High School Bridge Counselor - Chicago, United States - Chicago Jesuit Academy

Chicago Jesuit Academy

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Chicago, United States

2 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

High School Bridge Counselor

Requirement:
Fluency in both English and Spanish

Chicago students have the right to a well-resourced high school education, but the placement process is complicated to navigate alone.

High School Bridge (HSB) helps students attending elementary schools in communities impacted by systemic disinvestment find and succeed in their best-fit high schools.

We advocate for 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th graders and their families as they build the foundation for their success in high school, after high school and the start of their careers.

Over the next seven years, the High School Bridge Program will grow to serve 1,800 students from 18 different elementary schools in seventh through tenth grades as they chart their unique path by accompanying them through their transition to best-fit high schools.

The person in this position reports to the Director of the HSB Program and works closely with the HSB Team.

Applicants for this position must be committed professionals who take initiative to creatively identify and solve problems. Strong applicants are excited about the start-up nature of the work.

The position occasionally requires non-traditional work hours for evening or weekend events to respond to student needs as they arise.

This position is based at Chicago Jesuit Academy, but requires regular travel to partner elementary schools and high schools.

The High School Bridge Counselor will:

Demonstrate fluency in both English and Spanish:
Work with a core group of elementary schools to implement a high school transition program and with the HSB Team to support high school and postsecondary access for students and alumni of each school.
Accompany alumni from our partner schools as they matriculate to high school by designing and implementing creative opportunities for relationship building such as social media campaigns and alumnimeetups to stay in contact with alumni as they navigate ninth and tenth grades.
Conduct individual and group parent meetings with current students and alumni.
Visit students at their current schools and assess the level of care being provided by these schools.
Update and maintain the confidentiality of student information in the College-Persistence Salesforce database on a regular basis.
Actively communicate with and engage families in events and programming.
Work in partnership with the HSB Team and Notre Dame's Lab for Economic Opportunities to evaluate the impact of this intervention on students in Chicago.
Support CJA's development efforts by sharing his or her work with friends and benefactors who support the scholarship needs of CJA students and the ongoing needs of CJA alumni.
Model the ideal of a "person for others" in the Jesuit tradition.
Execute other duties as assigned.

Mission:

Chicago Jesuit Academy is a loving and academically rigorous tuition-free Catholic elementary school for students and families from resilient communities impacted by historical disinvestment.

We accompany our students and alumni from enrollment through the start of their careers as they develop their gifts and grow as men and women for others.

Means:
Located in Austin on Chicago's West Side, CJA admits students to all grades in our lower and middle school without regard for their race, ethnicity or religion, and CJA enrolls 3rd-, 4th
- and 5th-grade students without regard for their past levels of academic achievement.

We use small class sizes, extended school days and an 11-month school year to give personal care to our students and help them develop as whole persons.

We accompany our alumni on their unique paths to meaningful employment and support them throughout high school, their post-secondary education and the start of their careers, always welcoming them back as leaders at CJA and in the broader community.

CJA students, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, volunteers and benefactors listen to and learn from one another and make disciplined sacrifices to accomplish our shared mission.

We partner with other schools and the broader community to create access to better educational resources, confront systemic racism and remove obstacles to educational equity.

We call one another to find God in all things and be men and women for others who are open to growth, loving, religious, intellectually competent and committed to doing justice.

Pay:
$50, $55,000.00 per year

Benefits: