St. Margaret's Episcopal School in Orange County, CA is now accepting applications for a full-time Upper School College Counselor, a new position, and bring our college counseling team to four full time college counselors. As an integral member of the college counseling team, the Upper School College Counselor will provide excellence in college counseling in order to ensure the students of St. Margaret’s are prepared to meet the challenges of their academic, college and career goals.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Meet with students and parents to discuss college options.
Assist all members of the College Counseling office with day to day college counseling and advising activities.
Support students in the college application process including reviewing admission applications and essays, as well as discussing college options.
Serve as a faculty advisor to an assigned group of students.
Hold parent conferences, as needed, to discuss college options, academic preparation and other issues pertaining to the college application process.
Assist the member of the College Counseling team in charge of coordinating the PSAT & AP testing preparation and administration.
Coordinate and manage all college visits
Be attentive to professional growth.
Minimum of three years’ experience in selective college admissions or a minimum of five years’ experience at an assistant level
Be a part of an institution that values, loves and supports every member of the community. St. Margaret's encourages and celebrates creativity and innovation. We ask our professional community members to enthusiastically bring their whole selves to St. Margaret's every day - their varied identities, unique perspectives, interests, expertise and their passion for educating young people for lives of learning, leadership and service.
We recognize that tapping into the culture of a new workplace has inherent challenges. We welcome new members of our professional community by surrounding them with caring administrators and peer mentors who invest in their success. In addition to a robust new employee orientation program, our professional community regularly engages in small team, division/department-level and all-school professional development touch points. We also enjoy downtime together, including meals, socials, wellness activities and service projects.
We are intentional about welcoming new professionals because we want them to feel they are full members of our community from day one. We know this is better for your personal growth, satisfaction and wellness, and your full partic...ipation will only enhance our already vibrant learning community for our students. That is why we want you to be a Tartan!
