University Counsellor

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
September 2025

24 January 2025

**Job overview**:
**About the School - The British School of Barcelona**

The British School of Barcelona (BSB) is a great school in a wonderful location. We are an HMC school and were judged by a recent BSO (British Schools Overseas) inspection to be outstanding in every area, including quality of education, safeguarding, pupil welfare and academic outcomes.

BSB is a large, very popular school for children aged 3 to 18. Our curriculum is based on the English National Curriculum, and we offer a wide range of GCSEs, A levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma, all alongside a significant enrichment programme.

Over 2000 pupils from more than 74 nationalities attend the school and over 315 staff work at BSB. We are based in three locations, two just outside the city of Barcelona - in Castelldefels, where we have a Primary, Secondary and Pre-University campus, and in the cosmopolitan town of Sitges, where we have another Primary campus. BSB City is in the heart of the city of Barcelona itself with a Foundation campus (built September 2021), and a brand-new main campus which opened in September 2023.

The growth of the school has been accompanied by significant investment over recent years, including the building of a state-of-the art Pre-University Centre (Nexus), a full-sized 4G rugby and football pitch, dedicated STEM facilities and the new BSB City campuses.

Barcelona is a wonderful place to live, combining an amazing city with beach and mountains nearby. The quality of life is excellent with a mild climate and year-round sunshine.

The school now has an exciting opportunity for an experienced **University Counsellor**to join our fantastic team.

**About Cognita**

Cognita is a global leader in independent education. Founded in 2004, we are a growing community of 100+ schools in 16 countries - in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East - serving more than 85,000 students. Each of our schools are proudly unique, however our collective purpose is to create an environment where everyone can, ‘Thrive in a rapidly evolving world’.

**About the role**

We are looking for a full-time, permanent University Counsellor and Futures Adviser who would work across the BSB City and Castelldefels campuses.

As a BSB member of staff you will also be expected to contribute towards helping to deliver the whole school strategic priorities. You will be expected to do anything reasonably required by the Headteacher and Principal.
- Lead and coordinate the BSB City and BSB Castelldefels Futures team to provide and quality assure excellent university guidance and futures advice. (The majority time will be at the Castelldefels campus)
- Line manage a dedicated assistant Futures Advisor and work closely with the Directora Técnica (expert on Spanish universities). Coordinate three further staff members who have a time allocation within the Futures team.
- Support the professional development of the Futures team.
- Develop and lead on the annual Futures Pathway programme across Years 10-13. To include dedicated support through the Y11 Options process, annual transition weeks, and the PSHE programme.
- Analyse university destination data and make informed improvements.
- Lead and organise the Selective Admission Group for selective university pathways, including organisation of mock interview practise and admission tests.
- Organise a programme of workshops and university visits for students and parents to promote post-18 options across both campuses.
- Lead on the annual Futures Festival and university fair.
- Oversee the Unifrog platform.
- Maintain and develop relationships with universities and employers to facilitate effective guidance and transition for students.
- Facilitate access to work experience in the local setting.
- Provide information, advice, guidance and coaching through 1-1 student and parent meetings to support with university and career choices.
- Have an in-depth knowledge of competitive university admissions globally and attend relevant conferences and training as appropriate.
- Be a visible, proactive member of the sixth form team, providing support to the two Heads of Year and team of twenty tutors as required.

**Other responsibilities**
- To continue your personal development and participate in the school’s staff development programme.
- To engage actively with the school’s performance management programme. To attend staff meetings, open evenings, and parents’ evenings.
- To contribute to the smooth running of the Nexus building, including duties and attending briefings.

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**Who we are looking for**:

- Qualification: Degree level qualification
- Knowledge/experience: Experience in education. Knowledge of both IB, A Level and University entrance.

**What we can offer you**:

- A fantastic team of staff who are committed, supportive and collabor