Required Urgently Student Counsellor

Urgent Vacancy - PL LEADER / COUNSELOR - VIBGYOR HIGH, Kharghar, Navi MumbaiQualification:

- M.A. in Clinical / Counseling Psychology
- Any course relevant to Special Ed
- Channel of communication from the Resource team to the management, coordinators, class teachers and parents.
- Implementation of IEP according to timelines
- Ensure maintenance of files and timely updates.
- Set up meeting with parents with clear agenda (sharing of goals, request for facilitator)
- Strategic planning of Long term goals of students
- Ensure availability of Planners (Point of content and Templates of Activities) to Special Educators
- Approve of all IEPs and Sharing of Goals with Parents and professionals

Planning of workshops
- Workshops for teacher to create awareness about Special education and give simple strategies for teachers
- Send members of Resource room team to other workshops for up gradation of skills
- Arrange for professionals to speak to parents on life skill issues
- Counseling sessions for other students within school to increase awareness and empathy.

Reporting to the management on
- Report on Long term planning of each student
- Parent concerns and resolution
- Progress report of each case
- Workshop planning
- Approval for any co ordination required from Grade/SPA Coordinators
- Report of Quarterly and Annual Parent Teacher Meeting
- Assessment reports of each case to be supervised and approved
- Team building and positive interaction of Resource team to increase trans-disciplinary implementation.
- Advice and Guide the Team on IEP planning, strategies and implementation.
- Keep communication open with coordinators to identify issues in collaboration.
- Conduct weekly meetings to discuss information, issues and case studies. Ensure minutes of weekly meeting is recorded and filed.
- Organizing Screening test of Learning Disability for Grade 3 Students
- Conducting Vocational Guidance Programme for Grade 8 and Grade 10 Students
- Maintaining File record of Resource students who are availing paid sessions and reporting the same to Fee department and Principal
- Filling out appraisal for team members
- Follow the admission procedure as per the Inclusion Policy (i.e. screening, identification, approval etc.)
- Taking rounds of the school and inspecting Resource students in classroom environment.
- Designing modules on Life Skills
- Maintaining temporary case records
- Taking parent meetings
- Taking interview of special students
- Conduct various workshops with the students as per the request of the principal
- Forwarding the formal psychological evaluation reports to the respective boards
- Communication:
a) Head Counselor/Coordinator to Team Members

b) Head Counselor/Coordinator to Class teachers

c) Head Counselor/Coordinator to Management
- Head counselor also needs to report to the management on all IEP decisions and or any other major decision regarding students.

d) Head counselor/Service Designate to Parent
- Head Counselor/Service Designate will communicate to the parent about IEP, Concessions, Exemptions and Strategies during the Parent meeting. These communication need to be given in writing and any parent concern needs to be recorded in minutes of the meeting. The minutes should be conveyed to the concerned authorities. All communication to the parent must be approved by the
- Head Counselor/Coordinator.

Work Relations:Internal:

- Reporting to Vice
- Principal for all functional as well as administration issues.
- Interfacing with Principal for academic related issues.
- Interfacing with other Counsellor and Special Educator
- Interfacing with Admin, Finance, HR and Technology for any people or any operational issues.

External:

- Interface with parents for timely communication of school information and managing parents issues

Span of Control:

- Individual Contributor

Qualification:

- M.A. in Clinical / Counseling Psychology
- Any course relevant to Special Ed

**Experience**:

- Hard -core experience with slow learners/ dyslexics ( Special Educators)
- Experience in dealing with ADHD, ADD and Multiple disabilities (Counselor)

Expected Competencies:

- Ability to motivate & mentor.
- Ability to lead by example.
- Achiever with a result oriented approach
- Ability to handle parents queries on special children
- Innovative & Open minded.
- Analytical & Observant.
- Problem Solving capability.

**Immediate joiners will be preferred.

**Benefits**:

- Health insurance
- Leave encashment
- Provident Fund

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Morning shift

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (preferred)

**Experience**:

- total work: 1 year (preferred)
- Counselling: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person