College Counselor

Envision Education seeks a College Counselor to sustain a college going culture for all students and support seniors' application process and transition to college and careers.

Our mission is to transform the lives of students - especially those who will be the first in their family to attend college - by preparing them for success in college, career, and life. Envision Education currently operates four small schools in San Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward, as well as a national educational consulting firm called Envision Learning Partners. Envision Education has made an explicit commitment to becoming an exemplar network of schools with an instructional and cultural vision rooted in an anti-racist and pro-Black framework.

The following represents Envision Schools’ vision for 21st-century skills, character traits, and cognitive and social-emotional skills that learners need for success in college, career, and life.

• Knowledge and Love of Self and Land
• Collectivism
• Critical Thinking
• Self Determination
• Criticality
• Leadership

• You are equity-focused. You are unapologetic about your deeply held belief that all children can achieve. You believe that anti-racist and pro-Black practices and frameworks are essential to change the status quo for all students.
• You are collaborative. You make decisions in partnership with others, focused on what is best for the students.
• You are invested in our core values. You hold high expectations for the entire school community. You examine your own biases in your pursuit of equity for all.

Reporting to the school Principal, the Counselor sustains a college going culture for all students, ensures that all seniors apply to at least one 4-year college, and supports students’ successful transition to college and career.

• Support and guide all 12th grade students through each step of the college and financial aid application process
• Provide one-on-one college counseling to seniors through the admissions cycle including, but not limited to: creating a college list, writing and revising the personal statement, advising on financial aid, and making final matriculation decisions
• Work closely with parents and guardians of all students on caseload, including evening workshops and meetings for families
• Ensure students take advantage of special opportunities made available to low income students in the college search and application process (i.e. fee waivers, fly-in visits, university partner programs and scholarships)

• Develop and implement case management groups and individual support efforts for students outside the sphere of academic success.
• Collaborate with Administration to develop and implement systems to monitor, collect, and analyze data on case management and support efforts for students outside the sphere of success including progress report calls and intervention plans.

• Plan and lead workshops for parents and other stakeholders on key topics (financial aid planning, different types of institutions, scholarships, etc) related to the college admissions process
• Ensure parents and students comprehend the different application requirements and deadlines, admissions policies and financial aid applications associated with different colleges
• Write and manage the collection of Letters of Recommendations for all seniors, including providing professional development and coaching for the Letter of Recommendation writing process for all teachers
• Develop and maintain parent/family outreach and engagement systems.

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