Director of University and Careers Counsellor – Outstanding School in Suzhou, China
Start Date: August 2025
An exciting opportunity awaits an enthusiastic and dedicated Director of University and Careers Counsellor at a prestigious international school in China. The role is to work in collaboration with school management and staff and key stakeholders in response to the personal, social and academic needs of students to support all-school counselling and advising through advocacy, consultation, teaming and professional development to provide every student with comprehensive guidance programming, preventative programmes and responsive services that include all stakeholders and is based on identified schoolwide needs analysis and best practice
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure that safeguarding, health and safety, and all other College policies are known, understood and embedded into practice
- Line manage counselling and university and careers advising faculty and staff
- Facilitate student development in the areas of academic, personal/social and career planning in individual, group and classroom settings.
- Consult and collaborate with faculty, staff and other stakeholders to develop effective teaching, learning and assessment strategies for guidance/wellbeing classes.
- Provide individual and group counselling to facilitate personal and social education as well as university and career development, including in times of crisis.
- Advocate for and deliver student experiences and activities that broaden student perspective regarding post-secondary opportunities.
- Educate parents and students about universities and admissions trends and participate in parent conferences.
- Develop and maintain individual academic and enrichment portfolios for all students through the engagement of a developmentally appropriate,
campus-wide guidance programming inclusive of university and careers programming with all relevant student services faculty and staff (EAL, SEN and other stakeholders).
- Establish and maintain lines of communication to plan, evaluate and revise all school guidance curriculum and programming with all stakeholders.
- Work with parents (as appropriate) and referral agencies in facilitating the personal and social, educational and career development of students.
- Support students in transition (new students, exiting students, school to school)
- Monitor students to understand growth and development for appropriate action personally, educationally and occupationally
Essential Requirements
* Professional graduate degree in guidance counselling/school counselling with 5+ years in secondary education in the areas of university and careers counseling and guidance learning and developmental programmes in a holistic guidance and counseling environment.
* Understands and enjoys networking with and continually learning about US, UK and other university systems throughout the world with a particularly strong understanding of the American higher education system, requirements, and the objectives of targeted universities
* Teaching experience inclusive of curriculum development and implementation
* Experience with social emotional counselling programming in an international school setting and kn
What The School Offers
- A competitive salary package.
- Fully furnished accommodation or a housing allowance.
- Annual return flights to your home country.
- Comprehensive medical insurance.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Subsidised tuition for staff children.
About Suzhou
Suzhou is a city of two halves. Downtown, old Suzhou is full of canals, stone bridges, pagodas and is famous for its ancient gardens dating back to the Song Dynasty. But it is also a modern city with good roads, rail links, an ever expanding underground metro system and modern apartments. On the east side of the Old City is Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), where the school is located. Despite the name, this area also has canals, is very green with wide roads and plentiful parks. The lake in the centre is great for walking, running or biking around. Most foreigners live in this area of the city where the infrastructure is excellent. The high speed trains mean Shanghai is only half an hour away and you can get to Beijing in about 5 hours, making it a great location for exploring the rest of China. Nearby airports are in Wuxi and Shanghai Hongqiao (45 minutes) while Shanghai Pudong airport is approximately 2 hours by car.
Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in their care and expects all applicants to share this commitment.
Contact Win now on
+44 (0) 203 455 0195 or email me at
win@SeekTeachers.com for any further information.
