Including reponsibility for UK University Applications

Full-time - 40 Hours

Responsibilities

• Manage the university applications and post-school pathways of all allocated Year 12 and 13 students, assisting them with university and apprenticeship applications as well as gap year plans, as required;
• Run small and large group workshops on university and career-specific topics (such as writing personal statements, applying to the Netherlands and Medicine in the UK and Europe);
• Proactively work with Year 10 to 13 students through confidential one-to-one meetings as well as through small and large group workshops and information sessions;
• Support Year 11 students and families during the IB Diploma subject selection process through workshops and individual meetings;
• Hold online and in-person information sessions and coffee mornings for Year 11 to 13 parents throughout the year; 
• Hold private online or in-person meetings with students and parents when required; 
• Provide data and statistics for management and governing board when requested;
• Facilitate and host visits from universities to give workshops and information sessions throughout the school year;
• Regularly keep up-to-date with an ever-changing university application landscape through personal research and departmental meetings, as well as visiting universities and attending conferences both online and in-person (such as CIS and International ACAC). Some of these events can occur during the school holidays; 
• Ensure that all public-facing Guidance Department information and documentation (such as the school profile, counselling site) is kept up-to-date;
• Write references and letters of recommendation for your allocated students, when required;
• Ensure that all necessary supporting documents (transcripts, predicted grades, references etc) for the applications of your allocated student cohort have been sent and received by universities in a timely manner;
• Actively support Year 13 students over the summer holidays, as needed, when IB Diploma results are released; 
• Be student-centred in a way that promotes student agency so that students feel empowered to identify appropriate universities that are the right fit for them;
• Run careers education and skills training workshops for Years 10 & 11 students via small and large group sessions;
• Provide individual feedback on multiple drafts of students’ personal statements/application essays;
• Cultivate and maintain dynamic working relationships with the other Guidance Counsellors, as well as the members of the Senior Leadership Team, in addition to the faculty and staff at large;
• Proactively work with teachers and mentors to support reference writing for students and ensure accurate information is shared about university requirements and the application process.
  
   

Candidates requirements

• Extensive experience of university and careers counselling processes, ideally with experience on the UK, North American and European systems;
• Strong interpersonal and ICT skills;
• Fluent in English with a good knowledge of French (or willingness to learn);
• Ability to effectively prioritise work and manage competing deadlines;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking and formal letter writing;
• Energy, patience, a sense of humour and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
   

Interested candidates are invited to apply online with their CV, three referees, of which one must be the current or most recent employer (who will be contacted in case of interview) and a letter of motivation addressed to Jonathan Halden, Ecole Internationale de Genève, Campus de La Grande Boissière before 8th December 2023, mentioning the reference number 340 353.