College & Career Guidance Counselor - Student Development

Job Description

Position Summary:

Menaul School is looking for a well-organized, inspirational, detail-oriented candidate with excellent communication skills and high aspirations to serve as our college counselor. This position is part-time, but may be combined with other responsibilities to create a full-time position. The college counselor at Menaul School is a professional who will help each student to create an individualized plan for university admission and post-high school life. Menaul School students are well-prepared for college academics, and a highly successful college counselor will help to connect our students to right-fit programs in New Mexico, other states, and internationally.

Basic Information:

Job Title: College Counselor
Job Location: Albuquerque, NM
Target Population: Menaul School students, primarily at junior and senior level
School Type: American Regionally Accredited Independent School with an A Niche.com rating
Starting Date: August, 2022

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Communicates regularly with administration, faculty, families, and students
• Builds and maintains relationships with admissions professionals
• Develop and maintain a strong data-driven system to track student progress and outcomes
• Compiles regular records of college admissions activity, especially an end-of-year report
• Organizes standardized testing at the school through the College Board
• Inspire students to dream big for college and career aspirations
• Develop student skills applicable to the admissions process (essay writing, interviewing, intrapersonal skills)
• Educates students and families about the specific details of the college admissions process, including scholarship and financial aid opportunities
• Assisting students in course selection, extracurriculars, test prep and planning pathways for competitive college admissions
• Develops and maintains a strong knowledge of colleges and universities, including admissions criteria, university tiers, specific programs of study, college athletics
• Holds weekly college seminars with different student populations to help them formulate an admissions plan, alert them to upcoming deadlines, review files, teach specific skills, and otherwise give developmentally appropriate guidance
• Prepares supplementary materials to be sent to colleges, including college counselor letters, transcripts, school program descriptions
• Review student files and be available for answering questions
• Work effectively with students on both an individual and group basis
• Maintains appropriate contact with students and parents
• Complies with Menaul School Employee Standards of Conduct, upholds and enforce rules, administrative directives and school policies

Minimum Requirements for Application:

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally or internationally accredited college or university
• Ability to regularly create, track, and report key data in a professional manner
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and research skills
• Ability to maintain high level of professionalism regarding students, staff, parents, and school matters

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Experience, and Abilities:

• Master’s degree from a regionally or internationally accredited college or university
• Experience, training, or education in college counseling
• Competitive college admissions experience
• Experience working with youth
• Independent school experience
• Positive relationship with administration, faculty, students
• Strong experience with MS Office Suite, especially Excel for program data and tracking
• Competency with Naviance, Parchment, the Common App, the Common Data Set, etc.

Company Description

Menaul School, an independent day and boarding school for grades 6-12 with a rich Presbyterian heritage, is seeking a qualified candidate interested in a full-time position to join its Middle School faculty in the new year. For more than 125 years, Menaul School has welcomed students of all cultures, religions, ethnicities, and income levels. World Smart exemplifies not only who we are but what we do.

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