College Counsellor

The successful applicant will be a key member of the Careers and Higher Education team, working closely with the Head of Year 13 and Head of College Counselling and alongside two other experienced counsellors. They will be a member of a large and experienced IB team who works closely together under the overall direction of our IB Coordinator and Deputy Head in charge of KS5. The ability to contribute to our social and emotional counselling services would be an advantage.

Our graduating IB class accommodates around 60 students. The majority of our graduates attend university in the UK or the USA with others studying in Canada, Europe, Asia and Oceania.

Location: Philippines

Contract type: Full-Time

Contract term: Fixed-Term

You will need to demonstrate that you are dedicated to a culture of excellence and that you are able to:

• Manage our university and college application processes with a high level of technical knowledge and with exceptional attention to detail.
• Contribute to ensuring that our College Counselling team keep updated on developments in college and university application processes worldwide.
• Develop our extensive network of contacts with universities and colleges, arranging for visits and fairs, facilitating scholarships and advocating for our students.
• Work with individual families to ensure careers and college applications are conducted in a spirit of openness and partnership.
• Communicate confidently and expertly with families during forums, assemblies and parent workshops that relate to careers and college counselling.
• Build institutional capacity by sharing good practice and developing colleagues, both within and beyond the Counselling and IB team.
• Conduct career interviews with students and work with them informally to identify their strengths and weaknesses and enable them to realise their career and college goals.
• Lead the design and delivery of the careers and higher education elements of our Personal, Social, Health, Economic Education (PSHEE) curriculum from Year 9 upwards, including work experience and internships.
• Demonstrate a commitment to a holistic education that develops skills, concepts and understandings to prepare our students for the demands of the 21st century.

BSM offers a generous salary to newly appointed teaching staff with a starting salary upwards of GBP50k pa, inclusive of superannuation, on an incremental salary scale with annual increases.

The following benefits are offered: 

• High-quality leased accommodation 
• School placements for up to 2 children are subsidised at 90% per child
• Annual return flight allowance for teacher and dependents
• Generous shipping allowances
• Generous settling-in allowance 
• Group medical and dental cover for teacher and dependents
• Generous professional development support 

BSM follows Child Protection and Safeguarding policies in line with UK standards; all successful candidates will be required to submit a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate and a full range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken upon appointment.

Please refer to www.britishschoolmanila.org for more information about the school. 

As part of your application via TES, kindly upload your CV as a supporting document.

Closing date for applications: noon GMT on 2nd December.

We reserve the right to make an appointment in advance of the closing date. 

If you have any questions about this position, please email Chris Jones Deputy Head of Senior School at cjones@britishschoolmanila.org

The British School Manila (BSM) is a co-educational, private, not-for-profit British international school that welcomes 940+ students aged 3-18, representing 41 nationalities.

BSM has a clearly articulated vision and mission which underpins all that we do. We aim to develop students as positive global citizens who are equipped with skills, understanding and values to be able and willing to contribute to our world. We achieve this through collaboration between our families, the school and our students.

We are a fully accredited member of the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), a founding member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) and a member of the East Asian Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS).