Job description for Guidance Counsellor / University Pathways Counsellor at Jogjakarta Community School
About Jogjakarta Community School
Jogjakarta Community School (JCS) is a small, internationally focused school in Jogjakarta, Indonesia. We are seeking an experienced Guidance / University Pathways Counsellor to guide our secondary learners through academic planning, university pathways, and future career options.
The Role
- The Guidance Counsellor will work with learners from Year 9, helping them understand their strengths, interests, and future goals, and supporting them through academic and university planning in Years 9–13.
- The role involves providing personalised guidance to help learners explore realistic pathways that align with their aspirations, including both university and alternative routes.
Key Responsibilities
- University and Pathway Counselling
- Guide learners from Year 9 in exploring their interests, strengths, and future goals.
- Help learners plan their academic, university, and career pathways.
- Support learners in researching suitable university options in Indonesia and overseas.
- Guide university applications, requirements, scholarships, and deadlines.
- Work with learners and families to develop appropriate post-secondary plans.
- Academic Planning
- Advise learners on Pearson Edexcel IGCSE and International A Level subject choices, ensuring they understand relevant prerequisites and how their choices may affect future university options.
- Monitor academic progress and work with learners, families, and teachers to address concerns, support academic challenges, and adjust pathways where needed.
- Learner and Family Support
- Build strong relationships with learners and families, providing proactive communication on progress, key decisions, requirements, and deadlines.
- Support learners in taking ownership of their future planning and developing a strong individual profile through extracurricular activities, internships, leadership, community engagement, and other relevant experiences.
- Application Support
- Guide learners through university research and applications, including timelines, admissions requirements, documentation, testing, personal statements, portfolios, and interviews.
- Maintain accurate records of learner pathways, applications, deadlines, and outcomes.
The Ideal Candidate
- Has experience in university, career, or student counselling, with knowledge of Indonesian and international university admissions.
- Has experience with international curricula, preferably Pearson Edexcel, Cambridge, or IB.
- Is a strong communicator who builds positive relationships with teenagers and families, and is proactive, organised, independent, and committed to supporting individual learner pathways.
Working Arrangement
This is a part-time position that can be primarily remote.
The role will involve regular online meetings with learners, online meetings and communication with families, collaboration with teachers and school leadership over roughly 2 days/week, and 2–3 in-person visits to JCS per term, where possible.
Flexible scheduling will be arranged around learner and family availability.
What We Value
At JCS, we believe that effective guidance counselling is about more than simply helping learners apply to university. It is about helping the learners understand who they are, what they value, what they are capable of, and what possibilities exist for their future.
We are looking for someone who can help our learners think beyond a predetermined list of universities and instead develop thoughtful, ambitious, and individualized pathways toward future success.
