Woodstock School is Looking for College and Career Counselor Full Time

Individual Student Planning (25%) • Preparing Senior School students and their families for course selection, college, career, and the university admissions process. • Providing individual Personal, Academic, and Career counseling. • Supporting Head of College and Career Counseling in developing effective, pro-active systems of communication and support with parents and students regarding the college admissions process. • Interpreting assessments to identify student needs and develop interventions. • Write counsel or evaluations and letters of recommendation in support of student applications.   Responsive Services (25%) • Being responsive to student needs, walk-in hours, referrals, and crisis situations.  • Contributing to academic and/or behavioral student monitoring meetings in a supportive, nondisciplinary role. • Support students through the college application process, inclusive of monitoring applications, reviewing essays and written work, providing comprehensive academic advising, and connecting students with best-fit institutions. Guidance Curriculum (25%) • Assist with the development and delivery of the Career Development domain of the PSHE guidance curriculum and Junior/Senior Seminar courses. • Collaborate with the School Counseling team to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program. • Help plan and deliver student transition programming.

System Support (25%)

• Planning, keeping records, and preparing reports for the college counseling office
• Coordinating college visits
• Preparing and delivering school forms to colleges
• Articulating academic policy determined by the Education Team in regard to courses, credits, and graduation requirements
• Member of various committees within Woodstock and externally to maintain up-to-date knowledge of trends in higher education system in key countries for the student population
• Providing consultation and in-service training for Advisors, Faculty, and Residence Staff
• Advising students on standardized testing: SAT, PSAT, ACT and other external examinations

Non-Counseling Duties

• Participating in Upper Years fair share duties for faculty such as meetings, tea/lunch duty, chaperoning, proctoring, advisory, Activity Week, and the enrichment programme

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: • Minimum of 2 years of focused high school counseling or college admissions experience. • Strong familiarity with North American and/or U.K. admissions counseling. • Bachelors’ degree. • At least 3-5 years’ full-time teaching experience in the relevant subject area. • Fluency and accuracy in written and spoken English. • Computer skills at a level that permits the creative and effective use of technology in the classroom. • Proven ability to work effectively in a team, preferably involving both national and international staff.   PREFERRED QUALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS • MA/MS in psychology, counseling, school counseling. • Professional licensure/certification. • International school experience. • MaiaLearning experience, Managebac and online teaching experience is beneficial. • Familiarity with higher education in regions such as: Europe, Asia, Australia, India, Canada is a strength. • International experience in a multi-cultural environment. • Knowledge of ManageBac or any similar Learning Management System. • A record of successful engagement with students in a distance learning and hybrid learning context.