School Counselor

About This Role

The School Counselor fosters a college-bound environment, supports students' successful completion of high school and transition to college, and ensures all students are four-year college eligible. This role is crucial to the success of the students and involves maintaining a visible college culture throughout the school.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the entire student recruitment and enrollment/admissions process (Open Houses, articulation meetings, advertising, school visits, high school fairs, New Schools Expo, enrollment night)
• Maintain a visible college culture throughout the school by decorating walls with college paraphernalia, motivational messages, etc
• Maintain external relationships to bring services or opportunities to the school (e.g., SAT test prep courses, guest speakers)
• Ensure all eligible students apply to a four-year college program, including a required application to a NJ public institution
• Collect and monitor student academic progress, specifically on-track for promotion/graduation data
• Supervise credit recovery programs and opportunities for students (e.g., online credit recovery, summer school)
• Supervise the school’s National Honor Society
• Facilitate college admission and financial aid workshops for students and parents
• Support scholarship application and award process for students applying for the Marion P. Thomas Charter School Foundation Scholarships and general scholarships
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• BA required, MA in counseling preferred
• NJDOE School Counselor Certification
• Minimum 2-3 years of high school/college counseling experience

Nice to have:

• Experience with the college admission process
• Experience facilitating standardized testing
• Experience in scheduling classes

Benefits

• Opportunity to join an experienced, diverse, and mission-driven team that is passionate about educational equity
• Healthcare: Medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and Life Insurance policies
• Parental/Family leave
• Eligibility for participation in the state pension plan
• Culture that encourages and promotes professional growth and development
• Bonus when goals are reached and if eligible

Important Details

• Term of Employment: 10.5 Months
• Union: MPTEA

About the Company

The mission of Marion P. Thomas Charter School is to build culturally rich, transformative educational spaces that cultivate successful, lifelong innovators who use their passions, character, and intellect to better themselves, the greater Newark community, and the world beyond.