HS Counselor and IB Psychology Teacher

Job Description:
We’re looking for a talented and passionate High School counselor to help foster a caring and supportive learning environment for our students. The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organizational and technical skills who is happy to contribute and lead initiatives within a successful and supportive department. This person will develop and implement a counseling program to assist students in their personal, social, and academic development. This person will hold both roles as a High School counselor and part-time IB Psychology teacher.

We are seeking candidates who:

• Are knowledgeable of High School age students’ academic, social and emotional development.
• Have the ability to have counseling sessions with students, and make follow-ups as appropriate for each student’s emotional/social/academic needs.
• Are highly capable of providing support within an international school community.
• Are highly organized and flexible, Encanto prioritizes workload.
• Possess strong communication skills in English (and preferably, also in Spanish), and experience working with staff and families.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and are tactful and diplomatic with the ability and experience to handle sensitive situations effectively.
• Inspire students of all ages and abilities, and advocate for them.
• Can collaborate and contribute effectively with other teachers, parents, and external therapists or agencies
• Can respond effectively to crises affecting students and faculty

The job duties include, amongst others:

• Counseling individuals and groups as required to address social and emotional concerns and appropriately referring students to other support services and mental health professionals or external specialists as needed.
• Listeningstudents'ents' concerns regarding social, academic, or personal circumstances and providing students with support and guidance on how to deal with problems.
• Recognizing and appropriately taking care of individual students' socio-emotional challenges
• Mediating and improving relationships between students, parents, and teachers.
• Carrying out individualized and small group interventions
• Consulting and collaborating with other teachers to develop appropriate academic/ behavioral goals and monitor students’ progress
• Working collaboratively with classroom teachers to assist and support accommodations and differentiation in the classroom
• Working familiarity with student assessment tools, especially in interpreting standardized test results.
• Conducting assessments to determine students' strengths, weaknesses, interests, and aptitudes.
• Attending staff and department meetings
• Attending parent-teacher conferences along with other staff members
• Working closely with external support providers to ensure that identified students are receiving adequate and appropriate support