Chennai: Career Counsellor — Sishya School Job at Sishya School
Sishya SchoolKey facts
- Role
- Career Counsellor — Sishya School
- School
- Sishya School
- City
- Chennai
- State
- Tamil Nadu
- Board
- ICSE
- School type
- Day School
- Employment type
- Full Time
- Salary
- ₹3.0L – ₹6.0L per year
- Experience
- 2–6 years
- Posted
- 19 Jun 2026
- Closing date
- 18 Aug 2026
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Job description
Overview
Career Counsellor — Sishya School at Sishya School, Chennai. A focused role for educators ready to step into a structured classroom this academic year. Curriculum: ICSE. The school has been running for 54+ years. Hit Apply to share your CV with the school. Strong applicants are typically contacted within a week.
Sishya School, a ICSE school in Chennai, is hiring a Career Counsellor.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide one-on-one and group support to students
- Coordinate with parents, teachers and external specialists
- Maintain confidential case records
- Support inclusion and wellbeing initiatives
Requirements:
- 2-6 years of relevant experience
- Degree in Psychology / Social Work / Special Education as relevant
About the school: Sishya School is a ICSE Day School in Adyar, Chennai.
What you'll handle as a Career Counsellor — Sishya School
Provide confidential 1:1 sessions, lead life-skills and SEL classes, and support staff with classroom-wellbeing strategies.
Working in an ICSE school
Working in an ICSE/ISC setting means deeper unit-wise content, more written work and clear assessment rubrics.
Working conditions
This is a day school — standard working hours with weekend off, occasional events and parent-teacher meetings.
About teaching in Chennai
Chennai schools span Matriculation, CBSE, ICSE and IB, with strong English-medium demand across the city.
Common questions about this role
What kind of professional development is offered?
Most schools run weekly/monthly in-house PD sessions on pedagogy and assessment. Funded external workshops (board-specific or subject-specific) are offered to teachers in good standing.
What non-teaching duties are expected?
Common non-teaching duties include exam invigilation, homework correction, parent-teacher meetings, one co-curricular activity, and being a homeroom/tutor-group mentor.
What is the salary for this Career Counsellor — Sishya School role?
Refer to the salary range posted on this page. Most schools negotiate within this band based on your last drawn CTC and relevant experience.
When does the school want the joining date to be?
Joining dates are usually negotiable around the school calendar. Mid-term joining is common for replacement vacancies; new positions often align to April or the start of the next term.
Which curriculum does the school follow?
Sishya School follows the ICSE/ISC curriculum, so teaching, assessment and reporting align to that framework.
About Sishya School
Sishya School is a day school affiliated to ICSE, established in 1972, located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Sishya School is a ICSE Day School in Adyar, Chennai.
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