University Guidance Coordinator

Position Summary:

The university guidance coordinator works with a team of counsellors to provide a comprehensive counselling programme to students. This includes caring for academic and university/career development needs of students under his/her care.  (S)he also consults with parents, teachers, and administration to best meet student needs.

Requirements:

Education

- Full-time bachelor’s degree,Master’s degree is preferred.

-Appropriate counselor certification is preferred

Experience

-High school counselling experience in an international setting, especially in Asian countries

-Familiarity with the oversea university application systems and the ability to navigate their respective processes effectively.

-Well-established connections with university admissions offices

-Working successfully with an ethnically diverse population

-Knowledge about different international curriculum (IB, AP, AL, DSE), majors, and university application procedures/requirements in different countries

Language

-Fluent in English reading, listening, speaking, proficient writing skills

Other Skills

-Effective communicator

-Able to effectively collaborate with colleagues

-Strong organizational and time management skills

-Cultural sensitivity

-Highly skillful at using Microsoft and other tools for developing courseware and conducting university application data analysis, etc.

General Expectations

ISASC is committed to the safeguarding and well-being of all children and young adults under the duty of our care. We would expect all staff to share this same commitment and to this end pre-employment background checks will be taken before any appointment is confirmed.

Addressing the needs of the whole child is an important part of ISASC’s ethos and a member of ISASC’s faculty embraces opportunities to work with students beyond the classroom for co-curricular activities (CCAs).

On regular school days, all faculty members are on duty, not inclusive of activities and meetings. Other duties as assigned.

Key Areas of Responsibility—to be assigned from the following

-To participate in the ongoing development and implementation of a university guidance counselling curriculum for students along with other members of the ISASC and ISAIEG university guidance counselling centre.

- To support students in their transition from MYP to DP with preliminary university information and guidance on IB course selection.

- To provide students guidance, information and advocacy as they navigate their way through the university application process worldwide.

- To ensure that students feel well-informed, supported and empowered to identify appropriate universities that are a good match and present themselves to those universities in a manner that highlights their strengths.

- To assist with marketing and admission team with marketing activities.

- To plan university guidance counselling activities for students, including parent/student meetings, parent college.

- To assist college visits and fairs.

- To attend local counselor meetings and write reflections for the ISAIEG and ISASC public social media.

- To complete other tasks as assigned by Deputy Director of University Guidance Counselling Centre of ISAIEG and SY SLT of ISASC.

- Provide support for required on-campus work during students’ winter and summer breaks, in accordance with the department head's arrangements.

- Demonstrate awareness and understanding of current school policies and approach to Safeguarding, Child Protection and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.