College Counselor

# College Counselor (2026-27)
* English##

Job Description
** College Counselor
**** CRSJ VISION
** Through a culture of joyful learning, Cristo Rey San José celebrates and develops students’ unique gifts as they encounter God’s love and become leaders who shape society with and for others.
** CRSJ MISSION
** Cristo Rey San José is a Jesuit, Catholic college-prep high school where students of any faith commit to a rigorous curriculum and professional work experience. Students realize their inherent potential and prepare to complete a post-secondary education that will set them on a path toward a sustainable, fulfilling future. Through the Ignatian charism of cura personalis, students facing barriers to opportunity become leaders filled with passion, purpose, confidence and conscience.
** POSITION SUMMARY
** The College Counselor guides juniors and seniors through the college application and enrollment process, developing and implementing a comprehensive college counseling program for primarily first-generation college students. Reporting to the Director of Student Success, the College Counselor delivers curriculum, facilitates college visits and workshops, researches financial aid and scholarship opportunities, and coaches students and families through the college decision-making process.

The College Counselor collaborates with School Counselors, College and Career Readiness instructors, and Student Life leadership to build a college-going culture across the school while participating in mission formation and student life activities.
** PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND VALUES - VISION FOR EDUCATORS
** Cristo Rey San José Jesuit High School educators will consistently work as a team to model and help all students reach the characteristics of the : loving, open to growth, committed to faith, striving for justice, and intellectually and professionally engaged. This includes:
* Personally modeling and simultaneously empowering students to live out Ignatian values of faith, service, and commitment to social justice
* Guiding our students to understand what having a growth mindset means
* Promoting and assessing student ownership of learning by developing students’ self-discipline, study skills, persistence, and delayed gratification
* Fostering a school culture of respect, honesty, and integrity
* Developing meaningful opportunities for student leadership and growth of self confidence
* Creating opportunities for students to utilize complex reasoning strategies and problem solving skills
* Consistently engaging in work with positivity and adapting to student and institutional needs with openness
* Reinforcing professionalism and Corporate Work Study Program skills like precision and accuracy, computing, and time management
** ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES - ESSENTIAL DUTIES
**** Develop and implement a comprehensive college counseling curriculum
*** Plan and facilitate college campus tours and college fair opportunities
* Schedule, promote and facilitate college representative visits to CRSJ
* Collaborate with College and Career Readiness (CCR) instructors to develop and deliver curriculum for both 12th grade (fall) and 11th grade (spring)
* Coach students in revision of application essays, personal statements, and college supplements
* Track application and teacher recommendation submissions to meet deadlines
* Write letters of recommendation (as needed) for caseload of seniors
* Coordinate submission of school documents for senior caseload
* Review admission and financial aid offers with students and families to inform enrollment decisions
* Facilitate “family decision meetings” and lead college decision meetings with students and families
* Develop and facilitate College Counseling workshops to engage parents, including Sophomore and Junior Family Information programs and financial aid workshops
* Promote and support the summer enrichment and pre-college program application process in collaboration with School Counselors
* Responsible data management and tracking utilizing proscribed templates and software (ie. MAIA Learning, Google Drive, etc.)
** Partnerships and Research
*** Actively researches all aspects of college counseling:…