3.7 - College Counselor/Administrator Job Description

General

The College Planning Counselor/Administrator at Liberty Common School is accountable to the School’s Headmaster and High School Principal. The College Planning Counselor/Administrator works closely with the Headmaster, High School Principal and other faculty and staff to successfully fulfill the responsibilities of a College Planning Counselor and Junior High Athletic Director.

College Counselor

• Assist all students (returning and new) with registration process and course selection.

• Assure students have proper courses for graduation and college entrance.

• Communicate with parents/guardians in regards to student course deficiencies for graduation and college entrance.

• Assist the administration in the design and implementation of the Liberty Common High School information nights.

• Coordinate all college level entrance tests.

• Promote, market, and connect Liberty Common High School to colleges and universities.

• Assist in development and maintenance of a course catalog and course selection sheet.

• Provide newsletters and other information to parents/guardians and students that relate to testing dates, college visitation dates, deadlines for filing applications, presentations that are held for career speakers and dates of military recruiter visits.

• Maintain a library of catalogs, pamphlets and directories from colleges, technical schools and military academies. This information shall include forms, scholarship information, financial aid information, military services information and occupational briefs.

• Identify and promote appropriate College Fairs.

• Coordinate individual visits from college representatives.

• Initiate contacts with professionals in the community and arrange for students to job shadow.

• Assist outside agencies visiting the school and speaking to groups of interested students. This shall include military, college and technical school representatives and representatives of careers available without post-secondary training.

• Process post-secondary and scholarship applications.

• Write letters of recommendation for students who want to enter post-secondary institutions or are applying for jobs.

• Prepare and process scholarship materials; establish, organize and meet with scholarship committees; make scholarship applications available to students; and guide students through the total process.

• Be responsible for programming meetings with the parents/guardians of seniors to explain financial aid.

• Guide students through the entire college preparation process -- touring prospective colleges; deciding which colleges to apply to; completing and submitting applications by the deadline; registering for SAT and other admissions tests; and securing financial aid, scholarships and other forms of financial assistance,"

• Introduce students to online resources (Naviance).

• Maintain a college planning website for LCHS students and parents.