- Developing college workshops for parents and providing individual parent counseling to answer questions about high school curriculum, college acceptance, the application process, etc.
- Deliver college curriculum to prepare students for post-secondary planning
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- Maintaining a working calendar of events and tasks within the office
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- Assisting the office with the processing of incoming transfer credits and serving as liaison to the Headmaster in matters of credit acceptance and necessary make-up credits for transfer students
- Assisting the headmaster or his/her designated representative with devising remediation plans for high school failing semester grades to allow on-time high school graduation
- Maintaining the school's college counseling website, Naviance, and college rep visit site
- Developing background information for the end-of-year awards ceremony highlighting the plans of each graduating senior
- Collaborating with the Great Hearts College Counseling Team in Texas on various projects
- Attending various College Counseling meetings and other trainings
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- Exceptional writing, organizational, leadership, and interpersonal skills, along with receptivity to accountability;
- A strong work ethic, self-confidence, and the proven ability to design and execute projects;
- Responsiveness to all constituencies: students, parents, faculty, administration, the board, colleges;
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College Counselor - Irving, United States - Great Hearts Academies
Description
POSITION: FULL-TIME COLLEGE COUNSELOR
LOCATION: North Texas
CURRENTLY OPEN POSITIONS: Lakeside Upper School, Ft. Worth, TX & Irving Upper School, Irving, TX
REPORTS TO: HEADMASTER
Company Description
Great Hearts Academies is a non-profit charter management organization (CMO) that operates classical, preparatory, K-12 public charter schools. Our academies cultivate the minds and hearts of students through the pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty. We currently serve over 25,000 students across our network. Great Hearts is dedicated to providing additional communities with access to our liberal arts model, and, as the network scales both locally and nationally, we aim to restore excellence to American public education. We proudly prepare students for success at the best colleges and universities in the nation, but see our larger purpose as producing great-hearted graduates that are prepared to be intellectual, moral and engaged citizens. Additional information can be found at
College Counselor
Scope: Great Hearts Academies provides quality support and individualized attention to each student throughout our multi-year preparation for the college application process. Our perspective is that university life offers profound opportunities to students for the continuation of their pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty. It provides the time and space for students to greater deepen who they are, both intellectually and morally amongst their leaders and peers. Thus it is of the utmost importance that our college counselors assist students in identifying and attending an appropriate educational environment since the formation they receive at university will be a determining factor in their vocations and roles in society.
Purpose: College Counselors provide individualized planning and advice to students and their parents. The counselor's aim is to help students identify, apply and eventually attend the school that is the best fit given their interest, family goals and financial circumstances. There is no crisis counseling, and since the curriculum contains no electives, college counselors do not work on course selection and student scheduling.
Detailed Responsibilities
Duties involve, but are not limited to:
Qualifications
Qualified candidates will bring:
Additional Requirements
Type of fingerprint clearance: Must be able to pass fingerprint background clearance.
Physical functions: Requires but is not limited to standing, sitting, repetitious hand and body movements, bending, squatting, and reaching. May be required to move or position equipment up to 20 pounds approximately.
Travel required: May need to travel locally to the various academies within the Dallas metro area. Candidate must have reliable transportation and valid driver's license. Some national travel may be required.
This description reflects management's assignment of essential functions, it does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Additional information:Employment type: Full-time