College & Career Counselor

ReNEW Schools; Gary (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Steel City Academy in Gary, IN seeks a College and Career Coordinator to ensure students gain access to college, trade school or military pathways after graduation. You will coordinate 21st Century Scholar enrollment, provide academic counseling, and partner with families to plan next steps.

You will lead college admissions support, FAFSA workshops, Naviance sessions, and transcript reviews, while building external partnerships and guiding students through scheduling, credit attainment and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 2+ years of work experience in college and career counseling.
• Teaching experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate 21st Century Scholar enrollment and supervision.
• Plan and conduct 1:1 senior graduation meetings with students and parents.
• Facilitate college admissions and scholarship processes with Naviance and FAFSA.
• Organize college tours and exposure trips.
• Build external partnerships with community organizations.
• Monitor student progress and provide transcripts and credit guidance.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Coaching ability

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Time management

MS Office

Google Workspace

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Office

Google Docs/Sheets

Job description

Managerial Structure

The College and Career Coordinator will report directly to the Director of College and Career Readiness.

Position Summary

The College and Career Coordinator position is established for the purpose of ensuring that our students at Steel City have access, the knowledge and the resources to pursue a post secondary pathway - college, trade school or the military - after graduation.

Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

21st Century Scholar Program Enrollment and Supervision

• Communicate with 21st Century Scholar representative to ensure proper contact information
• Confirm the current list of approved student with current enrollment
• Check the status of each student and progress monitor their targets
• Schedule a meeting with students and parents to discuss current status and identify action steps and benchmarks
• Create a plan to recruit and enroll current middle school students in the program

High School Graduation Pathways

• Complete individual student transcript audits in preparation of 1:1 senior graduation meetings with parents and students
• Host 1:1 senior parent meetings to share updates, important deadlines and current status of graduation
• Meet with students for BOY, MOY and EOY credit and academic counseling meetings (9th-12th grade)
• Update the paper copy credit trackers for each student
• Create schedules for beginning of year and make schedule revisions mid year based upon credit attainment
• Attend Standards of Success professional development to create a Steel City implementation plan
• Fulfill all transcript requests from Steel City alumni and parents

College Admissions and Scholarships

• Partner with organizations to facilitate FAFSA workshops for students and parents
• Track successful FAFSA completion
• Follow up with Naviance program to determine which components to use
• Lead Naviance sessions with students and support navigation of platform for successful college application document submission
• Connect students with scholarship opportunities and support successful completion of applications
• Track senior college applications and acceptances
• Celebrate and tell Steel City stories of college and post secondary pathway acceptance

College Tours and Exposure Trips

• Select college tour locations
• Select student groups for tours
• Coordinate college tour schedules
• Create, distribute, and collect permission slips
• Coordinate college representatives visits
• Chaperone college tours

External and Community Partnerships

• Engage Junior Achievement as a partner and schedule them to attend
• Establish and maintain relationship with TRIO

Qualifications: Education and Prior Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2+ years of work experience in college and career counseling
• Teaching experience preferred

Qualifications: Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills and an appetite to coach and be coached.
• Motivated and responsible for personal, team and organizational development.
• Ability to manage several tasks and projects at once.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively and flexibly in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to plan and manage multiple projects independently and collaboratively and also ability to manage up to effectively ensure key milestones are being met.
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills.
• Good judgment and sense of personal responsibility; exceptional maturity, professionalism, and ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality.
• Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and/or a propensity to learn new systems quickly.
• Proficiency with Google sites and documents preferred.

Work Demands

• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally for team conferences and overnight field trips when required
• Working outside of typical school hours to ensure school mission, vision and expectations are met
• Attend school and community events and functions
• Passes a criminal background check, as required by law

Benefits and Salary

Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.

Anti-Discrimination Policy and Commitment to Diversity

Steel City Academy seeks individuals of all religious, ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual and gender identities to apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to this effort.

This job description reflects Steel City’s assignment of essential functions and qualifications of the role. Nothing in this herein restricts management’s right to assign, reassign, or eliminate duties and responsibilities to this role at any time.