Founded in 2010, Ekya Schools is a chain of progressive K-12 schools in Bangalore, India. The vision of the College and Career Guidance(CCG) cell at Ekya schools is to guide and nurture student aspirations and provide them with a platform to achieve their ambition by embarking on a rewarding future career path.
Role Purpose:
The CCG cell is the link between students, parents, teachers and global universities by providing a program focusing on the significant aspects of career counselling and the college planning/placement process. The primary role of the CCG Program Coordinator is to
? address and ensure every student's individual career needs and goals
? build career awareness for the school community through workshops, expert sessions and university sessions.
? facilitate collaboration between counsellor, student, parent, educators and all other stakeholders
Roles and Responsibilities:
Counselling:
? Guide students to identify interests, skills, and college and career goals
? One on One Counseling for students at the campus
? Guide students with portfolio and college applications that include college essays and interview skills
? Research and provide students resources suited to their needs and as required.
? Analysis of students' psychometric assessment.
Develop a career-aware senior school community:
? Coordinate and facilitate year-round workshops, seminars, University (India and International) and Expert sessions, and Career Camps for all stakeholders across campuses
? Equip teachers and parents with tools and frameworks to support student career development
? Build an information repository of college, courses, exams and scholarships
? Mentor staff on methods of writing effective letters of recommendation.
? Maintain a dashboard of college-related information for students with regular updates.
? Liaise with universities worldwide and facilitate information sessions on campus
? Organize and guide field trips for students to universities and education fairs.
? Raising the profile of the school in university circles.
? Consolidate student data and documentation required for the college application process.
? Consolidate alumni data
Professional Development:
? Explore, design and conduct workshops and training modules in college and career guidance for all stakeholders at the campus
? Attend, identify and coordinate upskilling workshops in the field of college guidance and counselling
Team Responsibilities:
? Be a team player at all times.
? Manage the tasks allotted and ensure that deadlines are met.
? Support the College and Career Guidance, Program Coordinator in any other daily tasks as required
? Report to the College and Career Guidance, Program Coordinator every week with the team and task progress
Required Core Competencies:
? Experience with counselling principles, techniques, and practices as applied to students' problems and developmental needs.
? Knowledge about developments in curriculum, pedagogy, and assessments
? Keen understanding of the Indian and Global education scenario and critical issues and development in education and industry
? Outstanding organisational and communication skills.
? Strong work ethic and attention to detail.
? Ability to problem solve, prioritise, multi-task, and lead by example.
? Tech-savvy individual with a willingness to learn new tools and technology platforms.
? Willingness to travel as required across all CMR K-12 and Ekya campuses.
Professional Background:
? Bachelor, Master or Doctorate in counselling and guidance is preferred
? Degree from top Indian institutes or global universities
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to ?50,000.00 per month
Schedule:
Day shift
Work Location: In person
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