Director of College Counseling
Director of College Counseling
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TheAgnesIrwin Schoolin Bryn Mawr PA has engagedDovetailEDto lead a search for aDirector ofCollegeCounselingto start in the 202526 school year. Interested candidates should review theOpportunity Statementand submit a cover letter resume and list of references as a consolidated PDF to Zack Lehman President atDovetailED Talent Sourcing at
The Agnes Irwin Schools Director of College Counseling has overall responsibility for guiding the members of each years graduating class through the transition to postsecondary education focusing specifically on the college search and application processes herself working with approximately 35counselees guiding them through the college search and application processes and helping them to shape the best possible college match.
The Director is a senior administrator serving on the Administrative Team working with the Head of School Director of the Upper School (Middle/Lower School Directors as needed) Admission Office Development Office Communications Office Director of Athletics faculty/staff students parents alumnae and Trustees. The Director exercises strategic thinking leadership creativity and administrative skills to develop and implement in collaboration with other key administrators a strategic plan for the Schools efforts for college placement.
The Director oversees a team that includes an Associate Director of College Counseling a parttime College Counselor and a College Counseling Associate who handles administrative support. The Director guides the work of the office through regular office meetings and close daily communication (both facetoface and through telephone and email) assuring the smooth functioning of the offices collective efforts. The Director manages the offices overall operation with particular emphasis on overseeing its daytoday operation which includes the recruitment evaluation selection and matriculation of approximately 6585 AIS graduates annually. The overall goal for the Director is to build the offices strengths provide initiative and leadership and implement strategic vision.
Essential Functions:
- Counsel students and parents individually and in groups through all aspects of the college application and admission process possibly including some work with AIS graduates who transfer.
- Write an official school counselor recommendation for each senior. To do so the counselor must gather information from parents teachers school records and students themselves. Provide feedback on college recommendations written by the Associate Director of College Counseling and the parttime College Counselor.
- Address small and large gatherings of people usually parents and students to discuss the college admission and application process.
- Teach college counseling seminars and copresent various programs to faculty parents prospective families and other constituent groups (including some evenings).
- Build and maintain relationships with college admission professionals by visiting college campuses maintaining regular phone/email communication and welcoming 100 college admission visitors to campus each year.
- Represent AIS at national regional and local conferences as beneficial both to learn and educate; host/direct and participate in events throughout the year sponsored by the College Counseling department such as evening workshops and college fairs/interview days/information sessions.
- Oversee the timely completion and appropriate content of teacher recommendations written by AIS faculty.
- Assist students with course registration for their senior year; Director often consults on younger students esp. athletic recruits.
- Counsel AIS advisors and coaches on their role in helping students through the college selection process.
- Guide the College Counseling department in determining and using technological programs both commercial and intraAIS as needed to effectively run the office and deliver students applications.
- Coordinate accurate records of student testing and academic work with the Registrar.
- Maintain an informative and uptodate college guidance center on campus.
- Prepare reports biannually for the Board of Trustees on the college admission process for each given class.
- Establish and maintain a yearly budget including anticipating expenses necessary to maintain a four person office.
- Direct supervisees and be a team player within the department and AIS community.
Other AIS duties as assigned:
- Attend meetings of the AIS Administrative Team as well as the Student Life/Upper School Administration group(s) (counselors medical staff deans etc. to discuss students of concern.
- Attend regular curriculum committee meetings (C3 etc. to provide information on how college admissions officers view AISs curriculum and participate in strategic AIS decisionmaking accordingly.
- Oversee the Senior Assembly program including directing a team of faculty who serve as production managers and graders.
- Oversee the administration of the Senior Seminar Program including the College 101 series.
Qualifications:
- Minimum five years experience in independent school college counseling and/or college admission.
- Masters degree preferred.
- A strong work ethic excellent organizational skills and ability to work in a fastpaced highly stressful environment; ability to manage multiple assignments while managing interruptions and meeting deadlines.
- Strong counseling skills in the context of an empathetic understanding of family dynamics; the ability to maintain confidentiality/needtoknow protocols within appropriate adult relationship with students and apt professional ones with parents faculty and college officials.
- Strong communication/marketing skills both written and oral to communicate effectively with students faculty parents and college officers.
- Effective interpersonal decisionmaking and organizational skills deployed in an environment with limited supervision.
- Strong knowledge base of U.S. colleges/universities and the ability to reasonably predict college admissions decisions; knowledge and/or willingness to acquire it for some overseas (UK) programs; a full understanding of college athletic and artistic recruiting angles as well as financial aid processes/negotiations.
- Advanced proficiency in all areas of Microsoft Office and chosen commercial/institutional databases/ industry software.
- Ability to be a team player in leading the College Counseling department and in participating in the AIS community.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
