Counsellor

Candidate Preferred only from North Goa

1. Program Planning

• Establish and organize the school/home counseling program by assessing needs and setting goals.
• Formulate a plan of action and program evaluations.
• Initiate and coordinate school-wide guidance and counseling activities.
• Seek input from teachers and staff in making decisions about the school counseling program.
• Assists teachers with the educational placement of students by using appropriate educational assessment strategies.
• Execute Individual Care plan

2. Mentoring and Counseling:

• Provide counselling, instruction, and mentoring for those struggling with social , emotional , and behavioral problem
• Increase achievement by assessing barriers to learning and determining the best instructional strategies to improve learning
• Promote wellness and social skills, problem solving, anger management, self-regulation, self-determination, and optimism
• Provide individual and group counseling services to meet the developmental, preventive, and remedial needs of all El Shaddai Charitable Trust students.
• Make social investigation/case histories of children through personal interviews and from the family, social agencies, and other sources - Home study report
• Focus on enabling the child to adjust to the home, school and the new environment and identification of behavioral and psychological disorder.
• Establish a counselling laboratory, Psychological testing, clinical/behavioural counselling.
• Develop Individual care plan/career counselling for every child in homes and shelters with regard to the child’s present and future need and requirement mental health organization in case if the child needs medication/hospitalization/necessary services.
• Demonstrate knowledge of counseling theories and use appropriate assessment and diagnostic procedures for determining and structuring individual and group counseling services.

3. Consulting

• Assists parents, In Charges and teachers in understanding and responding to developmental levels of students
• Present instructional/informational programs to group of students, parents, and teachers (e.g., parent education programs, group guidance, teacher in-service).
• Increase children’s confidence and gain their trust to share their problems, help them cope with painful emotions, and deal with their difficulties in institutional life.
• Encourage and motivate the children through behavior modification exercises.

4 Coordinating and communicating.

• Coordinate all counseling services for students and assists with the same.
• Advocate all students and assist teachers with the integration of Guidance Curriculum.
• Share appropriate information about students with school personnel, parents, and agencies
• Make appropriate referrals of students to school and community programs
• Identify and communicate with special children (disabled, dyslexics, ADHD, etc.)

Complete additional tasks as assigned.

Key Working Relationships: Children (Group/individual), Homes & Shelter In Charges, School Head Teacher & School Administrator.

Essential Skills: 3 years’ experience, MA in Clinical Psychology/ Psychology or equivalent Experience

Essential Attributes: patient, active listener, compassionate, open-minded, research oriented, discrete, encouraging, authentic, honest, sensitive, good communication skills and a positive attitude

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹18,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Food provided

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• total work: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person