Generous

Full Time, Permanent

August 2025

12 December 2024

THE ROLE
La Garenne International School would like to appoint an ambitious and highly motivated Head of University Guidance and Student Futures Counsellor to help guide our students through their learning journey and university applications. The role involves working closely with all stakeholders to ensure that a personalised pathway is clearly defined for each student. This is a unique role that fits with our school philosophy of offering a personalised and tailored approach to each of our learners.


THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
Successful candidates will have previous experience of offering university guidance and a passion for helping young people to find their path and pursue their passions. You will possess a university degree as well as a recognised teaching or university guidance qualification. Focused and ambitious you will be willing to take ownership of the university guidance and careers process and ensure that or offering is adapted to each of our learners, their strengths and passions. You will be able to work closely with school leadership, parents, heads of department and teachers to ensure that individual pathway plans are developed for each student and also oversee the careers guidance and advising across the secondary school.


OUR SCHOOL
Our outstanding alpine location in Villars Switzerland has been welcoming boarding students, day students and their parents for over 76 years. The school’s priority is that each student from 4 to 18 years old should be happy, safe, healthy, valued and cherished. Our motto 'be happy and never, never, never give up', reflects our approach, along with Swiss values of open mindedness, responsibility, innovation, empathy and respect.
By offering a range of academic programmes together with life experiences to build resilience, we prepare our students for successful and balanced lives. Our global school trips and sports programmes provide each child with challenges to develop personal confidence. With over 40 countries represented at school, our students are immersed in the richness of cultural diversity and internationalism.
Academic excellence is highly valued and our internationally experienced and passionate teachers focus on inquiry-based learning, using state-of-the-art technology. English and French are learned side by side. Our small class sizes allow students to blossom in an optimal, flexible, creative and stimulating environment.


HOW TO APPLY
We welcome any applicant who has a passion for education, who is ready to give each learner individual attention, participate in the life of the whole school and will uphold our guiding principles.
If this is you, please send:

• A complete Curriculum Vitae
• A letter of application
• A copy of your passport information page and/or Swiss work permit (if applicable)

A UNIQUE BOARDING SCHOOL IN THE HEART OF THE SWISS ALPS
La Garenne is one of the oldest international schools in Switzerland. More than 75 years after it welcomed its first children, LGIS is now home to 170 young people aged from 4 to 18.
Set in the heart of the Swiss Alps at an altitude of 1300 metres above sea level, LGIS combines rigorous academic programmes with multiple and diverse outdoor activities all year round.
LGIS is an accredited IB World School. Study programmes include the International Primary Curriculum, the IB Middle Years and Diploma programmes and the La Garenne High School Diploma.
With ski slopes on the doorstep, students are able to make the most of our stunning location and our demanding overseas programme enables students to complement their academic studies with Service as Action projects.
Our priority is that each child at La Garenne should be happy, safe, healthy, valued and cherished. Our motto is “Be Happy, Never, Never, Never Give Up” which reflects our holistic, child-centred approach, along with traditional Swiss values of respect, politeness, tolerance and responsibility.
KEY FACTS

• Family school founded in 1947
• Geneva airport (1h30 min), Lausanne (45 min)
• French speaking Swiss Alps - Ski resort at 1,300m
• Students aged 4 to 18 years old
• Up to 180 boarding and day students
• 30-35 nationalities Reception to IB DP2
• Average class size: 12-16 students
• Staff/Students ratio 1:2
• Full time academic programme / Integration programme / Summer & Winter Camps

LA GARENNE CAMPUS
Primary & Middle School (4 to 13 years old)
LE ROC CAMPUS
IB MYP4 to IB DP2 (14 - 18 years old)