LOCATION
International College Spain, Madrid

JOB TITLE
School Counsellor

JOB PURPOSE

The Secondary Counsellor supports the social, emotional and academic wellbeing of students in the Secondary School. Working as part of the Counselling Team, the post-holder provides professional counselling services, contributes to whole-school wellbeing initiatives, and works closely with students, families and staff to ensure that all students are able to thrive and fully access the educational programme at International College Spain.

REPORTING TO
Head Counsellor and Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and works in close collaboration with the Secondary Leadership Team.

OTHER KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Counselling Team, Grade Level Leaders, Students, parents/guardians, Teachers, Learning Support Team,.

REMUNERATION
Competitive

KEY RESULT AREA

Counselling and Student Support
- Provide individual counselling to students who are self-referred or referred by pastoral staff or safeguarding leads.
- Support students’ emotional wellbeing, self-awareness and resilience,



enabling them to manage challenges that may affect their learning or personal development.
- Draw on a range of counselling approaches appropriate to the needs of individual students.

Crisis and Risk Management
- Provide counselling support in response to critical incidents or crises affecting individuals or the wider school community.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of risk assessments and support plans for students requiring higher levels of intervention.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external professionals where appropriate.
- Balance student confidentiality with safeguarding and parental communication responsibilities in line with school policy.

Referral and Liaison
- Refer students to external specialists (e.g. psychologists, psychiatrists) when concerns indicate a risk to wellbeing, in consultation with the DSL, school leadership and families.
- Liaise closely with parents/guardians, p

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