Student Counsellor - CBSE School
Posted date [2026-07-01]
(ID: 47272)
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Job Description and Requirements
Student Counsellor - CBSE SchoolJob Snapshot
Role: Student Counsellor - CBSE School
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Primary-Secondary Education
Function: Social Service
Experience: 2-5 years counselling experience in a school setting
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Student Counsellor - CBSE School in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a meaningful Primary-Secondary Education opportunity for a compassionate counselling professional who can support students\' academic, emotional, social, behavioural, and personal development. This role is ideal for an experienced school counsellor who understands child and adolescent development, safeguarding, wellbeing frameworks, CBSE school culture, and the importance of building a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment for students from diverse backgrounds.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Primary-Secondary Education
Function: Social Service
Salary: 10000-16000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job
Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Student Counsellor - CBSE School will work closely with students, parents, teachers, school leaders, pastoral teams, and external professionals to promote wellbeing and student success. The role focuses on early identification of concerns, practical intervention planning, individual and group counselling, crisis support, safeguarding response, and preventive wellbeing programmes. By supporting resilience, self-awareness, emotional regulation, digital citizenship, positive relationships, and life skills, the counsellor will help students feel secure, understood, and ready to progress academically and personally.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide individual and group counselling for students facing academic, emotional, behavioural, social, or adjustment-related challenges.
* Help students develop resilience, self-awareness, emotional regulation, confidence, positive decision-making, and healthy interpersonal skills.
* Identify students who require additional support and develop appropriate intervention plans in collaboration with relevant school teams.
* Work with teachers, parents, and school leaders to address student concerns, monitor progress, and provide practical guidance.
* Conduct classroom sessions and workshops on wellbeing, mental health awareness, bullying prevention, digital citizenship, stress management, and life skills.
* Support students during transitions, including new admissions, grade progression, peer adjustment, and career or higher education planning where applicable.
* Maintain confidential student records, counselling notes, reports, and case documentation in line with school policies and UAE regulations.
* Respond to safeguarding and child protection concerns by following school reporting procedures and supporting student safety.
* Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and contribute to student support plans, behaviour plans, and wellbeing interventions.
* Refer students to external specialists or agencies when additional professional support is required and coordinate follow-up where appropriate.
* Promote a positive school culture through preventive counselling programmes, wellbeing initiatives, awareness campaigns, and student support activities.
* Assist with crisis intervention and provide appropriate emotional support during emergencies or critical incidents.
* Contribute to policy development and review related to student wellbeing, safeguarding, mental health, and counselling practice.
* Support teachers with strategies to manage student wellbeing concerns while respecting confidentiality and professional boundaries.
* Build trusted relationships with students and families from diverse cultural backgrounds through empathy, discretion, and clear communication.
Ideal Profile
* Master\'s degree in Psychology, Counselling, School Counselling, Clinical Psychology, or a related field is required.
* Professional counselling qualification or licence recognised in the UAE is preferred.
* Minimum 2 to 5 years of counselling experience, preferably within a CBSE or international school environment.
* Strong knowledge of child and adolescent development, learning needs, behavioural intervention strategies, and school-based wellbeing support.
* Familiarity with CBSE guidelines, Indian school environments, and student wellbeing practices is an advantage.
* Ability to provide counselling support with compassion, confidentiality, professional ethics, and sound judgment.
* Strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection, crisis response, student welfare, and appropriate referral procedures.
* Excellent communication, interpersonal, listening, and conflict-resolution skills.
* Ability to work collaboratively with students, parents, teachers, school leaders, and external professionals.
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to maintain accurate records, reports, intervention plans, and confidential documentation.
* Proficiency in English is required.
* Knowledge of Hindi or other Indian languages is an advantage.
* Student-centred approach with patience, cultural sensitivity, resilience, and a commitment to inclusive education.
* UK-enhanced DBS or equivalent police check will be required before appointment.
Skills Set
* Student counselling
* School counselling
* CBSE school support
* Child development
* Adolescent development
* Emotional wellbeing
* Academic counselling
* Behavioural intervention
* Individual counselling
* Group counselling
* Crisis intervention
* Safeguarding
* Child protection
* Mental health awareness
* Bullying prevention
* Digital citizenship
* Stress management
* Life skills education
* Transition support
* Parent guidance
* Teacher collaboration
* Confidential record keeping
* Case documentation
* Student support plans
* External specialist referral
* Conflict resolution
* Cultural sensitivity
* English communication
* Hindi language advantage
Why Join Us
This role offers the opportunity to make a direct and lasting difference in the lives of students within a respected CBSE school community in Dubai. The position is well suited to a counsellor who wants to support young people with care, structure, and professional integrity while contributing to a safe, inclusive, and wellbeing-focused school culture. It also provides the chance to work with diverse families, multidisciplinary teams, and experienced education professionals in a stable environment where student development and safeguarding are treated as core priorities.
