Occupation Atlaseducational counsellor
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2412bbb1-29ca-4e17-a2b8-70694f0cb14f
educational counsellor
Educational counsellors provide practical and emotional support to students in a educational institution, either in small groups, classrooms, or individually. They function as an accessible school official whom students may contact for a wide variety of issues. Educational counsellors may provide advice on personal problems such as social integration and behavioural issues, and on school-related matters such as composing adequate curriculum schedules, discussing test scores, and informing students on further education options. They may work closely with a school social worker and/or school psychologist and make referrals to other support services if necessary.
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
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Occupational interest profile
SICSocial · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- S Social6.77
- I Investigative5.00
- C Conventional4.01
- A Artistic3.31
- E Enterprising2.82
- R Realistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from School Psychologists (19-3034.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (20)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adolescent psychological development
- client-centred counselling
- communicate about youth's well-being
- communicate with youth
- consult student's support system
- counsel students
- counselling methods
- crisis intervention
- identify education needs
- learning difficulties
- learning needs analysis
- liaise with educational institutions
- liaise with educational staff
- listen actively
- monitor educational developments
- monitor student's behaviour
- perform educational testing
- support children's wellbeing
- tackle issues that block academic progress
- use psychoeducation
Optional (29)
- adult education
- advise on learning methods
- apply crisis intervention
- assessment processes
- assist in the organisation of school events
- assist students in their learning
- behavioural disorders
- community education
- conduct educational activities
- cooperate with education professionals
- developmental psychology
- education law
- establish educational network
- guarantee students' safety
- inspect education institutions
- liaise with educational support staff
- maintain relations with children's parents
- oversee extra-curricular activities
- post-secondary school procedures
- primary school procedures
- provide career counselling
- provide information on education financing
- provide information on study programmes
- psychological counselling methods
- psychology
- school psychology
- secondary school procedures
- show consideration for student's situation
- work in vocational school
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 20 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
education welfare officer
11 shared · 66 more of its owntackle issues that block academic progress, counsel students, crisis intervention, consult student's support system
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educational psychologist
10 shared · 14 more of its ownperform educational testing, use psychoeducation, counsel students, crisis intervention
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learning mentor
9 shared · 8 more of its owncounsel students, learning needs analysis, consult student's support system, monitor student's behaviour
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academic support officer
6 shared · 14 more of its owntackle issues that block academic progress, counsel students, identify education needs, communicate with youth
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social pedagogue
5 shared · 39 more of its owncounselling methods, adolescent psychological development, communicate with youth, support children's wellbeing
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consultant social worker
5 shared · 67 more of its ownclient-centred counselling, counselling methods, adolescent psychological development, support children's wellbeing
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academic advisor
4 shared · 10 more of its owncounsel students, counselling methods, monitor educational developments, listen actively
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special educational needs coordinator
4 shared · 17 more of its ownlearning needs analysis, identify education needs, monitor educational developments, learning difficulties
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