Counsellor appropriate education / Pathway counsellor

Kairos College (Amsterdam-Noord) is looking for an inspired Counsellor for Appropriate Education (BPO)for about 0.5 fte. We are growing into an independent Waldorf secondary school and strengthening our inclusive education. This is a project-based appointment for two years, with the possibility of permanent employment.
About Kairos
Kairos College is a young Waldorf secondary school. We work developmentally, building an inclusive learning environment in which pupils - with very diverse development and learning needs - flourish cognitively and personally. Head, heart and hands form the basis for this.
What will you do?
As BPO, you are an important sparring partner within the school. You work in an intervention-oriented and preventive way and are part of the support team. You focus on guiding pupils with a wide range of support issues: from learning and behavioural issues to social-emotional development, executive skills, motivation and (where appropriate) (highly) giftedness.
Your work moves on three levels:
Learner-focused

• Mapping of support needs and educational needs
• Observations in the classroom
• Thinking along about strategies for stress, fear of failure and overwork
• Strengthening executive skills
• Supporting pupils with diverse support needs

Teacher- and team-oriented

• Treatment-oriented advice for teachers
• Assist in drawing up and implementing plans
• Providing workshops (e.g. group dynamics, differentiation, dealing with specific educational needs)
• Sparring partner for mentors and colleagues

School-wide

• Participating in the development of support and inclusion policies
• Participation in support team, MDOs and ZAT consultations
• Connecting to conversations with parents and pupils

What do you bring?

• Relevant training (e.g. remedial education, psychology, Master SEN or similar)
• Experience in secondary education
• Pedagogical and didactic expertise
• Knowledge of learning and behavioural issues and appropriate education
• Understanding support structures within the VO
• Pedagogical tact, analytical and communication skills

You work carefully, connectively and professionally and know how to bring colleagues along in thinking and acting around appropriate education.
What do we offer?

• A meaningful position in a young, growing Waldorf school
• An engaged and ambitious team
• Space to help build inclusive education
• Salary in accordance with scale 10 CAO VO
• Project appointment for 2 years with possible permanent prospects

Would you like to contribute to a school where every student is seen in his or her unique development? Then we would like to receive your application.

Job requirements

Who are we looking for?

• Experience: You have experience working with students with various care needs, such as autism, ADHD, giftedness, and psychosocial issues.
• Empathic and incisive: You offer a listening ear, provide tailored guidance to students and know how to create a safe environment.
• Communicatively strong: You are a connecting link between mentees, mentors, healthcare professionals and parents.
• Creative: You think in solutions and have an eye for what a student needs to grow.
• Proactive: You work independently and have a hands-on mentality.

Employment conditions

What do we offer?

• A challenging position within a growing school environment.
• The opportunity to help build an innovative pathway facility and build the care structure.
• Collaboration within an engaged team of teachers and healthcare professionals.
• Salary: in accordance with CAO education OOP, temporary employment with prospect of permanent.
• Start date: August 2026 

Application information

Application procedure
Apply via master job. Invitation for introductory interview will follow by e-mail.

For questions, mail to school leader:
Ludwika Kowalewska 
lkowalewska@kairostienercollege.nl 
06-38512652