For an international school in Leipzig we are looking for a

Whole School Counsellor (m/f/d)

Reference No. 205DB

Your employer is an independent non-profit day school for students from Nursery to Grade 12. It pro-vides a high-quality international education, conducted predominantly in English, to children of all backgrounds. Over 220 staff members from all over the world work together to create a stimulating and exciting learning environment for the 950 students whose families come from over 70 countries. The Primary School follows the International Primary Curriculum, and the Secondary School the Cambridge Secondary 1 and IGCSE Programme. The gateway to higher education is the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme.

Your responsibilities: You will provide both individual and group services to support the developmental, social and emotional needs of children and students across the kindergarten, primary and secondary schools. Additionally, you’ll offer targeted interventions to maximize their learning and assist them adjusting to new situations. This role also involves developing and managing Individualized Educational Plan and collaborating regularly with educators and other Student Support Service members.

The offer:

• an initially time limited full-time contract, initially fixed-term for 2 years followed by the opti-on of a subsequent employment contract with an infinite duration
• An exciting and flexible model of working that effectively supports the needs of the children / students
• A cooperative international team who is child and learner-centred
• Ongoing internal and external professional development
• A dynamic and diverse workplace that continues to develop best teaching and learning practices
• Company benefits such as company pension scheme, supplementary health insurance, moving allowance, JobRad Leasing, financial support for a German language course etc.

Your qualifications:

• A degree in Counselling / Social Education / Social Pedagogy or a relevant equivalent
• Experience in counselling children and teenagers would be desirable
• fluent English (and some level of German would be useful)
• Willing to support and implement existing programmes and practices
• A team player, who is willing to work alongside and support colleagues

Have we piqued your interest?

Then we look forward to your informative documents, which we will of course treat with absolute confidentiality. Please send your application stating the reference number 205DB exclusively to LehrCare, preferably by email (info@lehrcare.de) and pdf file. For further information, Celina Morell will be happy to be at your disposal.

LehrCare GmbH
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10783 Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 23 63 77 63
Mail: info@lehrcare.de