Job Goal: work as a member of the Secondary School team to provide college and career guidance to secondary teachers, students and families.


Role Description/Working Relationships

In conjunction with the Secondary School (SS) Principal, the University Guidance Counselor is expected to work closely with the counseling team, coordinators and studet support services team to provide guidance and support for SS students.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
? Works collaboratively as part of the Student Support Services team to provide support to students and faculty.
? Educating students and parents about universities and colleges, the university and college admissions process, trends, procedures, and testing; advising and supporting classes of 40--‐60 seniors and families as they go through the process; and helping students and families aspire realistically and choose wisely.
? Meeting with students in grades 9 – 12, individually and in groups, to talk about the university application and admission process and to talk about individual university and college choices. The University and College Guidance Counselor advises 9th and 10th graders on curricular choices, as needed, and works with students to understand off shore university and college admissions, especially aspects unique to them.
? Meeting with all university and college admissions representatives who visit our campus and facilitating meetings between university and college representatives and our students. The University and College Guidance Counselor also serves as a liaison with University and College admissions offices throughout the year
? Compiling an annual Profile for BCIS, as well as information on grade distributions and courses offered at our school.
? Working with the Admissions Office and the Secondary School Office to maintain records on seniors, including recommendations and transcripts.
? Writing an official school recommendation for each senior. To do so, the University and College Guidance Counselor gathers information from parents, teachers, school records, and students themselves. The University and College Guidance Counselor also completes all School Report, Mid--‐Year Report, and Final Report forms requested by colleges, including evaluations of students.
? Administering the University and College Guidance budget and purchasing, maintaining, and sharing information on colleges, college guides, scholarships, financial aid, and paying for university and college.
? Updating an annual University and College Search Handbook, a resource emailed to students and parents each summer, an extensive assembly of information about the college search process. The University and College Guidance Counselor also keeps parents informed through a monthly column, a newsletter for parents, and in letterse Guidance Counselor also keeps parents informed through a monthly column, a newsletter for parents, and in letters about test dates, local college events, and financial aid.
? Acting as lead advisor to the senior class as a whole and advising several individual seniors each year, providing academic counseling. In addition to working with the senior class on class events, class meetings provide an opportunity to disseminate information about the college application process.
? Keeping track of admission decisions, statistics, and making a report to the Board of Trustees.
? Making informational presentations to parents, such as the annual presentation to parents of 6th- 11th graders, new parents, and the PTA.
? Attends professional development to be informed of academic practices.
? Being aware of issues and trends in college admission, higher education, testing, as well as keeping up-to-date about specific colleges and maintaining membership in professional organizations: The College Board, The National Association of College Admission Counselors, the New England Association of College Admission Counselors, and the Overseas Association of College Admissions Counselors.
? Maintaining and disseminating information about standardized tests such as SAT, ACT, and TOEFL, helping to administer SAT exams.
? The University and College Guidance Counselor serves on the Graduation Committee.
? Service as a member of the Secondary School Faculty and Student Support team.
? Attends to any additional responsibilities as assigned by their supervisors.

Attributes of the University Counsellor will include:
? Philosophical alignment with the school mission, vision and strategic plan initiatives.
? Understanding of and empathy for the learning, social and emotional needs of adolescents.
? Commitment to intellectual rigor and personalized learning.
? Strong communication skills.
? A high emotional intelligence quotient and the capacity to be both compassionate and firm while respecting a diverse community of students, parents and professional staff.
? A healthy balance of organization and efficiency.
? Ability to collaborate and build relationships as a member of the secondary school senior leadership team.
? Sense of humor and ability to see the good in all and presume positive intentions.

Desired Qualifications
? Master in counseling or equivalent.
? Minimum 5 years experience as an educator.
? Understanding of best practices in university guidance counselling, and student support services.
? Experience working in a culture other than your own.
? Fluent communication in both written and spoken English & Chinese
? Strong technical skills.