We are inviting interested applicants who are good team players, enthusiastic, service-orientated, and professionally competent to join our dedicated team.
REPORTS TO:
Middle & High School Principal
SUPERVISES:
Volunteers as needed
Job Goal
The Middle & High School Academic Counselor’s role is that of a student advocate; helping students achieve academic, college, and career success. This position will deliver a comprehensive school counseling program for students in grades six through twelve by providing effective academic, college, and career counseling services. They will serve as an advocate and intermediary for students when interfacing with the faculty, administration, and parents. They will design and implement academic intervention programs as needed. All ICS teachers demonstrate Christian character through kindness, grace, and integrity, creating a nurturing space for students.
Performance Responsibilities
- Implement the middle and high school academic, college, and career guidance curriculum using a structured, proactive, and solution-focused approach that is grounded in research and best practice.
- Design, deliver, evaluate, and continue to refine developmentally appropriate lessons in executive functioning, academic skills, college planning, and career exploration.
- Provide students and families with personalized college counseling support during the college exploration and application process, as well as preparing them for graduation.
- Plan and coordinate college fairs, scholarships/financial aid information sessions, and other extensions of the college counseling and career planning process.
- Implement and refine students’ High School and Post High School plans on an annual basis through individual counseling that results in a written academic learning plan for each student.
- Provide educational/informational support to parents, faculty, staff, administration, and the greater school community in order to best support students in their academic success.
- Assist families in the transition from Elementary School to Middle School to High School and from High School to Post Secondary institutions through facilitating educational workshops for parents and students.
- Oversee the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) program and coordinate all relevant courses and assessments.
- Coordinate the delivery of annual standardized assessments (AP, PSAT, SAT, etc.).
- Assist the administration with student assessment data analysis in order to continue to fine tune the academic program.
- Manage student schedules, transcripts, grades, College Board records, and service hours on PowerSchool.
- Review academic records for prospective students to assess eligibility for grade level admission.
- Act as an advocate and liaison for students when communicating with faculty, administration, and parents.
- Collaborate with the Learning Support Teacher and MS & HS Social/Emotional Counselor to provide appropriate academic, social, and emotional intervention and serve as an intermediary between the school and the home as necessary.
- Collaborate with students, parents, faculty, staff, and administration to improve classroom behavior, motivation, organization, goal setting, and peer relationships with a solution-focused counseling approach.
- Conduct senior transition seminars and exit interviews.
- Lead alumni relations initiatives, fostering student engagement and overseeing mentorship programs.
- Participate in the Service Learning program (Project 4:12) including the capstone project Week Without Walls (WWW) by co-leading a team.
- Continue to engage in professional development opportunities to keep up with academic advising, college counseling, and relevant technology training.
- Represent the ICS brand in a professional manner at professional events/activities/ conferences.
- Support the MS & HS Principal in policy development and accreditation process.
- Exemplify strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrate the character qualities of enthusiasm, courtesy, flexibility, integrity, gratitude, kindness, self-control, perseverance, and punctuality.
- Meet everyday stress with emotional stability, objectivity, and optimism.
- Develop and maintain rapport with students, parents, and staff by treating others with friendliness, dignity and consideration.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Teaching credential from a US state, Canadian province, or from ACSI (exceptions will be approved by the Academic Board)
- Experience in international college and career counseling
If you are interested in applying, please send a cover letter and resume/CV to jobs@ics.edu.sg.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
