Higher Education Advisor

vor 21 Stunden

StLégier, Schweiz Haut-Lac International Bilingual SchoolSwitzerland Vollzeit

**Job type**:
Part Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
15/08/2025

28 February 2025

**Job overview**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- ** University and Career Guidance**:

- **US universities**: including the Common App, essays, financial aid, and standardized testing (SAT/ACT).
- ** Swiss universities**: including program selection, admissions criteria, and language requirements.
- ** Other European and global Universities**: focusing on English-taught programs in countries such as the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Italy and Scandinavian nations.
- Develop and deliver a structured university counselling curriculum for students in MYP4, 5, IB1 and 2, including assemblies and 1:1 sessions for students and workshops for parents.
- Facilitate career exploration opportunities, such as inviting guest speakers and organizing an annual careers fair.
- Accompany students to local University fairs; organize University fairs and visits at Haut-Lac as appropriate.
- Provide support to students and families over the summer during critical stages, such as IB results release.
- ** Collaboration and Advocacy**:

- Collaborate with teachers, Programme Coordinators, and the Guidance Counsellor to ensure a holistic approach to academic and personal support.
- ** Global University Expertise**:

- Stay up-to-date on global trends in higher education and emerging opportunities for students.
- Attend relevant yearly conferences, such as the CIS global forum on international admission and guidance.
- Provide guidance on financial aid and Scolarship opportunities in various regions.

**Assessment and Administration**:

- Administer external assessments such university entrance exams, coordinating preparation and support as needed.
- Advice students on SAT/ACT exam preparation
- Manage and maintain accurate student records, ensuring they are accessible to relevant staff.

**Professional Qualifications and Profile**:

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in education, counselling, or a related field.
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in university counselling, preferably in international schools; knowledge of the Swiss university system is highly desired.
- Familiarity with IB MYP, DP, and CP programs, including university recognition policies for the IB Diploma and the IBCP.
- Fluency in English is essential; French language skills are highly desirable.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to support students, parents, and staff.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills, including managing multiple deadlines effectively and crafting recommendation letters.
- Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.

**Core Competencies**:

- ** Respect**: Demonstrate respect for students’ diverse ambitions and cultural backgrounds.
- ** Resilience**: Adapt to the evolving demands of university admissions processes with confidence and professionalism.
- ** Sense of Belonging**: Foster a supportive and inclusive environment for all students and families.
- ** Open-mindedness**: Embrace diverse career and education pathways, understanding that each student’s journey is unique.

**Additional Expectations**:

- Travel and work during times of school closure may be required, together with occasional work on evenings and weekends.

**We Offer**:

- A dynamic and creative working environment.
- A nurturing school community and a modern campus ideally located in the hills above Vevey.

Due to Swiss immigration law, only Swiss citizens, Swiss permit holders, or EU member country passport holders can apply.

**About**Haut-Lac International Bilingual School**:
**Haut-Lac International Bilingual School**
- Chemin de Pangires 26, St-Légier
- Vaud 1806
- Switzerland

+41 1 555 50 00

Haut-Lac International Bilingual School is a K-12 school nestled in the hills above Vevey (Switzerland) that boasts state-of-the-art campuses with breathtaking views of Lake Geneva and the Alps.

Haut-Lac is a unique school with a truly bilingual approach to education as well as learning pathways that are responsive to student progress and goals. It offers both Swiss and International students the choice between a variety of programmes such as “Learning means the World” in the infant and primary school, the prestigious IBDP, IBMYP and more recently the IBCP as well as a support programme to facilitate the return to public school in order to do a “maturity. The school also has the capacity to provide flexibility in the programme to promote elite student athletes.

Haut-Lac is a CIS accredited school.

The future of education is ever changing, and Haut-Lac is a school that prides itself on staying ahead of the trend and offering not only a quality education, but a lively school community atmosphere.

The Primary school campus and extensive whole-school sport facilities were completed in 2014. It is situated close to the secondary school in St-Légier, and comprises classrooms, specialist art and music room

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