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School counsellor CV: example and template

This example is for school counsellors at primary and secondary schools, and for education graduates and teachers who want to move into a school counsellor role.

The head wants to know how you organise support for pupils, which prevention work you run, how you work with pupils in crisis and with parents, and how you work with outside agencies. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: school counsellor

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Joanna Kurek

School counsellor

Poznan +48 123 456 789 joanna.kurek@example.com

Professional profile

School counsellor with 9 years of experience working with children, the last 7 at a primary school with 650 pupils, with appointed teacher status. I coordinate psychological and educational support, hold conversations with pupils and parents, run prevention classes and intervene in crisis situations. I work with the counselling centre, the family court and the social welfare centre and run the domestic violence procedure.

Work experience

School counsellor

09.2018 - present

Primary school, Poznan

  • Coordinating psychological and educational support for about 80 pupils with assessments and statements.
  • One-to-one conversations with pupils and parents, about 15 meetings a week.
  • Prevention classes in grades 4-8 on online safety, peer violence and addiction.
  • Crisis interventions and the domestic violence procedure.
  • Working with the psychological and educational counselling centre, the family court and the social welfare centre.

Youth worker

10.2016 - 08.2018

Community day centre, Poznan

  • Educational and socio-therapy groups for children.
  • Homework and learning support.
  • Contact with families and family support workers.

Education

Master's degree, care and social education

2011 - 2016

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan

Skills

  • Pupil support
  • School prevention programmes
  • Crisis intervention
  • Domestic violence procedure
  • Conversations with pupils and parents
  • Working with agencies

Qualifications and training

  • Postgraduate studies in socio-therapy, 2018
  • School crisis intervention training, 2021
  • Peer violence prevention training, 2023

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • Member of the school child protection team

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a school counsellor CV

Professional summary

Write which school you work at, how many pupils it has and which tasks you carry out: pupil support, prevention, interventions. Add your work with outside agencies and the procedures you know, because the head wants to know you can handle a difficult situation. Put your teacher status and qualifications in your summary.

Care and social education graduate after placements at a primary school and a community day centre. I ran prevention classes in grades 4-6 and supportive conversations with pupils under a school counsellor's supervision. I am looking for work as a school counsellor.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the school, the number of pupils you support, types of sessions, interventions and work with agencies. Show your work with parents and teachers. Add the prevention programmes you run or coordinate.

Weaker: Helping pupils.

Better: Coordinating psychological and educational support for about 80 pupils with assessments and statements.

Weaker: Prevention.

Better: Prevention classes in grades 4-8 on online safety, peer violence and addiction.

Weaker: Interventions.

Better: Crisis interventions and the domestic violence procedure.

Skills worth listing

List pupil support, prevention, intervention, procedures and work with agencies. In your soft skills show empathy, discretion and calm in difficult conversations.

Professional skills

  • Pupil support
  • Prevention
  • Crisis intervention
  • Child protection procedures
  • Records
  • Working with agencies

Personal skills

  • Empathy
  • Discretion
  • Calm
  • Attentive listening
  • Mediation

Qualifications and training

List your teaching qualifications, teacher status, postgraduate studies, for example in socio-therapy or educational therapy, and training in crisis intervention and violence prevention.

School counsellor CV with no experience

Describe school placements, work at a day centre, volunteering with children and the sessions you run on your own.

Write which areas you want to develop in, for example prevention or socio-therapy. The head will be glad to see a development plan.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A primary school looks for work with younger pupils and parents, a secondary school for addiction prevention and work with teenagers in crisis, and a school with inclusive classes for coordinating support for pupils with statements. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a school counsellor CV

Questions and answers

What should a school counsellor put on a CV?

Qualifications, teacher status, the school, the number of pupils you support, prevention, interventions, procedures and work with agencies.

How does a school counsellor differ from a school psychologist?

A school counsellor focuses on pastoral support, prevention and work with families, while a psychologist also carries out psychological assessment.

Should the domestic violence procedure go on the CV?

Yes, if you run it. It shows experience in difficult situations.

Which postgraduate studies are worth listing?

For example socio-therapy, educational therapy or special education.

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