Counsellor and Careers Guidance

Garden International School Eastern Seaboard Rayong is a caring and vibrant international community of happy and passionate lifelong learners. We strive for excellence through our core values; overcoming challenges, nurturing our own and each other’s potential and celebrating success. We empower our diverse and inclusive community to take responsibility for creating a sustainable and peaceful world. The core values and character development of our students are also a high priority. We have a reputation for providing academic excellence coupled with individual and high-quality pastoral care.

Garden International School, Rayong, presents an exciting opportunity to join a well-established, successful school on Thailand’s beautiful Eastern Seaboard. We are looking for a Counsellor to start in August 2024. (Job Description here)

We are currently seeking a dedicated, empathetic, and caring Counsellor to provide comprehensive Counselling and Careers Guidance to our diverse student body. This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of students, assisting them in navigating academic, personal, and career pathways with compassion and understanding.

Garden International School is a coeducational school of around 480 students, with classes from Early Years to Year 13. We have over 40 nationalities represented in our community and use an educational framework based on the English National Curriculum, leading to IGCSE and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Many of our students have English as an Additional Language and these students are supported by a strong English as an Additional Language department. We have a small boarding facility, and the school has a wonderful sense of community. Class sizes are generally small, with the students well motivated, engaged in their learning and supported by their families. Our results are impressive, with around 90% of students achieving five or more A*- C grades at IGCSE and a 100% pass rate in the IB Diploma.

Our school is fully accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS), the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) and the Thai Ministry of Education (ONESQA). We are affiliated with the International Schools Association of Thailand (ISAT) and the Department for Education in the United Kingdom. We are also a founder member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA).

We have a vibrant extra-curricular programme across the school, and candidates able to coach sports, especially football, swimming, and basketball, are particularly welcome.

Ban Chang is a semi-rural coastal town in Rayong Province, about 2 hours from Bangkok and 30 - 40 minutes from both the tourist hot spot of Pattaya and the bustling city of Rayong. Thailand is a vibrant and exciting country with rich cultural experiences; it is a beautiful part of the world with friendly people and year-round sun. It is a safe place to work overseas. The cost of living is reasonable, and teachers tend to avail themselves of high-quality holiday experiences in the region.

The health, safety, and well-being of all students at Garden International School are the foremost concern of all adults employed by the school. Aligned with the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection.

• Our students have the right to be protected. 
• Our students have the right to be safe in our school. 
• Our students have the right to be respected and listened to.

Appointed staff from the United Kingdom are to provide an International Child Protection Certificate (UK) (refer: http://www.acro.police.uk/ICPC/). Full police clearance, covering at least the previous 10 years, is necessary for all appointees who are working, or who have worked, in countries outside the United Kingdom.

Garden International School offers:

• an attractive salary;
• health insurance and accident insurance;
• an expected annual performance-related bonus of up to one month’s salary;
• baggage allowance (for Overseas Hire Contracts);
• flights from London (for Overseas Hire Contracts) at the start of the two-year contract and to London at the completion of the two-year contract. Flights are also provided for the legal spouse and up to two dependent children;
• two-year contract (renewable on mutual agreement)
• tuition fee remission for up to two dependent children.

Please see the information attached to our school TES page for further details about the school, the employment package and life in Thailand.

Teachers who would like to experience the rewards of working at our school should complete the TES application form. In addition, they should attach a letter of application addressed to Ms Jackie Houghton and an up-to-date CV, including a photograph. Three professional referees’ names and email addresses must be included on the CV and added through the TES apply now/quick apply system.

Interviews will take place via Google Meet/Zoom or face-to-face in Rayong. Early applications are encouraged, and applications will be assessed as they arrive. 

We reserve the right to close the selection process early should an exceptional candidate be identified at an early stage.