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HS Counselor - Shanghai SMIC Private School - China

Responsibilities:       

  • Provide school-wide support to students, faculty and parents
  • Provide college guidance counseling to grades 11 and 12 students, including SMIC-International and SMIC GAP (Going Abroad Program) students
  • Work extensive with students, and parents/families to help them with the college application process
  • Counsel students in character building and life skills
  • Counsel MHS students as needed (individual and group)
  • Assist with updating the high school profile
  • Teach Life Skills for grades 11 and 12 including for the GAP students
  • Work with students who have specific learning or emotional/behavioral needs
  • Advise students academically, particularly those on academic probation
  • Meet with parents and teachers when necessary to develop interventions for students with academic or emotional/behavioral needs
  • Work with the Child Protection Officer (CPO) and the Child Protection Team when needed for high school students in grades 11 and 12
  • Assist afterschool Homework Club
  • Regularly update high school level life skill’s curriculum information on ATLAS
  • Assist with standardized testing duties as assigned (inclusive of, not limited to, SAT, ACT, PSAT, MAP, and possibly AP test administration; professional development presentations at faculty meetings, etc.)
Posted: September 2018
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LocationShanghai, China
Start DateAugust 2018
Contract Length2 Years
Eligible CandidatesLicensed Teacher
Student LevelHigh School
Monthly SalaryUSD 3000
Number of Vacancies1

Job Benefits

  • Faculty remuneration with the global health insurance coverage is commensurate with qualifications and experience
  • Housing and meal subsidies
  • Home travel and relocation allowances are also available

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Certificates
Teaching Credential/License
Education RequiredBachelor
Additional School Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree required in an education-related field (i.e., counseling, psychology preferred but degrees in secondary education, secondary education, or administration considered)
  • Eligible for a valid counseling, teaching and/or administrative license/certificate in secondary counseling
  • At least 8 years counseling experience (including at least 5 years of experience in college preparation guidance counseling) in a secondary school setting
  • Evidence of current relevant professional development in counseling

About the School

Originally founded in 2001, the SMIC Private School was created to serve families employed by the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company (SMIC), one of the most advanced semiconductor companies in China. Over the years, the school’s reputation grew along with enrollment demands as we expanded to include students from outside the company as well. Today, our staff of almost 340 (of whom almost half are foreigners) serves over 2800 students in grades K-12 in both English and Chinese tracks. SMIC is a highly academic international school-style private school, which is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and is recognized by the Shanghai Education Bureau. The English Track division offers an American-style curriculum (in English) based on US standards. Among our distinguishing features, we provide a phenomenally successful and diverse AP program (95% of our students score 3 or higher on average) and a uniquely successful Chinese language program that has fantastic student achievement results. With 462 graduates since 2006, 100% of our high school graduates since 2010 have been accepted to international colleges and universities or have gone to compulsory military service in their countries. The colleges and universities included 34 of the top 100 elite institutions in the world such as Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, Brown, New York University, Rice, University College London, McGill, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, and Johns Hopkins. We're not only about academics, though, as we have many extra-curricular program options as well including 9 different award-winning sports programs and 51 after-school clubs for students to join. Whether SMIC Private School students pursue academics, sports, or other extra-curricular activities, our staff and active school community encourages their efforts to aim for excellence, while retaining a sense of honor, community, and joy.