Health & Wellness Counselor

Purpose of Job

Counseling Psychologists should be expert problem solvers with good diagnostic skills. This requires a highly analytical mindset and the ability to understand people on a psychoanalytic level.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Co-ordinate and Reporting to Inclusive Education cell (IEC) Mumbai for action plan for the school
• Using appropriate system tools to identify student issues , needs & challenges
• Designing IEP’s for students with learning lags
• Addressing the emotional & social needs of all the students
• Short-term counseling for students
• Counseling parents & teachers
• Conducting sessions and workshop with Children, Parents and Teachers.
• Create and maintain database of counseling cases.
• Deliver all the projects initiated by the HO team
• Take initiatives to improve the overall well being of the students
• Assist the principal with the new admissions for children with special needs
• Organise Mental Wellness events for all at the school level

Skills Required

• Desire & ability to work with the student at a specific age level .
• Ability to organize tasks and manage time to meet many and varied deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Empathy and sensitivity when dealing with clients and associated stake holders.
• familiarity with student assessment tools, especially in interpreting standardized test results.
• Knowledge of educational software.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree/ Post graduation degree In Psychology.
• 1-2 yrs. Experience of working as psychological counselor