School Counsellor

INTERNATIONAL FRENCH SCHOOL (SINGAPORE) LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school in Singapore is seeking a primary school counsellor to provide essential psychological support to students and their families. The role involves assessing individual needs, collaborating with educational teams, and conducting training sessions, requiring a Master's degree in Psychology and fluency in French.

Qualifications

• Master in Psychology and/or in Educational Psychology required.
• Desired school experience and knowledge in psychopedagogy.
• Good level of English desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological support to students, parents, and staff.
• Assist in screening and caring for exceptional students.
• Conduct psychological assessments and advise stakeholders.

Skills

Fluency in French

Good level of English

Ability to listen

Empathy

Management skills

Education

Master in Psychology

Master in Educational Psychology

Job description

MISSION

The main mission of the primary school counsellor is to provide psychological support to students, their parents and educational teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Answering to individual requests from students, families and educational teams in relation to family, personal, educational or pedagogical problems. Set up the follow-up in relation to these requests.
• Assisting staff in the screening and care of exceptional students.
• Undertaking psychological assessments and analyze external psychological assessments.
• Advising students and their families, teams and management to facilitate the care of students in difficulty.
• Participate in the various boards of teachers, classes, cycles, educational teams, if necessary to facilitate the care of the students. Make observations in class; Carry out cognitive assessments at the request of the teams.
• Establishing links with health and paramedical professionals outside of the school.
• Training and contributing to the prevention of students' academic and personal difficulties: As a member of the Health and Citizenship Education Committee, conduct prevention sessions with students in connection with the health department and the teaching teams. Conduct conferences or debates; Teacher training sessions, School aids, nurses on the care of children or adolescents, behaviors, etc.
• Participating in the GAIN structure (Accompaniment and Integration Group) to contribute its expertise.
• Participating in meetings for students with Special Educational Requirements outside Personalized Schooling Projects (PPS) and Personalized Assistance Projects (PAS).
• Supervising the Student Assistants : assessing needs, participating in recruitment, coaching and animating of trainings

SKILLS, ABILITY AND REQUIRED FORMATION

• Master in Psychology and/or in Educational Psychology required
• Fluent in French
• Good level of English desired
• Desired school experience
• Knowledge in psychopedagogy
• Ability to listen, observe and empathize
• Management skills