Overseas Counsellor

Position Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Advise students in individual or group counselling sessions to address their academic, personal, and social needs.
• Help students to devise attainable goals and develop useful skills or habits.
• Administer assessments to gauge students' capabilities, personality traits, and interests.
• Evaluate students on their competencies, interests, and ambitions to identify suitable academic and professional career pathways.
• Assist in preparatory activities, such as academic scheduling and course selection and shortlisting of universities.
• Inform students about their academic and professional options, including but not limited to courses, majors, and programs that may facilitate their goals.
• Consult with parents, teachers, and administrators to identify potential learning or behavioural issues that may impede students' goals.
• Collaborate with parents, teachers, and administrators to develop plans for realizing students' educational and professional goals.
• Inform students and their families about resources that may help with realizing academic and career goals, such as tutoring, mentoring, and career exploration.
• Maintain confidential records about the students they assist, including assessment results, transcripts, and session notes.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree is a plus.
• 1+ years of experience in overseas counselling.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with a data-driven and customer-centric approach.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.