Parent & Family Counsellor / Psychologist

Locations: Hyderabad
Engagement Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Parent & Family Counsellor / Psychologist to partner with our centres in creating a deeply supportive, emotionally secure environment for children and families.

This role sits at the intersection of child development, parent experience, and organisational trust—playing a critical role in ensuring smooth transitions, addressing emotional needs, and strengthening long-term parent relationships.

What You Will Drive

1. Seamless Settling Experience for New Families

- Lead structured counselling interventions for all new admissions
- Support children and parents through separation anxiety and early transition phases
- Enable parents with the right emotional preparedness and expectations
- Partner with centre teams to ensure a smooth, consistent settling journey

2. Ongoing Parent & Family Support

- Provide counselling support for a range of parent and family needs, including:
- Emotional distress and parenting challenges
- Persistent separation concerns
- Family dynamics impacting the child
- Behavioural concerns observed at home
- Facilitate:
- One-on-one parent sessions
- Family counselling conversations
- Collaborative discussions with centre leadership

3. Support During Sensitive & High-Stakes Situations

- Act as a trusted emotional anchor for families during escalations or sensitive situations
- Guide parents through distress, anxiety, or uncertainty with empathy and professionalism
- Enable centre teams to navigate difficult conversations with confidence

Role Clarity:
This is a supportive, non-investigative role, operating within defined child-safety frameworks and organisational protocols, with strict adherence to confidentiality and ethics.

4. Building Capability Across the Ecosystem

Design and deliver structured, high-impact sessions for:

Centre Teams

- Managing parent emotions and escalations




- Early identification of emotional distress in children
- Counselling-informed communication
- Emotional safety, sensitivity, and boundaries

Parents

- Managing transitions and separation anxiety
- Supporting children’s emotional development
- Parental wellbeing and stress management
- Awareness on child emotional safety

5. Contribution to Organisation-Wide Child Safety Initiatives

- Play an active role in the annual child safety and awareness conference
- Contribute to thought leadership, content, and parent engagement initiatives
- Support the organisation’s larger agenda of building awareness and trust

How You Will Work

- Blend of in-person centre visits and virtual engagement
- Collaboration with centre leadership and regional teams
- Structured availability through official communication platforms
- Travel across centres within assigned regions

Who This Role is For

Qualifications

- Master’s degree in Psychology / Counselling / Clinical Psychology or a related field

Experience

- Strong experience working with parents of infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children
- Demonstrated expertise in:
- Separation anxiety
- Parent and family counselling
- Early childhood emotional development

What Sets You Apart

- High emotional intelligence and empathy
- Ability to navigate sensitive, high-emotion situations with composure
- Strong communication and facilitation skills
- Experience in designing and delivering workshops or training sessions
- Professional integrity, discretion, and ethical grounding




- Flexibility to operate across multiple centres and formats

Success in This Role Will Be Measured By

- Consistent coverage and effectiveness of settling counselling for new families
- Robust parent feedback and trust indicators
- Meaningful resolution of counselling interventions
- Reduction in repeat escalations
- High-quality training delivery and engagement
- Positive collaboration with centre and regional teams

Engagement & Compensation Structure

The role offers a flexible structure, which may include:

- Fixed Retainer: Covering defined scope such as settling counselling and scheduled engagement
- Variable Component: Linked to:
- Additional counselling sessions
- Training workshops and capability-building sessions
- Participation in organisation-wide initiatives and events
- Support during escalated or high-sensitivity situations

Final structure and terms will be mutually agreed.

Our Commitment

We are deeply committed to creating environments where children feel secure, parents feel heard, and teams feel supported. This role is central to that vision—shaping not just individual experiences, but the overall trust and credibility we build with every family.

Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹60,000.00 per month

Benefits:

- Health insurance
- Provident Fund

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Madhapur, Hyderabad, Telangana: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

- Do you have experience in parent counselling, student counselling, or working with children?
- How do you handle a parent who is concerned about their child’s academic, behavioural, or emotional development?
- Do you have experience conducting parent workshops, awareness sessions, or training programs?
- How would you handle a parent who does not agree with the feedback or recommendations provided by the school?

Work Location: In person

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