Academic and Career Counsellor

Job Description Role & responsibilities

👩‍🎓 Student Guidance and Career Counseling : Grades 8-12

📍 We are seeking a seasoned Academic & Career Counselor with a strong background in school-based counseling, now ready to bring their expertise into a consulting environment. This role focuses on guiding students from Grades 8-12 across different educational boards [CBSE/IGCSE/IB etc], helping them make informed decisions on subject choices, career paths, and profile building strategies, using a wide range of psychometric assessment tools.

🔹 Provide one-on-one and group counseling sessions tailored to the needs of students.

🔹 Help students explore interests, strengths, and learning preferences to choose the right subjects/ subject combinations in Grade 9-10.

🔹 Assist in aligning subject combinations, co-curriculars, and activities with target career fields and future study options.

🔹 Facilitate career discovery and decision-making sessions based on students profiles, aspirations, and trends in higher education.

🔹 Educate students & parents on academic pathways, interdisciplinary options, and emerging career fields.

🔹 Offer guidance on competitive exams, national and international university pathways, and profile requirements.

📈 Profile Building (Grades 812):

🔹 Design customized profile-building roadmaps in line with students' interests, aptitudes, and future plans.

🔹 Recommend extracurriculars, internships, summer programs, volunteer opportunities, competitions, and certification courses.

🔹 Track and document each students development journey and progress over time.

🧠 Psychometric Assessments:

🔹 Administer, interpret, and explain a range of assessments including:

▪️ Personality tests (e.g., MBTI)

▪️ Aptitude and Interest assessments

▪️ Learning style and value-based tests

▪️ Any other Testing Tools

🔹 Translate assessment outcomes into actionable guidance plans for students and parents.

👤 Preferred candidate profile

🎓 Bachelors / Masters degree in Counseling Psychology, Education, or a related field.

💼 5-7 years of experience in school or academic counseling, preferably with a K12 focus.

📜 Certified in administering and interpreting psychometric tools.Familiar with multiple curricula (CBSE, ICSE, IB, IGCSE, etc.) and post-secondary options (India & Abroad).

💻 Experience with career counseling platforms and digital assessment tools.

🏆 A track record of successful stream/career guidance and student outcomes.

🌎 Exposure to international education systems and application processes.

Key Skills

⭐ Student Counseling

⭐ Reporting Analysis

⭐ Career Development

⭐Career Counselling

⭐ Psychometric Testing