Middle School College Prep Coordinator
Summary
Coordinates college-prep activities for middle-school students, tracking applications, scholarships, and summer programs while supporting counselors with data and outreach.
Summary:
The ideal candidate will have high energy coupled with a passion for helping urban middle school students in post-secondary preparation. Candidates must be committed to distributed leadership, actively participate in a professional learning community, and embrace families and the community to achieve a common outcome for the student achievement in a school. Candidate
should possess strong interpersonal and (oral/written) communication skills; be detail-oriented,
independent and flexible; as well as have patience and empathy for adolescents and their
families.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supports University Prep Schools’ goal of ensuring 90% graduation, 90% post-secondary enrollment, and 90% FAFSA completion through various college and career readiness strategies and initiatives
- Assists college counselor with coordination of college and career readiness activities, trips, and events for students
- Assists college counselor with administrative tasks including file management, college material mailings, and database tracking systems
- Utilizes technology systems and other sources to track and manage data pertaining to summer program activity, college application statuses, and scholarship outcomes
- Provides direct assistance to students with tasks required for successful college enrollment, college entrance exam registration, scholarship completion, and summer program participation
- Conducts ongoing research and provides resources on college admissions, financial aid and scholarship, and summer program opportunities for students
- Develops and disseminates an ongoing list of scholarship opportunities and resources for middle school scholars.
- Develops and disseminates ongoing database/listing of summer enrichment program opportunities for grades 6th -8th
- Attends middle school staff meetings as determined by school site
- Attends professional development conferences in college admissions and financial aid as required
- Evening and weekend availability is required