School Counselor at Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKESK)

Role Summary.

• To design and deliver school counseling programs that improve student outcomes, lead, advocate and collaborate to promote equity and access for all students by connecting their school counseling program to the school's academic mission.

Key Responsibilities

• Address all students’ social/emotional development needs by designing, implementing, evaluating, and enhancing a comprehensive school counseling program that promotes and enhances student success.
• Support teachers in developing and delivering classroom guidance activities and lessons based on the school’s guidance counseling curriculum.
• Provide crisis intervention counseling as needed.
• Guide individuals and groups of students and parents to plan, monitor, and manage a student’s own personal and social development.
• Create individualized treatment plan of service for each student served based on diagnostic measures and needs of classroom.
• Provide social and emotional learning support for students.
• Provide teachers with consultation and support their work with students.
• Actively participate as a member of the middle school team to promote student academic success and social-emotional well-being
• Provide regular contact with parents to monitor and support learner’s progress towards development goals.
• Participate on school staff teams to develop policies and practices to prevent school violence and support opportunities for team-building and collaboration among students

The requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Counseling Psychology or a related discipline.
• At least 2-year working experience.
• Experience in a school setup will be an added advantage.
• Must be registered & Licensed by the Counsellors license body.