Associate Director of College Counseling

About the role

Greenwich Academy seeks an outstanding educator to join a collaborative team of counselors in a college-counseling office that builds strong, personal relationships with students and their families. The new counselor will advise students throughout their high-school journeys, helping them make academic and extracurricular choices and build thoughtful, ambitious college lists.

Extensive, proactive, and personal support are hallmarks of the office. The new member must be committed to providing that level of care to every student throughout the application process. The associate director will also share responsibilities for community outreach, communication with colleges, and development of new initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Advise students on academic and extracurricular choices to support their college goals.
• Guide students in developing thoughtful, ambitious college lists.
• Provide extensive, proactive, and personal support throughout the college-application process.
• Engage in community outreach and communication with colleges.
• Contribute to the development of new initiatives within the counseling office.

Requirements

• A minimum of three years of experience in selective college admissions or school-based college counseling.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Commitment to professional development and travel to conferences and college campuses.
• Familiarity with students pursuing recruitment for athletics and performing or visual arts is preferred.
• Facility with SCOIR is a plus.
• Demonstrated values consistent with the school’s mission, including engagement with lifelong learning and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

About the school

Greenwich Academy is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls and young women that seeks to foster excellence. Its mission is to provide a challenging, comprehensive educational experience grounded in a rigorous liberal-arts curriculum within an inclusive, diverse community. The school’s objective is to develop girls and young women of exceptional character and achievement who demonstrate independence, resilience, courage, integrity, and compassion.