College Advisor - St Pius X Catholic High School

Location: Atlanta, GA (On‑campus) • Full‑Time

About the role

St. Pius X High School is establishing a dedicated College Advisor role to serve as a cornerstone of our restructured, specialized counseling model. In order to support the 'whole child' while successfully navigating an increasingly competitive and complex college admissions environment, St. Pius X is separating college guidance and placement from traditional academic and personal guidance. This specialization enables academic counselors to focus directly on student scheduling, emotional well-being, and localized program management, while the College Advisor focuses exclusively on maximizing college opportunities and admissions success for our students. The College Advisor will manage the complete lifecycle of the college search and application process. This role operates as a dedicated partner to families, a technical expert on college admissions software, and an active ambassador to university admissions offices. The ideal candidate will bring valuable experience from 'the other side of the table' in higher education admissions, translating institutional insights into strong, personalized advocacy for our students.

Responsibilities

• Individualized Student & Family Advising: Manage a dedicated student caseload through the entire college search, selection, and application process. Initiate intensive outreach to juniors beginning in the spring, conducting introductory individual meetings (ranging from 5 to 30 minutes) to evaluate goals, construct initial college lists, and assess standardized testing (ACT/SAT) schedules. Provide dedicated, highly responsive guidance during the peak fall semester application season, counseling seniors on application strategies, essays, and deadlines. Conduct active, targeted outreach to under-engaged students to ensure no senior falls behind, while also guiding high-performing students applying to highly selective and competitive institutions (e.g., regional flagships and selective private universities).
• Application, Software & Document Management: Master and manage the high school's college advising platform (such as Score, Maya Learning, or similar comprehensive software) as the administrative database and transmission hub for all official student documents. Oversee and execute the electronic preparation, verification, and timely transmission of all official high school transcripts, school profiles, and recommendation packages to colleges and universities. Implement and guide the student 'brag sheet' process during the spring of junior year, ensuring students provide detailed self-evaluations to assist faculty and advisors in crafting high-impact recommendations.
• Letter of Recommendation Writing & School Advocacy: Draft comprehensive, highly personalized counselor letters of recommendation for senior college applications, utilizing school profile data and individual student profiles. Partner collaboratively with academic counselors to offer them the option to write letters