We are hiring!
Valdo Academics is currently looking for the following positions:
The applications are held on a rolling basis, so we will review them on a weekly basis and will close once we find a suitable candidate. If you see the position, then it is still open, but you are encouraged to apply ASAP, as it normally takes us no longer than 3 weeks to fill a position.
You need to complete our online application form, which will prompt you to answer the following application questions (max 150 words each):
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Why are you the best candidate to fill this role?
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What would be your personal development objectives for the first year of employment with us?
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Please describe your responsibilities and results in a relevant work experience.
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Excluding this job, what would your dream job be?
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Please upload a CV and cover letter.
It takes us typically 2 weeks to process your application, so if you do not hear from us within that timeframe, that means you will be unlikely to be invited to an interview.
If you are looking to join our network of self employed tutors to teach our students, you can apply using the tutor application page.
Educational Consultant
Snapshot
As Educational Consultant, you will be responsible for working closely with students and families providing advice with regards to:
(1) day to day educational decisions, mostly within the realm of the International Baccalaureate, and
(2) long term choices with regards to university applications and degree orientation.
(3) Assembling teams of tutors to provide support for students in their academic journeys
Impact: Change a student's life.
At 17 years of age, students find themselves in front of major crossroads. As educational consultant, you will play a vital role in these kids' journey, and you will be remembered for all their life as the key person who was there when they needed this crucial support, at the very end of their high school journey.
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Will they become lawyers? Or will they become musicians?
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Will they have the courage and the support they need to face these difficult choices?
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Will they improve at school, thus opening doors which are about to close for them?
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Will they be crushed by anxiety, or will they have the strength and support to build a plan to success?
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Will they have access to the right information at the right time, so as to make conscious decisions?
Impact: Help parents succeed
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Imagine having a kid, and devoting all your energies and resources to their education. For nearly two decades, you will be working towards helping them fulfill their potential. University is one of the most important milestones in that journey. Suddenly, major challenges stand in your way:
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You do not understand your kid's international diploma, and grades are not up to scratch.
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You do not know how to help your son or daughter make the most of the opportunities they have.
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You do not understand foreign university applications
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Likelihood is... your child is shutting down communication, as part of the much studied teenage-parent dynamics.
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This is where educational consultants come in. You can help parents help their children, by acting as a bridge between knowledge and action, between intention and opportunity
Impact: work with students with Special Educational Needs
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We work with students who have a variety of Special Education Needs, learning disorders, and histories of vulnerability, including
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Dyscalculia
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Asperger Syndrome
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ADHD
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Generalised Anxiety Disorder
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Post-Traumatic stress disorder
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Dyslexia
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We partner with doctors and psychologists to guide our work as consultants in these instances.
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As educational consultants, you will give students who have been labelled as "incapable of success", or as outcasts, the support they need to succeed at school, and find their path to a university they love.
Examples of scenarios where you will provide advice
(1) DAY TO DAY EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS
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Can you comfort a student who believes they will never be good enough to do well in a given subject (e.g. mathematics), and instill them enough confidence to attempt a credible plan to get better?
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EE, IAs, Maths AA vs Maths AI… Can you work with Italian families, who do not speak English, and explain to them how the confusing world of the International Baccalaureate works? Can you help them understand the challenges faced by their kids?
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Can you spot when a student’s objectives have been set too high? Can you hold the conversation with their family to reframe those goals towards a more credible pathway?
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Are you interested in matching pupils with the best tutor (typically a bright instructor who attended Cambridge, Harvard, Bocconi, or one of the world’s best universities), to help them work harder and smarter towards their objectives?
(2) UNIVERSITY APPLICATION GUIDANCE
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Where should a student apply to university? What’s the difference between studying in the UK, USA, Netherlands, Italy, and Spain?
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How do applications work? When should a family begin to prepare them? What interim objectives should students lay out, once they define where they want to apply?
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Can you tell a good personal statement from a bad one? Do you know the difference between a UK personal statement and an American College application essay?
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Can you discuss with a family whether their university ambitions are realistic or unrealistic?
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What should a student do, if they are profoundly undecided as to where they should apply?
Pay and details
WORK SCHEDULE
Valdo Academics does not simply work for our clients. It works for us too! Therefore we are committed to promoting a high-quality work-life balance with 4 to 4.5 days working weeks depending on the seasonality of the business.
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June-September (Low season): 4-days working week (you pick a fixed day off)
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October-May (High Season): 4.5 days working week (you pick a fixed half day off)
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Hours: 8:00 AM-12:00PM UK Time. Then long lunchbreak (we take between 2 and 3.5 hours off) and work a further 4 hours from when you start.
LOCATION
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Work is entirely online. You can therefore join our team of "Digital Nomads"
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See fiscal residency requirements below.
SALARY
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Based on experience and to be discussed with each candidate
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Standard range with the reduced working week: Between £24k and £32k, to be discussed with each candidate.
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Non standard range: if you are an educational consultant seeking to find the support of a structured company to make your business more scalable, and you can bring in your existing portfolio of clients, we can discuss a bespoke plan that recognises the overall contribution.
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25 Holiday days ON TOP of the reduced working week
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
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You will have direct contact with your boss and ample space to learn on the job and grow due to the speed at which this online education startup is expanding
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The position is 100% online: you can work from home, the beach or wherever else you want, as long as you have reliable internet connection and a professional meeting environment set up when needed.
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You will join a tightly knit team of educational advisors who are leaders in their sector
Requirements
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Bachelors Degree or equivalent
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Work experience: the applicant must
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EITHER have 2+ years experience in career and university guidance
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OR have tutored the IB / worked as a teacher / examiner / IB school coordinator for 2+ years
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OR have a teaching qualification such as for instance a PGCE.
