Career Counsellor

Modern School Lucknow; Lucknow; On-site; INR 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site in Lucknow

Competitive salary

Job summary

Modern School Lucknow is seeking an experienced career and university counsellor for our senior school. You will run one-to-one and group guidance sessions, help students understand themselves, and plan routes to Indian and international universities.

You will collaborate with parents and teachers, manage applications, prepare essays and recommendations, and organize parent sessions and career fairs. The role is on campus in Lucknow with competitive pay based on experience.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in career or university counselling, ideally in a school.
• Working knowledge of Indian entrance exams and international admissions.
• Warm, steady and discreet with teenagers and anxious parents.
• Clear writer and organised record-keeper.
• Counselling certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Run one-to-one and group career counselling for grades 9–12, including Grade 10 stream choice and a Grade 8 subject-choice session.
• Use aptitude and interest assessments and explain results to students and parents.
• Guide students on Indian entrance routes (CUET, JEE, NEET, CLAT, NID and others) and applications to the UK, US, Canada, Australia and elsewhere.
• Support applications: shortlists, essays and statements of purpose, letters of recommendation, deadlines and documents.
• Hold parent sessions and career fairs, and invite university/alumni speakers.
• Keep records for every senior student and report destinations and outcomes each year.

Skills

Career counselling

Indian entrance exams

International admissions

Writings / documentation

Discretion with teenagers

Job description

Company description

Modern School, Aliganj, is an IB World School founded in 1979: IB PYP from Nursery to Grade 5, school-designed bridging years in Grades 6–8, and ICSE and ISC under CISCE in Grades 9–12. We call ourselves the Emotionally Safe School of Lucknow, and we want every student to make their next step from a place of clarity, not pressure.

Role description

You will build and run career and university guidance for our senior school, reporting to the Principal. You'll help students understand themselves, choose subjects and streams with confidence, and plan realistic routes to universities in India and abroad, working closely with students, parents and teachers.

• Run one-to-one and group career counselling for Grades 9–12, including the Grade 10 stream choice, and a subject-choice session for Grade 8.
• Use aptitude and interest assessments, and explain the results to students and parents in plain terms.
• Guide students on Indian entrance routes (CUET, JEE, NEET, CLAT, NID and others) and on applications to the UK, US, Canada, Australia and elsewhere.
• Support applications: shortlists, essays and statements of purpose, recommendation letters, deadlines and documents.
• Hold parent sessions and career fairs, and bring in university and alumni speakers.
• Keep a record for every senior student, and report destinations and outcomes each year.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years in career or university counselling, ideally in a school.
• Working knowledge of Indian entrance exams and international admissions.
• Warm, steady and discreet with teenagers and anxious parents.
• Clear writer and organised record-keeper.
• A counselling certification is a plus.

Full-time, on campus at Aliganj. We are looking for candidates already based in Lucknow. Competitive salary, commensurate with experience.