Counsellor - AEP

Garden International School - Kuala Lumpur; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Ongoing professional development

Wellbeing time and learning

Job summary

Garden International School in Kuala Lumpur seeks an innovative, dynamic School Counsellor - AEP to work therapeutically with primary-aged children in a collaborative team. The successful candidate will support emotional, social and behavioral development and engage with families and staff to promote wellbeing.

The school offers a competitive salary and benefits package, a strong CPD culture, and a 1:1 device programme. Applicants should be prepared for interview in Kuala Lumpur or via Zoom.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of outstanding practice with emotional, social and behavioral difficulties.
• Ability to work one-to-one, with families and small groups.
• Crisis intervention and use of play or art therapy.
• Reflective, flexible practitioner who can think creatively and take risks.
• Ability to use ICT to support counselling.
• Keep secure and suitable case records for sessions.
• Engage in monthly clinical supervision with a qualified supervisor.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work within teams.
• Warm and relatable personality to engage children, parents and staff.

Skills

Counselling

Crisis intervention

ICT for counselling

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Case records software

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity to join and work collaboratively with our successful team of school counselors at Garden International School. We are looking for an innovative, dynamic and experienced School Counsellor - AEP with the ability to work therapeutically with children in primarywith a growth mindset and high expectations.

GIS is a well-resourced and successful international school with great facilities and a reputation for academic excellence; we place the success of each and every student at the center of our mission. GIS is a family, and with our fantastic students, dedicated and motivated team of excellent teachers and support staff, it truly is a wonderful place to learn and teach.

The school is focused on creating the best environments for our learners to grow and develop academically, emotionally, physically and socially. With a positive and progressive outlook, based on the latest research, we seek to constantly improve the provision for learning. With over 75 hours dedicated to teacher CPD every year, as well as a keen focus on staff and student well-being, we are constantly striving for excellence, both as practitioners and for our learners. As an ‘Apple Distinguished’ school, GIS uses the latest technology to enhance learning and provide a 1:1 device programme and use Google Apps for Education as our main learning platform.

Successful candidate must:

• Have a proven track record of outstanding practice working with a wide variety of emotional, social and behavioral difficulties
• Have confidence in working one-to-one, with families and small groups
• Be able to provide crisis intervention and be able to utilise verbal and non verbal therapeutic approaches such as play or art.
• Be a reflective, flexible practitioner with the ability to think creatively and take risks
• Have an ability to use ICT to support and enhance the counselling process
• Be able to keep secure and suitable case records on each counselling session
• Be able to engage with monthly clinical supervision with a qualified supervisor;
• Have the interpersonal skills needed to work successfully within teams
• Have a warm and relatable personality and able to engage and motivate children, parents and staff

We will provide:

A competitive salary and benefits package

A professionally stimulating and collaborative working environment with ongoing Professional Development and weekly Professional Learning and Wellbeing time

The closing date for applications is 1st December 2026. Long-listed candidates will be invited for interview face-to-face in Kuala Lumpur or over zoom.

Garden International School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such, all offers of employment are subject to a criminal record check (ICPC or equivalent).