PYP Student Counselor (Tentative)

Vacancy is tentative and should be confirmed in the upcoming weeks.

Anton Bruckner International School is seeking to recruit an experienced and qualified PYP Student Counselor to start in September 2026. 

The School Counselor is expected to:

• Provide counselling support to students and consultation to parents

• Direct and support teachers in dealing with students who are facing challenges

• Support teachers in the delivery of aspects of the SEL curriculum

• Advise the curricular integration of the SEL curriculum

• Work across universal (whole-school), targeted (small group), and individual levels of support

• Collaborate closely with the Learning Support team while maintaining clear distinctions between academic and social-emotional support

Skills and Qualifications

• Qualified school counseling degree (Master’s preferred)

• Fluent in English and preferably German 

• Experience in an international school context is essential, IB experience preferable

• Two years minimum as school/student counselor 

• Commitment to ongoing IB and other professional development

• Willingness to develop and promote a growing school, staff, and student body

• Commitment to diversity and inclusion in addition to adapting and developing pedagogy

• Be able to provide a background check (criminal record)

• Positive, collaborative, and approachable interpersonal style

Key Responsibilities

The School Counselor works as part of a collaborative student support system, including leadership, learning support, and safeguarding teams.

Counseling and Student Support

The School Counselor is expected to:

• Provide personal counseling for students relating to emotional, social and academic concerns 

• Evaluate referred students with social/emotional/behavioural problems which affect optimal academic progress 

• Work with staff to create conditions in which individual students can develop their potential, and achieve a personal sense of worth and mastery 

• Design and facilitate targeted small group interventions where appropriate

• Identify, support and ensure the safety of ‘at-risk students’ (including maintaining a register of these students) 

• Advocate for students (specific needs for individuals or more general student-body concerns) 

• Provide knowledge, skills and opportunities to enable students to become sufficiently empowered, in order to make healthy choices for themselves 

• Provide expertise to parents and staff in developing relationships and communication with students 

• Contribute to initiatives that support a positive and inclusive school environment

• Connect with support systems outside of school (e.g., therapists, etc.)

• Maintain appropriate, confidential records of student support and interventions

• Use data and professional observations to inform interventions and evaluate impact

Safegaurding and Student Protection

The School Counselor is expected to:

• Uphold and actively contribute to the school’s safeguarding and child protection policies

• Recognise, respond to, and document safeguarding concerns appropriately

• Maintain appropriate confidentiality, with clear understanding of its professional limits in safeguarding contexts

Collaboration and Communication 

The School Counselor is expected to: 

• Consult with parents and provide them with support and information as appropriate 

• Serve as a liaison between the school, home, and outside agencies to which the student may be referred to for additional assistance 

• Work effectively as a member of collaborative teams

• Work collaboratively with the medical team 

• Work closely with the Principal, Deputy Principal, and Program Coordinators to share relevant student development and intervention information

• Ensure communication is handled with professionalism and confidentiality

Teaching and Learning

The School Counselor is expected to: 

• Teach lessons related to the SEL program 

• Collaborate with teachers to facilitate and support the teaching of the SEL curriculum 

• Contribute to parent information workshops and counselling-related events as appropriate

• Serve as a resource and provide advice to staff on child and adolescent development and social, emotional and behavioural issues 

• Contribute to professional learning for staff as appropriate

• Support and contribute to the development of the school’s SEL programme

General Responsibilities

The role is expected to: 

• Attend meetings throughout the year outside the school core day if required. 

• Support community related activities in the promotion of the ‘life of the school’. 

• Provide support for other activities as deemed appropriate by the Principal within the scope of responsibilities as Student Counselor.

• Any other duties that may, from time to time, reasonably be required within the general level of responsibility of the post.

Employer Practices

To support the teacher in the fulfillment of the terms of this Job Description, Anton Bruckner International School will provide, within the limits of available resources: 

• A full induction program

• Ongoing professional development opportunities related to the School’s mission, strategic plan, and vision.

• Personal and professional support, as needed

• Equal opportunity in career progression