Special Education / Counsellor / Psychologist

Northstar; Rajkot; Sur place; INR 350 000 - 550 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Northstar School in Rajkot, India is seeking passionate Counsellors to join our team. We provide a School Counselling program aligned with the Cambridge International framework and focus on mental well-being and academic accessibility for all students.

The role involves leading psychological support, managing social-emotional targets in IEPs, and coordinating with teachers, parents, and external professionals to ensure comprehensive student support.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required in counselling or educational psychology.
• Minimum 3+ years in a K-12 school setting (Cambridge curriculum preferred).

Responsabilités

• Provide evidence-based counselling for diverse issues and lead school-wide crisis response.
• Own social-emotional targets of IEPs and develop behavioural intervention plans for neurodivergent students.
• Contribute to Life Skills curriculum and peer support initiatives.
• Collect, maintain and analyse data to identify educational needs and keep confidential GDPR-compliant records.
• Deliver professional development for teachers on neurodiversity and run workshops for parents on student well-being.
• Build strategic partnerships with local psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and external agencies.

Connaissances

Counselling

Educational psychology

Crisis intervention

Data analysis

Formation

Master’s degree in Counselling or Educational Psychology

Description du poste

Placement: Special Education/Counsellor/Psychologist

About School

We are a Preschool to Grade 12 school in the city of Rajkot (Gujarat) founded by Harvard alums. Our unique pedagogy, the Northstar Approach, is a research-based approach to learning and teaching that helps students achieve their highest potential by exploring and making discoveries about themselves and their world. We are currently looking for passionate Counsellors to join our team. Please go through our website to know more about us.

The School Counsellor is responsible for implementing a comprehensive school counselling program that attends to the individual needs of students. This involves providing counselling interventions, helping students manage their emotions, resolving peer conflicts, and guiding students through academic and career transitions. The goal is to ensure that every student has the psychological support necessary to thrive in a learning environment.

Core Purpose

To lead psychological support and social-emotional inclusion within the Cambridge International framework, ensuring mental well-being and academic accessibility for all students.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Intervention: Provide evidence-based counselling for diverse issues (anxiety, grief, self-harm) and lead school-wide crisis response.

Inclusion & Special Education Needs: Own the Social-Emotional targets of IEPs and develop Behavioural Intervention Plans for neurodivergent students.

Curriculum & Peer Support: Contribute to Life Skills lessons

Data & Assessment: Collect, maintain and analyse data to identify educational needs, programs and maintain confidential, GDPR-compliant records.

Staff & Parent Empowerment: Deliver professional development for teachers on neurodiversity and workshops for parents on student well-being.

Networking & Referrals: Build strategic partnerships with local psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and external agencies.

Requirements

Education: Master’s Degree in Counselling or Educational Psychology.

Experience: 3+ years in a K-12 school setting (Cambridge curriculum preferred).