北京招聘

STRATEGY:

To lead the entire strategy for higher education and careers guidance and counselling across the China Bilingual schools network, including:

-Developing and promoting the curriculum (throughout a students’ school experience) and strategy for careers and university counselling in all schools;

-Establishing and nurturing mutually beneficial relationships with university admission officers in the US, UK, Canada and other international colleges and universities on behalf of the schools and the students;

-Visiting college and university campuses regularly to establish and maintain university relationships;

-Facilitating virtual or actual college seminar sessions and workshops (i.e. college personal statement workshops, interview workshops, ACT prep courses, college visit field trips, etc.)

-Monitoring and evaluating the quality of provision and maintaining regional data records in line with the Nord Anglia Education Quality Assurance framework;

-Leading professional development for counsellors across the network;

-Participating in the design and implementation of guidance counselling for NAE globally;

-Inputting personally into the process of counselling students using the higher-level expertise expected from the postholder;

-Working with colleagues in Admissions and Marketing to maintain a strong and clear understanding of the guidance offer across all our schools, including an up-to-date and compelling website presence.

REGIONAL ACTIVITIES:

-Leading the organisation and delivery regional events e.g. university fairs, as appropriate;

-Helping to develop all aspects of NAE alumni network provision for the region;

-Enabling coordination of city-based activities in cities with more than one NAE school.

LEADING AND SUPPORTING SCHOOL TEAMS

The regional lead will also provide training, advice and guidance to school counsellors on all of the following:

Advising and Supporting Students

-Holding one-to-interviews, including personally if necessary and whilst developing expertise across our counselling team, with students in order to advise and guide them on their Higher Education and career options:

-Advising and guiding students on writing the most effective Personal Statements/Letters of Intent/College Essays;

-Completing university references;

-Guiding students towards appropriate resources ; to carry out effective research;

-Maintaining high levels of expectation;

-Using technology to enhance learning opportunities within the guidance area.

Tracking, Assessment, Recording, Reporting

-Monitoring and recording students’ university applications to ensure they remain on track;

-Tracking destinations post school graduation and assisting in building the alumni database:

-Reporting on progress to appropriate stakeholders;

-Assisting in the preparation of transcripts and other documentation to support applications.

Safeguarding and child protection

The Regional Lead will support school in ensuring that all school-based staff act according to the NAE principles of safeguarding, including:

-Establishing a purposeful and safe learning environment for all students;

-Promoting the general progress and well-being of individual students and groups;

-Contributing to the preparation of action plans and other support mechanisms;

-Alerting appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and making recommendations as to how these may be resolved;

-Communicating effectively with parents of students, liaising with other staff as appropriate;

Qualifications/Training
-Qualified to degree level or above

Experience / Knowledge
-Experience of UK/US or other Higher Education Systems
-Experience of providing advice and guidance to students and/or other parties.
-Working in partnership with parents
-Leading teams in a multi-site environment

Skills
-Excellent oral and written communication (including editorial) skills
-Ability to engage students and colleagues and enable them to perform highly
Personal Attributes
-Passionate about education and young people
-Evidence of commitment to continuous professional development
-Confident global citizen or a willingness to become one
-Understand the complex and demanding environment of an international school community