Education counselors perform various functions in helping students make better career choices and becoming successful adults.
Here below is an example of education counselor job description, comprising of the various tasks, duties, and responsibilities that typically form their work activities:
Organize counselling programs that inculcates the student(s) in question
Mediate in the case of misunderstandings between students and teachers
Listen to students problems at all times, especially when it has to do with their academic, social, or emotional lives, and suggest solutions where necessary
Refer students to social welfare homes or to a psychiatric/mental counselor, especially in extreme cases
Review both current and past reports about the student(s), in a bid to check their progress levels and also make further recommendations if need be
Make sure that students parents or guardians are actively involved in the development and administration of intervention procedures when the need arises
Serve as a guide for students when applying for scholarship and other forms of academic funding
Attend staff meetings so as to be kept in the know on issues that have to do with students academic performance and life.
Requirements Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge for Education Counselor Role
Excellent communication skill (especially listening skills) is highly required for an education counselor to have to be good on the job
Patience should be a virtue worn at all times by individuals who work as education counselors
Ability to discern body language of students is also important
Ability to be proactive and not reactive at all times is of great importance
Interpersonal (mediation) skills is needed for education counselor to be able to solve problems that may arise between parents and teachers, or even between teachers and students as the case may be
He/she must be easily approachable by teachers, students, and parents.
Experience
1 - 3 Years
No. of Openings
5
Education
Any Bachelor Degree, M.B.A/PGDM
Role
Career Advisor
Industry Type
Education / Teaching / Training / Colleges /Institutes / Universities
Gender
Female
Job Country
India
Type of Job
Full Time
Work Location Type
Work from Office