Elementary School Counselor

We are looking to hire for the position of **Elementary School Counselor**for the 2025-2026 school

year, according to the following skills and qualifications:
that date.

**Position Details**
Position Name: Elementary School Counselor
Reports to: Elementary Principal and Director of Student Support Services
Time commitment: Full-time

**The position**
The focus of elementary school counseling at Nido is on proactive and preventive education. The
counselor provides professional guidance to elementary school students and staff in the area of
effective education and develops programming that instills in students the skills to manage
emotions, to build healthy relationships with peers and adults, to develop a healthy self-image and
to navigate their digital world.

**School Core Values**

Kindness - Respect - Responsibility - Integrity
- Belonging - Positivity

**School Mission**
International School Nido de Aguilas empowers learners to CONNECT authentically, EXPLORE with
curiosity, and ACT with purpose.

**Portrait of a Nido Learner**
Nido Learners are
- Connectors
- Thinkers
- Inquirers
- Designers
- Changemakers

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Relevant degree in Psychology/Counseling
- 5+ years of school counseling experience, preferably in international schools
- Cross-cultural experience and understanding
- High proficiency in English required
- High proficiency in Spanish preferred

**Skills, Attitudes, and Dispositions**
- Excellent human relations skills
- Ability to connect with children, communicating clearly and kindly with them
- Excellent listening and communication skills
- Organizational skills and time management are a priority
- An understanding of confidentiality and professional boundaries

**Primary Responsibilities**
- Demonstrates multicultural, ethical and professional competencies in planning, organizing,

implementing and evaluating the comprehensive school counseling program
- Organizes preventive education programs for both students and parents
- Coordinates and implements individual or group counseling (e.g. crisis intervention, peer
- mediation, personal growth, etc.) based on identified needs
- Engages with students by observing social interactions, and developing relationships during
- non-instructional times,
- Works with teachers to identify strategies to help students
- Provides in-service for staff and parents about topics linked to Social Emotional Learning
- Serves as a Student Study Team case manager
- Supports Nido’s Admissions Process and assists with the transition of new and withdrawing
- students (i.e. Student Ambassadors Program)
- Is responsive to the needs of students, staff, and parents
- Consults with teachers, parents, and outside specialists regarding social, emotional, and
- academic needs
- Coordinates referrals for students and/or families to specialists and professionals in the
- community (e.g., mental health, educational development, medical assessment etc)
- Supports teachers to integrate the divisional social and emotional curriculum into the
- academic curriculum
- Assists in school crisis management planning and related activities
- Counsels students regarding personal/family concerns (eg, divorce, death, moving)
- Participates in the School and Community Life Committee (Comite Convivencia Escolar)
- International School Nido de Aguilas is an equal opportunity employer. We thrive on being a diverse _
- environment and seek the best talents who will contribute to generating an inclusive work environment. _
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their gender, age, _
- religion, race, ethnicity, marital status, cultural background, sexual orientation, languages, abilities, or any _
- other personal characteristic. _
- International School Nido de Aguilas is committed to promoting a safe and secure environment by _
- following, enforcing and constantly improving our child safeguarding policy._