Student Counsellor – CBSE School

About the role

We are seeking a compassionate, experienced, and proactive Student Counsellor to join our CBSE school in Dubai. The successful candidate will support students’ academic, social, emotional and personal development while fostering a safe, inclusive, and positive school environment.

Key responsibilities

• Provide individual and group counselling for academic, emotional, behavioural or social challenges.
• Help students develop resilience, self‑awareness, emotional regulation and interpersonal skills.
• Identify students needing additional support and create intervention plans.
• Collaborate with teachers, leaders and parents to address concerns and monitor progress.
• Deliver classroom sessions and workshops on wellbeing, mental‑health awareness, bullying prevention, digital citizenship, stress management and life skills.
• Assist students during transitions such as admissions, grade progression and career or higher‑education planning.
• Maintain confidential student records in line with school policies and UAE regulations.
• Respond to safeguarding and child‑protection matters following school procedures.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and contribute to support plans.
• Refer students to external specialists when needed and coordinate follow‑up.
• Promote a positive school culture through wellbeing initiatives and preventive counselling programmes.
• Support crisis intervention and emergencies, and contribute to related policy development.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Psychology, Counselling, School Counselling, Clinical Psychology or related field.
• Professional counselling qualification or licence recognised in the UAE (preferred).
• 2–5 years of counselling experience, preferably in a CBSE or international school.
• Knowledge of child and adolescent development, learning needs and behavioural intervention strategies.
• Familiarity with CBSE guidelines and student wellbeing practices (advantageous).
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and conflict‑resolution abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Strong organisational skills, confidentiality and professional ethics.
• Proficiency in English; Hindi or other Indian languages are a plus.

Required skills