Assistant Director of College Counseling

JOB SUMMARY:

The Assistant Director of College Counseling exhibits initiative, dedication, cooperation, and regard for confidentiality. The Assistant Director of College Counseling performs all duties as assigned by the Director of College Counseling and serves as an active member of the College Counseling team. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Educating students and parents about colleges, the college admissions process, trends, procedures, and testing; advising and supporting approximately 30 -40 seniors, 30 - 40 juniors and families as they go through the process; and helping students and families aspire realistically and choose wisely.
• Meeting with sophomores, juniors and seniors, individually and in groups, to talk about process and individual college choices.
• The College Counselor also advises 10th and 11th grade students on curricular choices and the 9th grade students as needed.
• Meeting with college admissions representatives who visit our campus and facilitating meetings between college representatives and our students. 
• The College Counselor also serves as a liaison with college admissions offices throughout the year.
• Writing an official school recommendation for each senior. To do so, the Counselor gathers information from parents, teachers, school records, and students themselves. The College Counselor also completes all School Report and mid-year report forms requested by colleges, including evaluations of Students.
• Sending initial, mid-years, and final transcripts electronically or via mail to colleges for students on your charge, following up with the status of these transcripts, and sending supporting documents when required.
• Maintaining and sharing information on colleges, college guides, scholarships, financial aid, and paying for college.
• Making informational presentations to parents and students. 
• Being aware of issues and trends in college admission, higher education, testing, as well as keeping up-to-date about specific colleges and maintaining membership in professional organizations: the College Board, the National Association, College Admission Counselors, the Southern Association of College Admission Counselors, the Association of College Counselors at Independent Schools.
• Maintaining and disseminating information about standardized tests such as SAT, ACT and AP.
• Professional development that includes college visits and travel to regional and national conferences.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Mobility sufficient to move about the campus, to include climbing stairs.
• Sight and hearing adequate to perform the duties of the job, ability to communicate clearly.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds on an infrequent basis.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree is required. 
• A minimum of five years of experience in college admissions and/or high school college

counseling is required.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort with learning new technology.
• Strong organizational ability and the ability to meet deadlines.

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Master’s Degree preferred.