<p>Job Summary:</p> <p>The ideal candidate will have high energy coupled with a passion for helping urban high school</p> <p>students in post-secondary preparation. Candidate must be committed to distributed leadership,</p> <p>actively participate in a professional learning community and embrace families and the</p> <p>community to achieve a common outcome for the student achievement in a school. Candidate</p> <p>should possess strong interpersonal and (oral/written) communication skills; be detailed oriented,</p> <p>independent and flexible; as well as have patience and empathy for adolescents and their</p> <p>families.</p> <p>Duties and Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Supports University Prep Schools' goal of ensuring 90% graduation, 90% post-secondary enrollment, and 90% FAFSA completion through various college and career readiness strategies and initiatives </li><li>Assists college counselor with coordination of college and career readiness activities, trips, and events for students </li><li>Assists college counselor with administrative tasks including file management, college material mailings, and database tracking systems </li><li>Utilizes technology systems and other sources to track and manage data pertaining to summer program activity, college application statuses, and scholarship outcomes </li><li>Provides direct assistance to students with tasks required for successful college enrollment, college entrance exam registration, scholarship completion, and summer program participation </li><li>Conducts ongoing research and provides resources on college admissions, financial aid and scholarship, and summer program opportunities for students </li><li>Develops and disseminates an ongoing list of scholarship opportunities and resources for high school juniors and seniors </li><li>Develops and disseminates ongoing database/listing of summer enrichment program opportunities for grades 9th -11th </li><li>Attends high school staff meetings as determined by school site </li><li>Attends professional development conferences in college admissions and financial aid as required </li><li>Evening and weekend availability is required </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in an educational or human service field (preferred) </li><li>Experience working with students in a high school setting is strongly preferred </li><li>Experience providing instruction in a classroom setting is desirable </li><li>Strong communication and human relations skills are required </li></ul>