Guidance Counselor

Guide students through key decisions and seasons of growth. At Bingham Academy, use your gifts to encourage, equip, and invest in students as they discover their purpose and potential.

YOUR MISSION

• Guide with Wisdom.
• Encourage with Purpose.
• Shape a Generation 

POSITION OVERVIEW

As a Guidance Counselor at Bingham Academy, your mission field is the hearts and minds of your students.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Oversight of Academic Records

• Create and maintain transcripts for all High School students as well as for any MS/HS students departing Bingham (also ensuring database is tracking these well)
• Working with office staff to ensure transcripts, reports or other information and documents required by students moving to other schools or to tertiary study are available for students and their families
• Oversee and coordinate the writing of references and letters of recommendation for senior students applying to universities and colleges
• Ensure that students have all the necessary records upon graduation

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Oversight of Student Academic Program

• Communicate any changing curriculum needs for university entrance to leadership
• Work alongside the Secondary Principal Team with regard to subject selection and timetabling at the start of and throughout the academic year
• Work alongside the Director of Holistic Student Development to ensure continued development and delivery of the careers program in the final High School years, especially within PSSHE classes
• Work with SPT to support student’s academic well being
• Meet with families around academic support and planning as needed
• Meet with High School students to discuss and establish a plan for future college/university applications and career options
• Maintain open communication with parents regarding help with navigating university application processes and university/college credit
• Work with PSSHE teachers to help plan sessions to enable students to investigate a variety of careers and make informed choices 
• Speak at parent information meetings about preparing students for the future
• Have resources available to share with students and their parents regarding future careers, inc. resources on vocation or technical training, college/university, military options and future careers

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: University Advisement

• Communicate important information regarding applications for college or testing, deadlines, test dates and application dates concerning college/university entrance & following up with students 
• Maintain an up to date list of contacts of guidance personnel in other schools, universities, colleges and relevant agencies pertinent to students
• Assist students in choosing a university
• Assist with college applications process and where appropriate the scholarship application process
• Coordinate visits from college representatives at school
• Correspond with colleges on behalf of seniors when problems arise
• Ensure Bingham has a written policy regarding the transfer and acceptance of credit requirements for promotion, graduation, and honours that can be communicated to universities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Oversight of Standardised Testing

• Order and administer standardised testing 
• Communicate important deadlines and test dates

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Leadership & Management

• Work with colleagues to formulate aims, objectives and strategic plans, coherent and relevant to the needs of students and to the overall  strategic plan of the school
• Promote teamwork
• Liaise with the exams officer for the provision of arrangements for examinations
• Provide information, data and reports on the performance of the department to Leadership  

VOLUNTEER SUPPORT

At Bingham, all of our expatriate staff serve as missionary volunteers (raising their own funds). Bingham Academy cares about your well-being and wants to make your transition to life in East Africa easier. Subject to the applicable volunteer agreement and school policy, support will include:

• Housing and utilities support
• Airfare support 
• Visa & work permit assistance 
• Amharic language instruction 
• Professional development funding
• Modest wellbeing allocation
• Tuition waiver for up to 4 children