University Counsellor

• promotes personal and social development appropriate to developmental stages;

• counsels students, their families and the community to foster growth in the students' self-esteem, individual responsibility, and in skills such as decision- making and social skills;

• ameliorates factors which may precipitate problems for students;

• enhances students' educational achievement through goal setting, assisting with the development of portfolios, IEPs and activities such as promotion of effective work and study habits;

• provides appropriate interventions to assist students with school-related problems and issues; and

• facilitates the goals of career education by assisting students and their families to explore and clarify the student's career options, through developmental activities that stress decision-making, personal planning and career awareness;

• evaluates students’ abilities and interests through aptitude assessments, interviews, and individual planning;

• identifies issues that affect school performance, such as poor classroom attendance rates;

• helps students understand and overcome social or behavioural problems through classroom guidance lessons and counselling;

• counsels individuals and small groups on the basis of student and school needs;

• works with students to develop skills, such as organizational and time management abilities and effective study habits;

• helps students create a plan to achieve academic and career goals;

• collaborates with teachers, administrators, and parents to help students succeed;

• teaches students and school staff about specific topics, such as bullying, drug abuse, and planning for college or careers after graduation;

• maintains detailed records for all cases;

• reports possible cases of neglect or abuse and referring students and parents to resources outside the school for additional support as/ if required.

More specifically with regards to career guidance:

Academic counselling duties and responsibilities

• Orients new students after acceptance to KLIA, and attends admissions interviews in special cases;

• Advises students on graduation requirements, and career options and choices;

• Organizes and keeps records for Kid Chat which address students’ academic and/ or behavioural needs;

• Participates and contributes in school-parent meetings/ presentations, such as: Meet the Teachers Night, PTA Meetings and events, information sessions for Pre DP and DP. University and career counselling duties and responsibilities

• Monitors student development and performance for university counselling purposes;

• Supervises and guides the college/ university admissions process;

• Advises students on the college/ university application process, including essay writing, college admissions tests, extracurricular activities, and other requirements;

• Promotes the effective use of the Common App and UCAS platforms to assist students in postsecondary choices;

• Coordinates visits to relevant college/ university fairs;

• Schedules, announces, and hosts all college/ university visits to the school, and organizes application workshops for students and their parents;

• Schedules meetings with all incoming DP Year 1 students regarding college/ university planning;

• Prepares and updates the school profile for dissemination to colleges and universities with the assistance of the Business Office (Marketing & Admissions Department);

• Advises students on financial aid, scholarships, and summer study programmes;

• Organises and occasionally leads summer study programmes;

• Orders and administers PSAT testing for grade 10 and 11 of 12, as well as 11 and 12 of 13 students in October of each year;

• Advises, coordinates and administers SAT I and II testing in collaboration with the Teaching, Learning & Assessment Coordinator;

• Writes letters of recommendation to accompany college/ university applications and provides support to teachers in writing recommendations as/ if needed.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field from a recognized/ accredited university (required)

Professional certificate/ license (required)

Advanced degree in Counselling and/ or Education (required)

Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in counselling in education overall (required)

Minimum 2 years of relevant university counselling experience in education (required)

Relevant experience in IB schools (preferred)

Relevant experience with IELTS/ TOEFL, SATs and standardized testing in general (preferred)

English language competency (oral and written): Native/ near native (for international hires – required), proficient (for national hires - preferred)

Chinese language competency (oral and written): Native/ near native (for national hires – required), proficient (for international hires - preferred)

P. R. China work permit and visa minimum requirements (for international hires – required)

To apply, please submit your resume to resume@alariss.com and note why you believe you'd be a good fit.