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    The Early Childhood Counselor's responsibilities include: 1) Supporting students, families, and teachers during transitions by meeting with new students, advising parents, and providing teachers with strategies. 2) Observing students and consulting with colleagues on behavior and learning issues to form effective interventions. 3) Offering parent workshops on topics like child development and mental health and developing programs to address issues like building identity and resilience.

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    The Early Childhood Counselor's responsibilities include: 1) Supporting students, families, and teachers during transitions by meeting with new students, advising parents, and providing teachers with strategies. 2) Observing students and consulting with colleagues on behavior and learning issues to form effective interventions. 3) Offering parent workshops on topics like child development and mental health and developing programs to address issues like building identity and resilience.

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    The Early Childhood Counselor's responsibilities include: 1) Supporting students, families, and teachers during transitions by meeting with new students, advising parents, and providing teachers with strategies. 2) Observing students and consulting with colleagues on behavior and learning issues to form effective interventions. 3) Offering parent workshops on topics like child development and mental health and developing programs to address issues like building identity and resilience.

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    The Early Childhood Counselor's responsibilities include: 1) Supporting students, families, and teachers during transitions by meeting with new students, advising parents, and providing teachers with strategies. 2) Observing students and consulting with colleagues on behavior and learning issues to form effective interventions. 3) Offering parent workshops on topics like child development and mental health and developing programs to address issues like building identity and resilience.

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    Responsibilities include: Supporting Learning Individually and through curriculum Supporting students, families and teachers during their

    r transition to our school: Meeting with new students to understand the personal challenges they face and provide teachers with ideas to be more effective during students transition. Advising parents when necessary. Promoting organizational features and resources ( Peace Patrol / Tribes) that can help younger students resolve their conflicts during recess time Observing students and consulting and advising colleagues on matters regarding students behavior or learning issues and formulating effective interventions. Offering workshops to parents on child development, transition and other relevant topics. Screening students when required and testing students when outside testing services are not an option Participating in child study and learning support team meetings Creating pro-active involvement of all students around topics of personal growth, cross-cultural understanding and conflict resolution. Developing and implementing programs that proactively address issues around development and transition as it relates to good mental health; for example: building a strong identity, becoming resilient, focus on problem solving. Given our present curriculum work we will begin to explore these topics through embedding them into the curriculum. The counselor would help to create, model and/or coteach with the classroom teacher.

    International School of Brussels Early Childhood Counsellor


    Department: Reporting to: Overview Early Childhood Center Divisional Head

    The International School of Brussels is one of Europes longest established, largest, finest international schools. It is a dynamic school with high expectations. More fundamentally, it is a school shaped by a focus on learning, and on improving learning, for all students. It is a school driven by a Mission and Enduring Goals which commit us to developing independent learners and international citizens in a school in which everyone is included, challenged and successful. This mission therefore commits us to a range of teaching practices, including differentiated learning, integrated technology, collaborative teamwork and service learning. Responsibilities Primarily, the Early Childhood counsellor is a professional who promotes the personal and social development of all students. He or she has responsibility for facilitating learning and emotional needs and leads by supporting students, teachers, and families in implementing strategies so all students can access the ISB curriculum and find school and personal success.

    Personal Counselling Providing emergency counseling for the ES and ECC population (behavior concerns, transition issues, anxiety, grief, trauma, family break-up) and making referrals to out-side professionals. Serving as a student advocate, articulating specific concerns and see that students receive the necessary support. Providing personal counseling on matters regarding psycho-social and behavioral issues with students for who an outside service is no option Facilitating conflict resolution and crisis intervention when needed Counseling and advising parents on parenting issue and child guidance Liaising with outside services: Referring to and keeping contact with support services in the community, including psychiatrists and psychologists who work in different institutions and who come from a variety of cultural and language back-grounds. Faculty Liaison/Resource/Support Advising, and supporting teachers, students and parents in alignment with student needs and the school mission Consulting with Belgian institutions to know about local laws and seek advice when deemed necessary. Supporting teachers as they explore areas of concern and if necessary finding outside support for their identified needs. Facilitating professional effectiveness and avoiding burnout. Being a resource for administrators Liaising as a core member of our multidisciplinary learning support team Providing professional development when required. They focus around mental health, cross-cultural awareness and integration. Sharing articles relevant to education and child development with teachers and parents Being on call in the event of a crisis

    Participating in the school wide crisis management team Given the importance of this position to the school, we look for someone with: Intellectual Purpose Developing an understanding of student learning and strategies Being an advocate for students Possessing a strong sense of ethics and equity

    Understanding of Change Understanding and supporting best practices Keeping abreast of developments in the field of counseling and learning strategies Keeping abreast of school development in curriculum and procedures Relationship Building skills Collaborating with multiple teachers on supporting student learning and teacher professional development school-wide Building trust with families Acting as a resource of theories of pedagogy for colleagues, students and parents in working with students with learning and emotional needs Providing ongoing, proactive curricular guidance and support for new department members Supporting the professional development of department members

    General Qualifications Our ES ECC Psychologist/Counselor will: be qualified and certified/licensed in the field of psychology have relevant extensive experience with the early childhood years have sufficient experience to speak with confidence and authority on social emotional and disability issues and strategies for remediating them embody the schools core dispositions of respect, responsibility, reflection wish to work in a dynamic, multicultural environment ensure open and effective communication build rapport easily work proactively and with initiative and innovation provide an example to others in terms of commitment, empowerment and drive be a systems thinker and problem solver be a collaborative team-player be literate in IT skills be flexible and adaptable be committed to her/his own learning an asset will be training in play therapy or another relevant therapeutic tool We offer: The opportunity to work in a dynamic, challenging, motivating and multicultural environment with the possibility of adding value to an ambitious organization. We offer a competitive salary package with attractive benefits. Recruitment Policy The International School of Brussels is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion or marital status.

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