Hs Counselor and Ib Psychology Teacher

Number of Vacancies: 1 Student Level: - High School - Licensed Teacher, College/University Faculty, University Graduate **Requirements**: - Education Required: Bachelor - Required Certificates: - Teaching Credential/License- Experience working as a School Psychologist/Counselor. Knowledge of learning difficulties and how to support students with various needs, both social-emotional and academic. - Experience with teenagers and knowledge of High School Students’ developmental needs and challenges. **Education Required**: - Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Psychology. - Master's degree with a focus in Counseling (preferably) - Some training in Special Needs. **Requirements**: - 2 years of work experience within a school in the Counseling department and/or learning - Support environment or working with students with various difficulties. - Having an excellent command of English and Spanish is an essential requirement for this position. - Evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of children with diverse personal, emotional, and academic needs. Job Benefits: **Job Benefits**: - Competitive salary - A professionally stimulating and supportive working environment - Cafeteria lunch meals - Tuition scholarships for children of employees - Transportation provided to and from school to Madrid **Job Description**: - 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