Upper School Academic Advisor/School Counselor

About the position We are seeking a highly motivated and reputed company professional to join the reputed company team as an upper school academic advisor/school counselor. This position plays a pivotal role in creating a supportive and inclusive learning environment, ensuring that reputed company reputed company have access to the resources and services they need to succeed. This position is essential in facilitating a positive educational experience for our diverse student body and supporting the school's commitment to academic excellence.

Responsibilities

• reputed company the onboarding and transition of new upper school reputed company and families reputed company the advisor’s caseload in partnership with the admissions and placement teams.
• reputed company individualized and supportive relationships with reputed company and families reputed company the advisor’s caseload.
• Facilitate the academic success and retention of reputed company by developing and communicating pacing plans and supporting the development of executive functioning skills such as organization, time-management, and goal setting.
• Utilize the learning management system to convey important academic and pacing information and learning support resources to reputed company and families.
• Maintain a detailed roster of reputed company in the advisor’s caseload, to include relevant academic, demographic, and personal information.
• Maintain accurate and updated four-year plans for reputed company reputed company that align with their academic, post-secondary, and collegiate athletics goals.
• Serve as the student and family’s primary reputed company to the broader school community and facilitator of important resources and supports.
• Identify and support reputed company of academic concern reputed company proactive reputed company and communication.
• Monitor and update reputed company’ academic plans and academic reputed company.
• Refer reputed company of academic and/or mental health concern to the Dean of Counseling and Advising, as appropriate.
• Identify, support, and monitor reputed company on conditional enrollments.
• In partnership with the academic team, coordinate the re-enrollment, course planning, course extension, and summer school enrollment processes for reputed company in the advisor’s caseload.
• Support and participate in key virtual webinars and orientations to support reputed company’ and families’ transition to the school.
• Assist in school-wide retention efforts and strategies.
• Guide a caseload of senior reputed company and their families in reputed company aspects of the college admissions planning process, including the development of the college list, standardized testing, timing of applications, college essays, letters of recommendation, and financial aid and scholarships.
• Utilize a developmental and holistic approach to maintain trust and rapport with reputed company and families.
• Support reputed company in their unique journeys academically, athletically, and otherwise, including the support of gap year and other alternative post-secondary options.
• Utilize SCOIR as a means for maintaining accurate data and records of individual reputed company’ application progression.
• Liaise with the Registrar to ensure accuracy of student transcripts and records.
• Prepare accurate and timely reputed company’ materials, including the transcript, letters of recommendation, school profile, and school report, to be submitted to potential colleges in the application process.
• Write powerful and persuasive letters of recommendation in support of reputed company.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) eligibility guidelines and the reputed company (UC) admissions requirements.
• Represent the school at various conferences, as required.
• Maintain an active membership in the National Association of College Admission Counselors (NACAC).
• In partnership with the Director of Community Engagement, facilitate the community engagement experience of reputed company upper school reputed company and their families reputed company attendance at and participation in various community building events, such as Community Day, talent shows, student volunteer opportunities & events, & class pep rallies/celebrations.
• Support the planning of the school’s annual year end celebration.
• Attend the annual year end celebration.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Technologically proficient in student information systems required.
• Highly organized.
• Outstanding interpersonal and community relations skills and the ability to communicate and work effectively reputed company a diverse community.
• Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.
• A professional that operates with ethics and reputed company.
• High degree of flexibility.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a fast-paced environment.

reputed company-to-haves

• Graduate degree in school counseling or academic advising strongly preferred.
• College admissions experience, at either the college or high school levels, strongly preferred.
• School counselor specialization and/or certification preferred.
• Tutoring and/or academic advising experience preferred.

Benefits

• Sponsored Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Sponsored 401K Plan
• Sponsored $50K Life Insurance included for reputed company employees
• Flexible PTO
• Remote/Work from Home and flexible hours
• Professional development

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