Job Description
• Provide individual and group counseling to students, engaging families when case assessment calls for it. Conduct home visits when necessary.
• Conference with staff, parents, and external agencies on students under your care to work collaboratively towards the positive outcomes of the student and their families.
• Be aware of and utilize available community and statutory resources to support students and their families effectively.
• Organize and conduct training for students and staff on pertinent brain-informed, relationship-centered perspectives. Topics may include the impact of trauma on learning, offering attunement and co-regulation, and developing self-regulation skills.
• Identify needs and initiate tailored programs for students.
• Actively participate in professional development opportunities and engage with external networks to stay informed on best practices, Ministry of Education (MOE) guidelines, and adolescent mental health findings.
• Provide regular updates to school management on the progress of students receiving counselling.
• Be part of the CARE team and provide immediate crisis intervention and follow-up to students affected by critical incidents.
• Undertake other purposeful tasks as assigned by the reporting officer and school management.
Job Requirements
- Passionate about empowering and uplifting youth.
- Possesses a recognized Master’s Degree in Counselling.
- Demonstrates compassion, practices openness to differing perspectives, and work well within systems.
- Grounded in at least one suitable counseling modality, holds a systemic perspective, and applies an attachment, child development, and trauma-informed lens.
- Culturally competent to better serve a diverse student population.
