Job Description
ACADEMIC COUNSELOR
(A Great Opportunity to Learn & Teach Project-Based-Learning)
About Us
(Start with this Presentation to get a comprehensive overview of our School)
The Polymath School is Mumbai's first K-12 Project-Based-Learning (PBL) School.
In projects that typically last 3-4 months, we integrate rich content, 21st-century skills and human values in the context of a real-life problem or a challenge. The interdisciplinary nature of projects, along with the real-life context, makes learning come alive for students and educators
(Examples - Organic Farming Project, "Building a Frog Habitat").
Even though we are a school, we try to maintain a start-up culture. The reason for that is simple - if we want our students to develop life-skills like critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, etc., we, the facilitators (educators), need to live it ourselves.
To know more- visit our Facebook page (latest updates) & Website (our education philosophy).
Responsibilities
Your primary responsibility will be to oversee the education and training of students with physical, emotional, mental, and learning challenges and to ensure the involvement of parents of students with additional requisites in the educational processes of their children. Also to closely collaborate with educators, other professionals and administrators to foster the teaching and learning of students with additional requisites.
Responsibilities include:
● Play a pivotal role in helping educators ensure a supportive educational and relational environment for students with difficulties.
● To value and respond to the diversity and individual differences of students and deal with their problems through personalized and individualized interactions and guidance.
● Work with students who need help managing their behavior, keeping up academically, or planning for future adjustments in life.
● Work with administrators, teachers, and parents to develop a comfortable, healthy school environment.
● Conduct individual and group counseling sessions, for students, parents and educators, to advise and assist students with academic and attitude development in order to address issues such as anger management, peer pressure, low self-esteem, substance abuse, internet dependence, adolescent issues, etc.
● Developing and implementing strategies with contemporary methods of mentoring for the school such as counseling and new admissions among others
● Holding conversations with parents for students with special requirements
● Documenting student progress
● Assessment for new admissions
● Admissions counseling
Prerequisites
● Good communication skills in Hindi and English.
● Proven experience as an academic Counselor for school setting is required.
● Good knowledge of current counseling practices and methodologies
● Experience working with children with a wide range of disabilities
● Ability to create IEPs
● A patient, resourceful, and resilient personality
● Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
● BSc in Psychology; MSc is a plus
● Bring your own laptop
