High School College Counselor
- Ben Franklin Academy
- Atlanta, GA, USA
- Jun 16, 2025
Full time
Counseling
Job Description
- Manage a caseload of students, providing strategies, advice, support, and guidance to those students and their families throughout the application process and in making the best individualized choice for college.
- Meet with students individually, with family members, and in groups to educate and empower them on how to navigate the college process, admissions trends, and individual college options.
- Assist students to identify resources for scholarships and financial aid for colleges and universities.
- Support or lead events and educational outreach programs for both the student and parent communities.
- Create and submit materials to colleges by deadlines in support of college applicants.
- Write strong and effective recommendations for students applying to college.
- Support the faculty writing of recommendations for students applying to college.
- Along with other members of the college counseling team, facilitate visits between students and college representatives at the school.
- Cultivate mutually beneficial working relationships with college admissions professionals and local area college counseling colleagues.
- Visit college campuses to stay abreast of university offerings and maintain familiarity with signature programs.
- Pursue professional development opportunities.
- Attend conferences and professional meetings in order to remain current with industry trends.
- Be involved in the school community at large.
- Assume responsibility for other projects as assigned by the director of college counseling or administration.
About Ben Franklin Academy
Ben Franklin Academy’s Mission:
We provide our students with a challenging individualized college preparatory education within a caring community of learners, while advancing the knowledge and methodology of adolescent education.