School Counsellor (Start January 2025)

Student Wellbeing Counsellor

St. Andrews International School Sukhumvit 107 (S107) wishes to employ a fully qualified, Student Wellbeing Counsellor to be responsible for providing short term personal, social and emotional counselling for students, as necessary.

Successful candidates will:

·       Have an appropriate counselling qualification (essential)

·       Work within ethical guidelines as outlined by the profession; for example, within the requirements of the BACP Code of Ethics http://www.bacp.co.uk/ethical_framework/

·       Actively promote the wellbeing of all students and be familiar with, and uphold all, Safeguarding policies and Child Protection procedures within the school. (essential)

·       Contribute to the school’s PSHE programme (desirable)

·       Be respectful, empathic, compassionate, and non-judgmental in dealing with all students, parents and staff.

·       Be willing to contribute to staff training sessions, where appropriate (desirable)

The School

St. Andrews S107 is situated on a large, green campus located next to Bearing BTS station in Bangkok. The school caters for the Nursery to Year 13 age range and has approximately 500 students for over 40 different nationalities. We are part of the St. Andrews group in Thailand and part of Cognita globally.

St. Andrews S107 enjoys an excellent reputation for its pastoral care and inclusive community, where teachers get to know and challenge each student to be the best they can be. This, together with our well-resourced campus and highly qualified staff, ensures that our students leave us with the academic qualifications desired by top universities as well as a range of desirable attributes, skills and interests which will help them become lifelong learners and global citizens.

St. Andrews S107’s curriculum is based on the best of the English National Curriculum with context relevant international programmes and approaches. In Primary, our curriculum is based on the English National Curriculum, and embraces the learner-centred and enquiry-based principles of the IB Primary Years Programme.

In Secondary, St. Andrews S107 uses the English National Curriculum, leading to IGCSEs and the IB Diploma Programme. We also offer pathways such as BTECs and the IBCP for those who would benefit.

The Opportunity

We offer you all the benefits of working at an amazing and welcoming school, and the opportunity to live in one of the most exciting and culturally fascinating cities in the world. Bangkok is not only vibrant and captivating itself, but it also a gateway to explore the experiences and cultures which can be enjoyed all across Southeast Asia.

For further information about our school, please visit our website at https://www.standrewssukhumvit.com/

To Apply

Please apply directly to TES along with: 

·       Application form with email contact details of three (3) referees including your current Headteacher 

·       Cover letter 

·       CV

Closing date: 30th November, though early applications are encouraged as online interviews may be scheduled earlier for suitable candidates.

Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for regulated activity (if the candidate has lived in the UK) and/or criminal/police or equivalent background checks for all other countries inhabited (irrespective of whether you worked in those countries).