Assistant Director of College Counseling

The school seeks a candidate who can promote the school’s Lasallian Catholic mission of serving students and can promote the school’s core values of faith, integrity, and scholarship.

The Assistant Director of College Counseling works in partnership with the Co-Directors of College Counseling within a high-functioning, fast-paced team and collaboratively with members of the Student Support Services Department, comprised of four Academic/Personal Counselors, Student Learning Center, Spartan Success, and Learning Needs, and Bishop Cummins Program Coordinators.  This position helps develop and implement a comprehensive college counseling program guiding students and parents through the college preparation, search, and application process, including, but not limited to:

• Advise and guide students and their parents through all college planning and admission process aspects, including college list building, applications, essay/personal statements, financial aid and scholarships, and decision-making. Advise prospective student-athletes on NCAA/NAIA eligibility.
• Responsible for a caseload of seniors and juniors (approximately 175 students; 98% college-bound)
• Teach and update curriculum for the mandatory College Advisory for Seniors (17 weeks) and College Advisory for Juniors (3 weeks) courses.
• Prepare and lead student and parent evening programs for all grade levels.
• Coordinate and Host 100+ College Rep Visits and Mini-College Fairs each year along with Carondelet HS.
• Serve as a liaison and build relationships with colleges and universities. Participate in ongoing professional development and cultivate relationships with college representatives through conferences and counselor fly-ins.
• Write letters of recommendation for students and help organize the student request process.
• Maintain the SCOIR application management system and the National Student Clearinghouse-Alumni Tracker.
• Attends and participates in department meetings, professional development programs, as well as actively and continually participates in the co-curricular life of the school.
• Works collaboratively and cooperatively with faculty, staff, administration, and parents.

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