Duration:  12 month contract – 10 month work/school year schedule-extra days

Reporting to: Academic Dean

FLSA: Exempt

Schedule: Monday through Friday

Hours: 7:50 am – 3:20 p.m.

Mission:

Rooted in the Catholic, Dominican tradition, St. Agnes Academy challenges young women through exceptional academic preparation and transformational experiences to lead with integrity, joy, and a commitment to social justice.

Faith, Community, and Dominican Charism

• Ensure that the four pillars of a Dominican education (prayer, study, community, preaching) are developed and promoted among the school community
• Develop an active faith community and model Christian values
• Incorporate prayer and spiritual formation within the student, faculty/staff and parent communities
• Uphold and implement the Dominican charism and the Houston Dominican Sisters congregational goals

 Job Purpose:

• Oversee the college counseling department,
• Implement a successful, comprehensive, mission driven college counseling program

The main responsibilities will include:

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, develop, and evaluate college counseling department and counseling administrative assistant
• Plan and facilitate weekly department meetings
• Assign advisees to counselors
• Manage annual performance review process in a timely manner
• Manage employee performance concerns in a timely manner/partner with Human Resources department
• Develop and oversee the onboarding program for new department members

Department Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of the school profile
• Plan and coordinate information necessary for sophomore and junior conferences
• Establish and communicate a timeline for the college search and application process
• Coordinate counseling calendar
• Oversee content on the Counseling portions of mySAA and the main website
• Oversee the development of all college counseling programming for both students and parents
• Manage department budget and place orders for various department resources
• Keep, analyze, and disseminate college counseling data
• Supervise the implementation of a full testing program
• Oversee the analysis and dissemination of testing data
• Coordinate the preparation of the counseling portion of the Board Report
• Particpate in the hiring process for the department in conjunction with the Academic Dean and the Principal.

College Counseling Responsibilities

• Provide academic and college counseling to a caseload of approximately 120 students, including sophomores, juniors and seniors.
• Assist students with all aspects of the process, from prospective college identification to the logistics of application completion, including the financial aid process.
• Write letters of recommendation
• Develop positive relationships with College Admissions Representatives from colleges and universities throughout the country to help foster a better understanding of the rigor of the St. Agnes curriculum and school culture.
• Attend various college counselors’ breakfast and luncheons
• Attend state and national conferences
• Some travel to Colleges/Universities maybe required

Other Responsibilities

• Work closely with Academic Dean on curriculum matters
• Coordinate course selection process with Academic Dean
• Prepare various communications with families
• Attend department chair and other administrative meetings
• Participate in the planning of the Catholic High School College Fair
• Oversee and coordinate the National Merit process

Qualifications:

• Commitment to embracing the mission of St. Agnes Academy
• Master’s Degree preferred
• Minimum 5 years College Counseling experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office required
• Prior education and leadership experiences a plus
• Strong work ethic with the ability to manage multiple, and occasionally simultaneous, deadlines and projects
• Ability to support, guide, develop, and manage a team.
• Excellent accuracy in completing project work
• Excellent judgment, confidentiality, discretion, and diplomacy
• Highly organized and reliable with demonstrated success working in quick-paced, dynamic environment with many responsibilities
• Ability to work independently as well as a team member; ability to set priorities and schedules to meet deadlines.
• Professional attitude and appearance
• Complete Safe Haven Training upon hire

Work Environment
This job operates in a professional/education/office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit at desk area, communicate via phone/face to face, manually input data into a computer, walk to different office areas, reach with hands and arms, and minimal lifting.

The forgoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.