Job Description: Behavioural Counsellor

Organisation: ORCHIDS The International School
Location: Thane Branch, Maharashtra
Department: Student Well-being / School Counselling
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

ORCHIDS The International School is looking for a compassionate, qualified, and proactive Behavioural Counsellor to support students' emotional, social, and behavioural development. The candidate will work closely with students, parents, teachers, and school leadership to promote positive behaviour, emotional well-being, and a safe, inclusive learning workplace.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide individual and group counselling to students facing behavioural, emotional, social, or academic challenges.
- Identify behavioural concerns such as aggression, anxiety, attention difficulties, peer conflicts, bullying, low self-esteem, and classroom adjustment issues.
- Develop and implement behaviour management and intervention plans in collaboration with teachers, parents, and school leadership.
- Conduct behavioural observations in classrooms and other school settings to identify triggers and patterns.
- Support students in developing emotional regulation, communication, conflict resolution, empathy, and social skills.
- Address concerns related to bullying, peer pressure, discipline, and interpersonal relationships.
- Conduct parent counselling sessions and provide practical guidance on managing behavioural concerns at home.
- Collaborate with teachers to implement positive reinforcement strategies and classroom behaviour management techniques.
- Organise workshops and awareness sessions on emotional well-being, anger management, stress management, life skills, and positive behaviour.
- Maintain confidential counselling records, case notes, behavioural observations, and intervention progress reports.




- Identify students who may require specialised psychological or clinical support and facilitate referrals to appropriate professionals when necessary.
- Handle sensitive student concerns in accordance with school safeguarding policies, confidentiality requirements, and child protection procedures.
- Participate in parent-teacher meetings, student support discussions, and multidisciplinary case reviews as required.

Eligibility Criteria

- Master's degree in Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Applied Psychology, or a related field.
- Relevant certification or training in counselling, child psychology, behavioural interventions, or school counselling is preferred.
- Prior experience working with children in a school, counselling centre, or educational setting is preferred.
- Knowledge of child development, behavioural assessment, positive behaviour support, and age-appropriate counselling techniques.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, observation, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with students, parents, teachers, and school management.
- High levels of empathy, patience, professionalism, discretion, and emotional maturity.

Required Skills

- Student counselling and behavioural intervention
- Classroom observation and behaviour management
- Child and adolescent psychology
- Emotional regulation and social skills development
- Parent counselling and teacher collaboration
- Conflict resolution and crisis response
- Case documentation and progress monitoring
- Child safeguarding and professional ethics

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Improvement in students' behavioural patterns and emotional regulation.
- Effectiveness of individual behaviour intervention plans.
- Timely identification and management of student concerns.
- Quality of collaboration with parents, teachers, and school leadership.
- Timely maintenance of counselling records and follow-up reports.
- Successful implementation of student well-being and behavioural awareness programmes.

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