College and Career Counselor - IB Curriculum

GEMS International School Cairo

We are very excited and pleased to officially open GEMS International School Cairo. Located in Rehab 2, and under the renowned GEMS international network, we are thrilled to finally open the doors of our purpose-built, high tech, environmentally conscious school! Using the American curriculum based AERO standards while aspiring to be a full International Baccalaureate program school (PYP, MYP, IBDP), we have opened our early years, primary, and middle years programs through Grade 8 in 2022-23, adding upper grades in subsequent years with a projected enrollment of 1400 students.

Our full education, operations, administrative, and leadership team is now in place, ready to ensure that GISC provides a world-class educational experience for our students and families. 

Our school is notable for its emphasis on inclusion and diversity, future-thinking technology skills, and most importantly, developing impactful global citizens with a mission to serve our world: Inspiring Leaders, Future Thinkers, Fearless Explorers, Diversity Ambassadors. 

As a GEMS Education school, we believe there is a ‘Genius in Every Child’. We are nurturing an ecosystem and infrastructure to draw out potential and training educators by the best to be the best.

Website:

https://www.gis-cairo.com/

The Role:

We are looking for an experienced and passionate College and Career Counselor - IB Curriculum to join our team at GEMS International School Cairo for the next academic year commencing from September 2024.

This position is to guide and counsel students through the IB programs and towards further studies and careers after school.

The College and Career Counselor will be responsible for, but not limited to the following:

• Counsel students in SEL needs including school life balance

• Guide in course selection to support students’ college and career aspirations

• Collaborate with the IB Team, ensuring best practice as a professional learning community and provides purposeful leadership of university guidance

• Be up to date with and respond to current research about university admissions procedures, programs, and outcomes

• Engage with all students, to build a purposeful academic and personal profile of each individual student

• Deliver workshops to students, teachers, parents on college application process completion, and submission of applications

• Analyze and evaluate, with the IB Team, student performance data and take appropriate action in support of effective university guidance

• Ensure that students have an active and engaged role in developing their university choices.

• Schedule and host college representative fairs and presentations

• Write letters of recommendations for student applications

The successful applicants will have the following:

• Degree certification in addition to a certified teaching qualification, such as a valid US Teaching/Counseling certificate or equivalent

• Minimum 3 Years of experience as College Career Counselor in International school setting

Previous experience as IB Coordinator is preferred 

• Good understanding of IB courses. Should have actively handled roles in IB requirement & Events

• Must have experience in counseling for IB exams

• Aspiration to work in a world class school with real prospects for enhancing their career