College/Career Counselor at Granada Hills Charter
About the Employer
Granada Hills Charter, the largest charter school in the nation, is an independent public school in the San Fernando Valley. A fiscally independent conversion charter school that opened in 2003, Granada Hills Charter has a current student enrollment of approximately 4,750 in its high school program and 1,300 students enrolled in its TK-8 program that opened in 2019. The combined annual wait list for the TK-8 and high school programs is nearly 4,000. The School’s student population is one of the most diverse, with more than 40 languages other than English spoken at home and over 60 nationalities represented. Over 50 percent of students are eligible for the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program.As a 501c3 non-profit benefit corporation, the School’s Governing Board is the legal entity overseeing all school policy and its $100 million operating budget. The school is a 2021 California Distinguished School, received the California Gold Ribbon Honor in 2017, and offers myriad college prep and extra curricular programs, including Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate (PYP, MYP and Diploma programs), the iGranada independent study program, visual and performing arts, career technology education pathways, 20 high school athletic teams, among others
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The high school college counselor will provide direct support and services to all students in the areas of academic achievement and college application. He/She will be responsible for administering all aspects of the college search including assisting incoming high school students with college entrance information. He/She will respond to questions posed by both students and parents about the college application and acceptance process. He/She will also explain the financial aid process and advise students and parents on available scholarships.
Essential Functions: Develop, implement, and oversee overall high school college counseling and college guidance programs in accordance with state standards. Work with guidance counselors to make sure students are meeting “a-g” University requirement.
- Organize and maintain College Counseling Center containing catalogs, brochures, handbooks, and other appropriate resource materials.
- Coordinate and implement dissemination of information pertaining to the college admission process to students, parents, and community members.
- Provide specific information regarding entrance requirements, applications, scholarships, costs, tuition, financial aid, and testing deadlines.
- Provide current information regarding financial aid opportunities and deadlines.
- Provide college counseling services through group and individual counseling.
- Help students become aware of all phases of post-secondary school options.
- Maintain student records regarding post-secondary plans.
- Provide faculty and staff with current information related to the college admissions process.
- Coordinate visitations by college representatives during the school day.
- Organize and implement field trips to college campuses.
- Organize in conjunction with the Director of Counseling a system of transcript dissemination to colleges and universities for student applicants.
- Provide assistance, such as workshops, to faculty and staff in writing letters of recommendation and secondary school reports.
- Write letters of recommendation for students regarding admissions and scholarships.
- Coordinate and articulate information regarding colleges and universities to students, parents, and staff at feeder middle schools.
- Provide necessary information and materials for students regarding PSAT, SAT I, SAT II, and ACT.
- Coordinate and administer school and community scholarships.
- Maintain contact with graduates concerning scholarships and post-secondary school activities.
- Coordinate and administer all AP exams and facilitate the processing of student AP testing forms and applications.
- District/Federal Funds for reimbursement for free and reduced lunch.
- College board A.P. orders.
- Coordinate applications procedures for financial aid.
- Offer students and parents workshops to provide information and assistance in accurate completion of forms.
- Provide follow-up interpretation of financial aid packages.
- Attend pertinent meetings regarding testing, financial aid, and college entrance requirements.
- Train and supervise personnel assisting in the College Center.
- Provide on-going communication to community through School Leadership Council, newsletter, and local newspapers.
- Provide information regarding off-site college courses for concurrent enrollment along with summer program options.
- Create and provide updated information to GHCHS college website page.
- Disperse college board fee waivers to students participating in the free and reduced lunch program.
- Create and disperse the College Knowledge – A monthly newsletter for seniors and juniors.
- Train and supervise the peer college counseling program -
- Training consists of guiding fifteen to eighteen students to be Peer College Counselors. Peer College Counselors help students choose a college and advise their peers in the selection and application process to the UC’s, CSU’s, Private School, Community College as well as Financial Aid to these schools. Training begins a week before school starts and continues for the first couple of weeks of school.
- Peer College Counselors meet with every senior in the fall and juniors in the spring and refer them to the college counselor for appointments to discuss their college needs. Training is ongoing and is a part of a daily routine throughout the school year.
- Update, order, and make copies for necessary publications that relate to the college process.
- Visit every economic and government class to pass out our flyer with our scheduled events and to give seniors an overview of important events and deadlines when applying to college.
- Visit A.P. classes to disperse A.P. testing information.
- Schedule appointments with various colleges to come to our campus to do college presentations.
- Individual appointments with students and parents – college and financial aid issues 9-12 grade.
- Coordinate Advanced Placement Test Information to faculty and students.
The high school Career Advisor will interview and advise students regarding information, procedures, and academic requirements of a specific program or major. He/She will assist students in exploring careers, evaluating academic abilities, and setting goals. He/She will prepare advising materials such as student information, advising guides and recruitment materials. He/She will present academic information to orientation groups and potential students and parents.
Typical Responsibilities:
- Provides leadership and expertise in counseling and guidance regarding educational opportunities including career education programs.
- Compiles career guidance information and provides experiences for students that may assist in an appropriate selection of career education programs; maintains a reference file of up-to-date information on career education programs.
- Coordinates the guidance, placement, and follow-up of students in career education programs.
- Provides information to administrators, counselors, and teachers of a senior high school concerning career guidance and career education including occupational trends and changing employment opportunities.
- Serves as liaison between the senior high school of residence and the school or site in which the student is enrolled part-time in a regional occupational program (ROP) and/or center (ROC).
- Serves as the school’s work experience coordinator.
Requirements / Qualifications
California Pupil Personnel Services Credential Please upload and attach to your online edjoin application: Letter of Introduction Resume Two Letters of Recommendation
Requirements / Qualifications
California Pupil Personnel Services Credential Please upload and attach to your online edjoin application: Letter of Introduction Resume Two Letters of Recommendation
Comments and Other Information
Position includes employer paid medical, dental, vision and life insurance for employee and eligible dependents.
Position is covered under the State Teachers Retirement System.
Comments and Other Information
Position includes employer paid medical, dental, vision and life insurance for employee and eligible dependents.
Position is covered under the State Teachers Retirement System.
Application Deadline
6/9/2017 8:00 AM Pacific
Date Posted
5/19/2017
Contact
Julia Howelman
818-360-2361
818-360-2361
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Add'l Salary Info
According to Posted Salary Schedule
Length of Work Year
Extended Work Year - 197 work days
Employment Type
Full Time