Careers and University Guidance Counsellor

About You
You will be a teacher who is passionate about their profession and seeks continuous improvement. You will have a positive mindset and will always do your very best for students, for parents, and for colleagues. You will have strong experience of the UK national curriculum; further experience of international education will be an added advantage.
You will be an excellent communicator who will work well with all members of the community. You will have a strong focus on being the best teacher you can be and will also participate fully in the extra-curricular aspects of school life. You will be responsible for encouraging and developing further our culture of inspiration, enjoyment, and success. Keen to collaborate and share your expertise, you will have good interpersonal skills and the ability and confidence to build strong working relationships. The flexibility and open-mindedness required to adapt quickly to a fast-paced international environment are essential.

Job Purpose
To develop and implement an effective strategy for providing comprehensive careers advice and universities guidance to students, building on existing systems and processes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with senior leaders and all teachers to assist the school achieve its goal of empowering and enriching lives for future success.
• Guide a team of form tutors and teachers to assist students in developing, monitoring and updating their academic plans and career goals.
• Assist students and parents with university and college admissions forms and where appropriate, assist in promoting and securing scholarships.
• Help students aspire realistically and choose their university courses wisely.
• Invite and welcome representatives from colleges and universities to the school, work with our Events Team to coordinate University fairs etc.
• Develop partnerships locally and worldwide with employers and universities for the benefit of our students and their aspirations.
• Create and update supporting documents for university admissions, such as transcripts, the school profile, a university and college counselling handbook, information for the school's website and ensuring all relevant information is on iSAMS.
• Oversee the administration of aptitude and achievement testing as per university requests.
• Work with academic leads and the senior team to identify students who should be encouraged and supported to make applications to Oxbridge / Ivy League and other outstanding universities around the world.
• Work with staff to provide advice to students and parents about iGCSE and A level and subject choices.
• Keep accurate records of destinations, admissions decisions, awards, and statistics.
• Maintain a knowledge of the issues and trends in university admissions, higher education and testing as well as keeping up to date about specific universities and maintaining membership of professional organisations.
• Develop and maintain a network of NASAD student Alumni in partnership with our marketing team.
• Co-ordinate all careers and work experience matters across KS3, 4 and 5.
• Plan, prepare, and deliver appropriate PSHME resources on careers and work-related learning in Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.
• Lead staff training in relation to university guidance.
• Support students and parents in the post-exam result period around GCSE and A level results days.
• Work with the marketing team to promote student success and keep our community informed of student destinations.
• Support the development of our Secondary School curriculum to grow opportunities for our students in relations to careers and work-related learning.

Extra Curricular Activities:

• Support the life of the school beyond the classroom;
• Lead one or more agreed after school activity each week;
• Participate in residential weeks and other trips as appropriate;
• Contribute to whole school learning initiatives.

Pastoral Duties:

• Establish a purposeful and safe learning environment for all students;
• Promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of the class as a whole;
• Contribute to the preparation of action plans and other support mechanisms;
• Alert appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and make recommendations as to how these may be resolved;
• Communicate effectively with parents, liaising with other staff as appropriate.

Company Industry

• Education
• Training
• Teaching

Department / Functional Area

• Teaching
• Education

Keywords

• Careers And University Guidance Counsellor