Assistant Director of College Counseling - Tampa Prep

The Assistant Director of College Counseling exhibits initiative, dedication,

cooperation, and regard for confidentiality. The Assistant Director of College

Counseling performs all duties as assigned by the Director of College

Counseling and serves as an active member of the College Counseling

team.

Major Responsibilities

• Educating students and parents about colleges, the college

admissions process, trends, procedures, and testing; advising and

supporting approximately 30 -40 seniors, 30 - 40 juniors and families as

they go through the process; and helping students and families aspire

realistically and choose wisely.

• Meeting with sophomores, juniors and seniors, individually and in

groups, to talk about process and individual college choices.

• The College Counselor also advises 10th and 11th grade students on

curricular choices and the 9th grade students as needed.

• Meeting with college admissions representatives who visit our campus

and facilitating meetings between college representatives and our

students.

• The College Counselor also serves as a liaison with college admissions

offices throughout the year.

• Writing an official school recommendation for each senior. To do so,

the Counselor gathers information from parents, teachers, school

records, and students themselves. The College Counselor also

completes all School Report and mid-year report forms requested by

colleges, including evaluations of Students.

• Sending initial, mid-years, and final transcripts electronically or via mail

to colleges for students on your charge, following up with the status of

these transcripts, and sending supporting documents when required.

• Maintaining and sharing information on colleges,

college guides, scholarships, financial aid, and

paying for college.

• Making informational presentations to parents and

students.

• Being aware of issues and trends in college

admission, higher education, testing, as well as

keeping up-to-date about specific colleges

and maintaining membership in professional

organizations: the College Board, the National

Association, College Admission Counselors, the

Southern Association of College Admission

Counselors, the Association of College Counselors

at Independent Schools.

• Maintaining and disseminating information about

standardized tests such as SAT, ACT and AP.

• Professional development that includes

college visits and travel to regional and national

Required skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required. Master’s Degree preferred.

• A minimum of five years of experience in college admissions

and/or high school college

• counseling is required.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Comfort with learning new technology.

• Strong organizational ability and the ability to meet

deadlines.

Physical Demands

• Mobility sufficient to move about the campus, to include

climbing stairs.

• Sight and hearing adequate to perform the duties of the

job, ability to communicate clearly.

• Ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds on an infrequent

basis.

The School

• 710 students in grades 6 - 12

• 130 employees (64 teaching faculty

members)

• 11.2 acre campus located along the

Riverwalk in downtown Tampa: 727 W. Cass

Street, Tampa FL 33606

• 159,281 sq. feet of teaching & learning

spaces

• Students come from 19 zip codes and

previously attended 84 different schools

(in 12 different states and two countries),

before becoming Terrapins

• Athletics have won 63 individual & team

state championships

• Robotics teams have competed in VEX

Worlds with awards in Excellence & Skills

• Arts Department boasts world-class

theater, film, music, dance, visual &

performing arts programs

Procedure to Apply

This is a 10-month full-time, benefit eligible

position. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Interested candidates should submit a:

• Cover letter expressing interest in the Assistant

Director of College Counseling position

• Current resume

• List of references including name, title, phone

number, email address, and professional

relationship (References are contacted only

with the candidate’s permission or if the

candidate becomes a finalist.)

Please direct questions and submissions to Tampa

Prep’s Ms. Kimberly Baggett at

(kbaggett@tampaprep.org).

Tampa Prep is an inclusive and open-minded environment

that does not discriminate according to race, color,

national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender

identity, or matters of individual choice. Tampa Prep does

not engage in personnel practices prohibited by federal

law. This policy extends to all activities and aspects of the

school and specifically to the practices of faculty and

staff hiring and management, in student admissions,

student evaluation, discipline and student life.