Careers and University Guidance Counsellor
Job Description
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 and 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
