SCHOOL PERSONALIZED LEARNING CENTRE COORDINATOR
About Us: Established in 2004, we are a chain of schools offering national and international curriculums across 40 schools pan India. With our well-researched curriculum, modern teaching methodologies and wide range of extra-curricular activities and facilities we constantly strive to enthuse our students with fascinating learning experiences every single day.
Primary Purpose of the Job
Actively implements the Vision of Vibgyor High/Kids across all facets of the school. Responsible for the Resource room team.
Key Responsibilities
- Primary responsibility: 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 meetings 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 all IEPs and share goals with parents and professionals.
- Planning of workshops.
- Reporting to management on long-term planning of each student, parent concerns and resolution, progress report of each case, workshop planning, approval for coordination required from Grade/SPA Coordinators, quarterly and annual parent‑teacher meetings, assessment reports of each case to be supervised and approved, team building and positive interaction of the Resource team, advise and guide the team on IEP planning, keep communication with coordinators to identify issues in collaboration, conduct weekly meetings to discuss information, issues and case studies (ensuring minutes are recorded and filed), organise screening test of learning disability for Grade 3 students, conduct vocational guidance programme for Grade 8 and Grade 10 students, maintain file record of Resource students who are availing paid sessions and reporting the same to Fee department and Principal, fill out appraisal for team members, follow the admission procedure as per the Inclusion Policy (i.e. screening, identification, approval etc.), take rounds of the school and inspect Resource students in classroom environment, design modules on Life Skills, maintain temporary case records, take parent meetings, take interview of special students, conduct various workshops with the students as per the request of the principal, forward the formal psychological evaluation reports to the respective boards.
- Communication:
- • Head Counselor/Coordinator to Team Members: communicate information, directives and suggestions via email and during the weekly meeting.
- • Head Counselor/Coordinator to Class Teachers: inform class teachers via Grade Coordinator about any individual student via email with a copy to the Principal.
- • Head Counselor/Coordinator to Management: report to management on all IEP decisions and other major decisions regarding students.
- • Head Counselor/Service Designate to Parent: communicate to the parent about IEP, concessions, exemptions and strategies during the parent meeting. All communication must be given in writing, any parent concern recorded in minutes of the meeting, minutes conveyed to the concerned authorities, and all parent communication approved by the Head Counselor/Coordinator.
Key Interactions
- Internal: Academic Staff, Students
- External: Parents
Desired Qualification
- M.A. in Clinical / Counseling Psychology
- Any course relevant to Special Education
Years of Experience
- Years of 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 parent queries on special children
- Innovative & open‑minded
- Analytical & observant
- Problem‑solving capability
Skills and Knowledge
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Patience
- Compassion
- Emotional stability