetic and patient approach towards counselees
- Positive and solution-oriented with demonstrated strong work ethics and professionalism
- Highly motivated and perseverant
- Demonstrated openness to learning and willingness to actively participate in personal and professional development for self.
- Flexibility, adaptability and ability to function in an unstructured environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with different stakeholders.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹37,000.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Provident Fund

Schedule:

- Day shift

**Experience**:

- total work: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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