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College Counselor - IDEA Mission College Prep (Immediate Opening)

IDEA Public Schools
IDEA Public Schools Salary
Mission, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 1/31/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/28/2025

Description

Role Mission : As a member of the College Counseling Team, the College Counselor executes the graduation plan and college enrollment for all students at their assigned campus. In this capacity, College Counselors deploy initiatives to educate students about college education and help students navigate the college research, admissions, and enrollment process. This leader will work in a fast paced, rapidly expanding entrepreneurial environment, in pursuit of college matriculation goals.

This role will require up to approximately 25% travel annually. Typically, this will look like travel for districtwide events and occasional monthly travel to schools and professional development opportunities.

This position is grant-funded with Title I Part A funds. This is a grant-funded position and funding may be extended. A grant-funded position has no guarantee of ongoing and indefinite employment. All duties and responsibilities tied to this position are allowable and allocable to the grant. The employee will work solely (100%) on allowable activities outlined in the grant program.

What We Offer

Compensation :

Salaries for people entering this role typically fall between $59,880 and $69,161, commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications and in alignment with internal equity.This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.

Other Benefits :

We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse / domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include :

  • Paid Family Leave : Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
  • Tuition Reimbursement : Staff members may apply for up to​ 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
  • Employer-Paid Mental / Behavioral Health : 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24 / 7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.

Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.

What You Bring Competencies

Qualifications :

  • Education : Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
  • Experience : At least 2 years of teachingexperience in K-12 or higher education, preferred; 1 years of college access experience, required
  • Certificate : Valid Counseling certificate preferred
  • Knowledge and Skills :

  • Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment
  • Experience in college admissions is preferable
  • Ability to build solid student and family relationships
  • Strong command of the English language both verbal and written
  • What You’ll Do Accountabilities

    Matriculation and College Acceptance

  • 100% of graduates matriculate to a College / University
  • 25% of graduating students matriculate to a Tier I / Tier II College / University
  • 15% of graduating students matriculate to a Tier I College / University
  • Student Achievement

  • 100% of 9th-12th graders On Track to Graduate (OTG)
  • 21 average ACT score for 12th graders by end of 12th grade
  • Responsibilities :

  • Execute college enrollment campaigns (quality applications campaign, financial aid campaign, matriculation campaign) for the campus
  • Advise and motivate students towards college enrollment, Tier 1, and Tier 2 college matriculation, improving ACT scores and OTG rates
  • Support with the school’s master schedule, schedule all students, and audit transcripts for appropriate course placement
  • Initiate and oversee initiatives that improve the quality of student applicants and, in turn, the quality of college admissions and college enrollments
  • Report progress towards goals to regional and campus leadership and advise on schoolwide pivots necessary to deliver results
  • Analyze data dashboards, resources, and communications to meet benchmarked results
  • Enforce procedures that both meet college readiness compliance requirements and create transformational practices that improve college completion rates
  • Support RTTC teachers in planning college field lessons and ACT prep lessons
  • Design college-going culture initiatives with students and families based on trust, understanding, and respect for their community
  • Participate in professional development from national and external stakeholders
  • We look for Team and Family who embody the followingvaluesand characteristics :

  • Believes and is committed to our missionand being an agent of change : that all studentsare capable of gettingto and through college
  • Has demonstrated effectiveoutcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
  • Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improvequickly
  • Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
  • Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
  • Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
  • Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationshipsin order toachieve outcomes
  • We believe in education asa professionand hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students
  • Salary : $59,880 - $69,161

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