College Advisor

St. Xavier High School • Cincinnati, OH

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About The Position

The College Advisor is a member of the College Advising Department. The College Advisor will organize, consult, and advise students in a comprehensive college selection program that supports and encourages all students to live up to their academic, personal-social, and career development potential. The College Advisor is a 10-month position that is a direct report to the College Advising Department Chair at St. Xavier High School.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• Strong command of technology use skills; familiarity with college planning software, especially Scoir
• Familiarity with the goals, objectives, and mission of an independent college preparatory school
• The ability to respond effectively to the needs of a diverse and demanding student and parent population
• Knowledge of colleges, their academic programs, admission policies, and financial policies and procedures
• Necessary skills include excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organizational ability and the ability to meet deadlines
• Five years’ experience in college admissions or high school college advising is preferred
• A Bachelor’s Degree is required

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Educating students and parents about colleges, the college admissions process, financial aid, scholarships, trends, procedures, and testing
• Advising and supporting an assigned student portfolio of seniors and juniors and their families as they go through the process
• Providing general advisement to sophomore and freshman students via workshops, and helping students and families aspire realistically and choose wisely
• Meeting with juniors and seniors, individually and in small groups, to discuss process and individual college choices
• Meeting with college admissions representatives who visit St. Xavier and facilitating meetings between representative and students
• Serving as a liaison to college admissions offices throughout the year, including traveling to visit college campuses and serving on Advisory Boards
• Gathering and analyzing data related to course offerings, grade distributions, and college admissions trends to support program evaluation and decision-making
• Working with the Registrar to maintain records of students, including grade point averages and transcripts
• Writing an official school recommendation for each senior. To do so, the Advisor gathers information from parents, faculty and staff, school records, and students themselves
• Completing all report forms requested by colleges, including evaluations of students
• Planning and delivering evening informational sessions for parents and collaborates on the design and implementation of school-day programming that engages students across all grade levels
• Assisting junior students with the senior course schedule request process
• Being aware of trends in college admission, higher education, testing, as well as keeping up-to-date about specific colleges and maintaining membership in professional organizations: the College Board, the National Association of College Admission Counselors, Ohio Association of College Admission Counselors and Jesuit High School College Counselors Association
• Maintaining and disseminating information about standardized tests and helping to administer the perfecting of standardized exams

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level