About the Company
GEMS Education is a leading education provider in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, known for strong school communities, student wellbeing, safeguarding standards, and quality learning across multiple curricula. Within its CBSE school environment, GEMS Education supports students through structured academic guidance, pastoral care, inclusive practices, and family engagement. The organization provides professionals with the opportunity to contribute to meaningful student support while working within one of the region\'s most established education networks.
Role Context
The Student Counsellor - CBSE School will work closely with students, parents, teachers, school leaders, pastoral teams, and external professionals to promote wellbeing and student success. The role focuses on early identification of concerns, practical intervention planning, individual and group counselling, crisis support, safeguarding response, and preventive wellbeing programmes. By supporting resilience, self-awareness, emotional regulation, digital citizenship, positive relationships, and life skills, the counsellor will help students feel secure, understood, and ready to progress academically and personally.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide individual and group counselling for students facing academic, emotional, behavioural, social, or adjustment-related challenges.
* Help students develop resilience, self-awareness, emotional regulation, confidence, positive decision-making, and healthy interpersonal skills.
* Identify students who require additional support and develop appropriate intervention plans in collaboration with relevant school teams.
* Work with teachers, parents, and school leaders to address student concerns, monitor progress, and provide practical guidance.
* Conduct classroom sessions and workshops on wellbeing, mental health awareness, bullying prevention, digital citizenship, stress management, and life skills.
* Support students during transitions, including new admissions, grade progression, peer adjustment, and career or higher education planning where applicable.
* Maintain confidential student records, counselling notes, reports, and case documentation in line with school policies and UAE regulations.
* Respond to safeguarding and child protection concerns by following school reporting procedures and supporting student safety.
* Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and contribute to student support plans, behaviour plans, and wellbeing interventions.
* Refer students to external specialists or agencies when additional professional support is required and coordinate follow-up where appropriate.
* Promote a positive school culture through preventive counselling programmes, wellbeing initiatives, awareness campaigns, and student support activities.
* Assist with crisis intervention and provide appropriate emotional support during emergencies or critical incidents.
* Contribute to policy development and review related to student wellbeing, safeguarding, mental health, and counselling practice.
* Support teachers with strategies to manage student wellbeing concerns while respecting confidentiality and professional boundaries.
* Build trusted relationships with students and families from diverse cultural backgrounds through empathy, discretion, and clear communication.
Ideal Profile
* Master\'s degree in Psychology, Counselling, School Counselling, Clinical Psychology, or a related field is required.
* Professional counselling qualification or licence recognised in the UAE is preferred.
* Minimum 2 to 5 years of counselling experience, preferably within a CBSE or international school environment.
* Strong knowledge of child and adolescent development, learning needs, behavioural intervention strategies, and school-based wellbeing support.
* Familiarity with CBSE guidelines, Indian school environments, and student wellbeing practices is an advantage.
* Ability to provide counselling support with compassion, confidentiality, professional ethics, and sound judgment.
* Strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection, crisis response, student welfare, and appropriate referral procedures.
* Excellent communication, interpersonal, listening, and conflict-resolution skills.
* Ability to work collaboratively with students, parents, teachers, school leaders, and external professionals.
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to maintain accurate records, reports, intervention plans, and confidential documentation.
* Proficiency in English is required.
* Knowledge of Hindi or other Indian languages is an advantage.
* Student-centred approach with patience, cultural sensitivity, resilience, and a commitment to inclusive education.
* UK-enhanced DBS or equivalent police check will be required before appointment.
Skills Set
* Student counselling
* School counselling
* CBSE school support
* Child development
* Adolescent development
* Emotional wellbeing
* Academic counselling
* Behavioural intervention
* Individual counselling
* Group counselling
* Crisis intervention
* Safeguarding
* Child protection
* Mental health awareness
* Bullying prevention
* Digital citizenship
* Stress management
* Life skills education
* Transition support
* Parent guidance
* Teacher collaboration
* Confidential record keeping
* Case documentation
* Student support plans
* External specialist referral
* Conflict resolution
* Cultural sensitivity
* English communication
* Hindi language advantage
Why Join Us
This role offers the opportunity to make a direct and lasting difference in the lives of students within a respected CBSE school community in Dubai. The position is well suited to a counsellor who wants to support young people with care, structure, and professional integrity while contributing to a safe, inclusive, and wellbeing-focused school culture. It also provides the chance to work with diverse families, multidisciplinary teams, and experienced education professionals in a stable environment where student development and safeguarding are treated as core priorities.
About the Company
GEMS Education is a leading education provider in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, known for strong school communities, student wellbeing, safeguarding standards, and quality learning across multiple curricula. Within its CBSE school environment, GEMS Education supports students through structured academic guidance, pastoral care, inclusive practices, and family engagement. The organization provides professionals with the opportunity to contribute to meaningful student support while working within one of the region\'s most established education networks.
