University Guidance Counsellor

1 week ago

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Nord Anglia Education Full time

**Date**:15 Jan 2024**Location**:Abu Dhabi, AE**Job ID**:1522**School**:The British International School Abu Dhabi**Company**:Nord Anglia Education**University Guidance Counsellor**
- The British International School Abu Dhabi is looking to appoint an outstanding University Guidance Counsellor to join a well-established, supportive team in a highly successful and expanding school.-
**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.**About Our School**
- The British International School Abu Dhabi is a highly successful, growing school with a committed and inspirational team of teaching professionals at its heart. Our close-knit, supportive team is honoured to be at the centre of our community, educating students aged 3-18, from more than 90 nationalities.- The school was originally opened in 2009 and is now widely recognised as one of the leading schools in the Middle East. The school was internationally recognised by winning awards at the prestigious International School Awards in both 2020 and 2021, the only school in the world to do so.-
- Senior School Prospectus 2024-25.pdf**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
- 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
- Keep accurate records of 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 BISAD student Alumni in partnership with our marketing team
- Co-ordinate all careers and work experience matters across KS2, KS3 and KS4 and support teams to plan and prepare PSME resources on careers and universities
- Lead staff training in relation to University guidance
- Support students and parents in the post exam result period (especially after 6th July - IB Results Day) and be available during this time
- Work with the marketing team to promote student success and keep our community informed of student destinations
- Support the development of our Senior School curriculum to grow opportunities for our students - for example NEASC accreditation, BTEC growth and other qualifications

**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

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