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College Counselor - IDEA Montopolis College Prep (19-20)

Employer
IDEA Public Schools
Location
Austin, TX, United States
Salary
Competitive

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Description
Position at IDEA Public Schools

About Austin

Austin is a vibrant city filled with a rich cultural heritage and is ranked as the #1 Best Place to Live for the second year in a row by U.S. News and World Report . The city of Austin is the state capital and holds the ranking as the 11 th largest city in the United States. Currently, Austin is home to 10 of IDEA's schools and serves nearly 5,000 students at campuses in Austin, Kyle, and Pflugerville.

In a city that is a hub for knowledge, IDEA is working to support the community through education, which is the single most effective anti-poverty strategy we possess as a nation. This is why we focus on AP courses for all students, college acceptance, and matriculation. Only 1 in 8 Austin students graduate college ready. Changing this statistic is part of the promise IDEA makes to current and incoming students. Our goal is to add 16 more schools over the next 4 years, including IDEA's first health professions school, in support of our mission of college for all, positioning us to serve approximately 13,000 students by 2022.

Role Mission: IDEA College Counselors educate students and parents about the benefits of post-secondary education. They are responsible for administering all aspects of the college search and admissions process and ensuring all students are on track for graduation. College counselors also teach college readiness classes, and are added to a College Prep school site when grade 9 is added to a campus.

Accountabilities

1. Matriculation and College Acceptance

* 100% of graduates matriculate to a College/University

* 25% of students matriculate to Tier I/Tier II College/University

* 50% of students accepted to Tier I/II College/University

2. Student Achievement

* 96% students passing all classes (On track to graduate)

* 21 average ACT score

3. Student Engagement

* 95% of students attend field lessons

* 75% of high school juniors attend Summer Away Experience

* 100% students complete community service hours

* 90% student persistence

* 93% high school persistence

Responsibilities:

* Ensure all students are on-track to graduate from high school

* Guide students and parents through the college search, admissions, and financial aid processes

* Support teachers in planning college field lessons and scheduling college visits to IDEA

* Teach Road To and Through College (RTTC) classes to 9-12th graders

* Create the school's master class schedule and schedule all students

* Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify.

* Participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, parent meetings, parent information sessions, before and after-school duties, and school wide meetings and functions

* Engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development

* Minimum of 40+ hours spent at school per week

We look for Team and Family who embody the following 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

* Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them

* Has a 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

* Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization

* Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes

* We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.

Qualifications:

* Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred

* Experience: Teaching experience preferred; Ability to write and speak Spanish preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

* Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

* Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment

* Experience in college admissions is preferable

* Ability to build solid student and family relationships

* Strong command of the English language both verbal and written

Compensation:

* Salaries for this role typically fall between $ 56,758 and $ 70,947 commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications. This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on individual and organizational performance and goal attainment.

IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377-8000.

Company

IDEA Public Schools believes that each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States. IDEA currently serves nearly 66,000 college-bound students in 120 schools across Texas and Louisiana and is gearing up to open schools in Florida for the 2021-2022 school year.

Interested in learning more about working at IDEA Public Schools? 

Visit us at www.ideapublicschools.org/careers.

Company info
Website
Telephone
956-377-8000
Location
2115 W. Pike Blvd
Weslaco
TX
78596
US

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