School Counsellor

Shrewsbury International School Bangkok, City Campus (Primary only) Position: School Counsellor Department: Student Support Key Responsibilities: The School Counsellor reports directly to the Vice Principal as part of the Wellbeing team and has the following key responsibilities and duties: ● Work closely with other members of the team to; Actively contribute to ‘Team Around the Child’ TAC meetings, providing professional insight, collaborative planning, and coordinated support strategies. Evaluate referral of students, discuss needs and options for the most appropriate and available support in each case Manage and prioritise a responsive counselling caseload, allocating time and support resources effectively according to student need, safeguarding concerns, and overall wellbeing Liaise and attend meetings with other departments in the school, external support agencies and professionals as required ● Allocate time between school-wide wellbeing needs assessment and preventative interventions, and the delivery of short-term, solution-focused counselling for individual students and groups (up to six sessions). ● Taylor school counselling programmes by undertaking school wide needs assessment surveys and review of student data e.g. (Bounce Together) ● Develop the school counselling policy with the Wellbeing team. ● Maintain appropriate records for student referrals and ensure confidentiality is maintained in all aspects of work and provide termly quantitative data reports ● Provide timely, evidence-informed support to teaching staff regarding students’ social, emotional and mental health needs ● Provide strategies for effective classroom intervention and wellbeing support. ● Design and deliver parent workshops in response to identified wellbeing needs, supporting understanding of child development, emotional wellbeing, and mental health. ● Provide supportive parent drop-in opportunities for consultation, guidance, and discussion around student wellbeing concerns. ●