High School Academic Guidance Counselor for Immediate Hire!

Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools is currently seeking a Full-Time Academic Counselor.

The Mission: The Academic Counselor will be dedicated to achieving high graduation rates and development of post secondary plans that include college acceptance or identified career pathways right out of high school.

Responsibilities:

Functions include the following:

• Engage in activities related to college readiness success (ACT/SAT testing, coaching and individual meetings with juniors and seniors, managing college applications, letters of recommendations and essays and meeting with parents)
• Create and maintain meaningful relationships with NWILCS scholars- advocate, push and coach
• Be an effective member of the College Preparatory Campus Team. This includes but not limited to: Advocate for college and career prep, Participate in strategic planning and leadership professional development, Partner with Principal as need to ensure CPC maintains high degree of college readiness culture, Providing College state reporting as needed
• Manage programming and keep up with data on Dual Enrollment/Concurrent Enrollment/AP and Honors Programs
• Maintain effective relationships with Community and College Partners and College and Career Vendors as needed
• Develop and maintain meaningful relationships with NWILCS Families in order to prepare scholars for college
• Comfortable transporting scholars to multiple College Campus and Career Exploration visits
• Coordinate with and participate with Network Collaboration related to college readiness. This includes being effective member of Lighthouse College and Career Advising Team
• Conduct transcript audits and communicate findings to prospective graduates
• Work with Senior Grade Level Team to identify NHS scholars
• Assist with graduation verification
• Collaborate with Post-Secondary Counselor to enlighten scholars of scholarship opportunities

If you are wondering if you should apply and if NWILCS is the place for you, we encourage you to take a chance, bring your questions, and learn more about us throughout the interview process.

What NWILCS Can Offer You:

• A strong organizational culture, focused on our mission of preparing all scholars for four-year colleges and beyond.
• A community that is committed to building and sustaining a diverse, inclusive, and equitable organization.
• An academic coach who provides consistent, relevant, and individualized feedback based on in-class observations.
• The opportunity to grow as a professional and advance to leadership roles in the organization such as grade level lead, instructional coach, culture dean, and other leadership opportunities.
• A school with a strong commitment to community and family engagement.
• Leadership teams that are supportive, reflective and seek out teacher voice and feedback.

Requirements:

• A strong belief that all scholars can succeed.
• A Bachelor's Degree - Preferably in Education
• An Indiana Dept. Of Ed. Teaching license OR verifiable progress toward your license.

Apply Today!