Director of College Counseling - IDEA Southeast College Prep (26-27)
Role Mission
The Director of College Counseling oversees the graduation plan and college enrollment for all students at their assigned campus. They manage the college counseling team and supervise initiatives to educate students about college education and help them navigate the college research, admissions, and enrollment process. This role requires up to approximately 25% travel annually.
What We Offer
Compensation: Salaries range between $74,764 and $87,100, commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications and in alignment with internal equity. Performance bonuses are also available based on team performance and goal attainment.
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, employer-paid mental/behavioral health, and a 403(b) plan. A relocation allowance may be offered.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
Experience: 3+ years of professional experience in K-12 education or higher education, required; 1+ years of college access experience, required; 1+ years of experience managing people or teams, highly preferred.
Certificate: Valid Counseling certificate preferred.
Responsibilities
Manage and oversee college enrollment campaigns (quality applications campaign, financial aid campaign, matriculation campaign).
Supervise and motivate CCs and RTTC teachers towards college enrollment, Tier 1, and Tier 2 college matriculation, improving ACT scores and OTG rates.
Administer the school’s master schedule, schedule all students, and audit transcripts for appropriate course placement.
Administer operating mechanisms that supervise, coach, and support CCs, and RTTC teachers.
Initiate and oversee initiatives that improve the quality of student applicants and, in turn, the quality of college admissions and college enrollments.
Analyze data dashboards, resources, and communications to meet benchmarked results.
Execute high-quality professional development for campus staff that promote a college-going culture.
Enforce procedures that both meet college readiness compliance requirements and create transformational practices that improve college completion rates.
Support RTTC teachers in planning college field lessons and ACT prep lessons.
Design college-going culture initiatives with students and families based on trust, understanding, and respect for their community.
Values and Characteristics
Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college.
Demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them.
Propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly.
Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes.
Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change.
Sets and reaches ambitious goals every day.
Wants to continue to grow with IDEA.
Work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.
About IDEA Public Schools
At IDEA Public Schools, we believe each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, we have grown from a small school with 150 students to a multi-state network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools. We serve over 80,000 college-bound students in 143 schools across Texas, Florida, Ohio, and are on-track to maintain our legacy of sending 100% of our graduates to college. When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.
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