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Please note that attending a competitive university does not automatically mean you have experience in helping students apply to these universities, nor does "helping a sibling".
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Fiscal residency
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The position as described above is for someone who is resident in the United Kingdom.
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If you are resident in Italy, we can arrange a hire with our local partner company, Valdo Academics SRL, but the wage figures will be discussed with them and will be different.
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No other fiscal residence is admissable
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Other skiils:
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Excellent 1:1 communication skills and empathy. You will have to do a lot of listening!
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We work online, so you must have an ability to work across multiple online platforms and standard online tools (whatsapp, slack, google drive, google docs, google sheets, gmail, google calendar, etc). We cannot provide technological training and we will give for granted a basic understanding of how those tools work.
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An openness to an international working environment
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A friendly and professional attitude for teamwork
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Languages:
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Fluent written and spoken English
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Fluent written and spoken Italian
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If you are not fluent in BOTH written and spoken English AND Italian, please do not apply.
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Progression
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There will be quarterly performance reviews. All of our current staff saw at least a 10% wage increase in the first year of work, following satisfactory performance
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You may progress in two "directions" within the company
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Vertically: if you enjoy holding direct client-facing responsibilities, you will manage more delicate situations, whether that involves more vulnerable students, or more delicate clients for the company. We will be ready to invest in your development if that is your wish. For instance, we have paid postgraduate qualifications for many of our educational consultants in the past, including College Counselor qualifications, as well as Masters Degree in Counselling.
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Horizontally: if you enjoy coordinating multiple people and meeting clients and students less often, you will be able to grow in your development by coordinating the launch of our new products. Historically, we have launched a new course or service every four months... so you are certain to keep busy!
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Thinking you might be a director too?
We are looking for a director of our UK operations. This can be combined with an educational consultant position for a suitable candidate. If you think you meet the requirements, you can apply for both positions.
UK Director
Job Description
As a UK Director, you will be tasked with
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Determining the company's business strategy and budget, present it to the shareholder, and have it approved for the year.
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Holding quarterly reports to the shareholders
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Work closely with our accountants to ensure that the company meets its due diligence obligations
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Applying the company's compliance policies
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Hiring new staff
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Monitoring performance of permanent staff
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Overseeing the smooth runnning of the company's day to day operations
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Follow the company's procedures to comply with statutory director responsibilities, or change those procedures as appropriate.
Pay and details
This will be discussed with each individual based on their experience.
The pay will include a fixed fee, as well as a perfomance fee.
Requirements
You must have experience in a leadership or managerial position.
You must be fiscally resident in the UK.
Interview process
You will be invited for a round of three interviews, where you will have to respond to a variety of related case studies.
Administrator
Job Description
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The administrator will run the day to day management of Valdo Academics, with administrational tasks which ensure the smooth facilitation of lessons, of tutor search&matching, tutor recruitment.
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You will work in a small team (6 people) coordinating the placement and matching of tutors with students.
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You will hold calls with clients to explain invoices and payment orders if there are any queries.
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You will have direct contact with your boss and ample space to learn on the job and grow due to the high growth nature of this online academy
Impacting how we work
This is not a purely administrational role. You will be required to exercise strong creative thinking. Which tasks should be automated? How can we more efficiently match tutors and families? Based on the crises and emergencies we are logging internally, what systems can be designed for risk prevention?
Showing signs of this creative problem solving will be key to receiving more responsibilities and overseeing new processes.
Pay and details
WORK SCHEDULE
Valdo Academics does not simply work for our clients. It works for us too! Therefore we are committed to promoting a high-quality work-life balance with 4 to 4.5 days working weeks depending on the seasonality of the business.
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June-September (Low season): 4-days working week (you pick a fixed day off)
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October-May (High Season): 4.5 days working week (you pick a fixed half day off)
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Hours: 8:00 AM-12:00PM UK Time. Then long lunchbreak (we take between 2 and 3.5 hours off) and work a further 4 hours from when you start.
LOCATION
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Work is entirely online. You can therefore join our team of "Digital Nomads"
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See fiscal residency requirements below.
SALARY
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Based on experience and to be discussed with each candidate
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Standard range with the reduced working week: Between £18k and £24k, to be discussed with each candidate.
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25 Holiday days ON TOP of the reduced working week
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
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You will have direct contact with your boss and ample space to learn on the job and grow due to the speed at which this online education startup is expanding
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The position is 100% online: you can work from home, the beach or wherever else you want, as long as you have reliable internet connection and a professional meeting environment set up when needed.
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You will join a tightly knit team of educational advisors who are leaders in their sector
Requirements
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Bachelors degree or equivalent
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Fiscal residency
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The position as described above is for someone who is resident in the United Kingdom.
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If you are resident in Italy, we can arrange a hire with our local partner company, Valdo Academics SRL, but the wage figures will be discussed with them and will be different.
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No other fiscal residence is admissable
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Miscallaneous skills:
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We work online, so you must have an ability to work across multiple online platforms and standard online tools (whatsapp, slack, google drive, google docs, google sheets, gmail, google calendar, etc). We cannot provide technological training and we will give for granted a basic understanding of how those tools work.
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The only exception is excel, in which we will train you. But you must be ready to work with numbers and excel
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An openness to an international working environment
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A friendly and professional attitude for teamwork.
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Languages:
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Fluent written and spoken English
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Fluent written and spoken Italian
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If you are not fluent in BOTH written and spoken English AND Italian, please do not apply.
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