College Transfer Advisor (Bard High School Early College Baltimore)
- Employer
- Bard College
- Location
- Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) Baltimore, a partnership between Bard College and the Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) in Baltimore, Maryland, invites applications for a full-time staff position, College Transfer Advisor, beginning August 2021.
The Bard early colleges enable intellectually curious students to complete a high school diploma and an Associate of Arts degree from Bard College within four years of study. The academic program emphasizes small classes and a commitment to teaching a diverse student body. Most students will be the first in their families to attend college.
Reporting to the Principal, the College Transfer Advisor manages the school’s overall college advising program. The position serves all four grade levels but has a particular emphasis on students in grades 11 and 12.
Responsibilities include:
- Implementing a comprehensive postsecondary advising program that differentiates guidance for students pursuing two-year colleges, four-year colleges, military service, trade schools, and/or entry into the workforce.
- Teaching a weekly advisory class to students in eleventh and twelfth grades, including grading duties.
- Scheduling workshops, visits, on-site admissions, and other opportunities with college admissions representatives and representatives from other postsecondary options.
- Managing the timely submission of college admissions documents such as transcripts, recommendation letters, etc. and train faculty and staff in the systems for doing so.
- Ensuring timely FAFSA submission by graduating students, and offer support opportunities to families to complete it.
- Organizing two out-of-state college trips.
- Holding individual student advising meetings.
- Tracking and analyzing relevant postsecondary attainment data.
- Coordinating commencement logistics.
- Other duties as assigned.
The successful applicant will have:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience with college admissions processes and requirements.
- Knowledge of postsecondary opportunities in addition to colleges/universities.
- Attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with students, families, faculty, staff, and partners.
- Experience with the FAFSA, Common Application, and Naviance are preferred.
- Experience with college advising for first-generation college-bound students is preferred.
To apply, please upload a résumé, cover letter, and a list of 3 references through the Interfolio job application link provided here: http://apply.interfolio.com/90428
Questions
Inquiries about vacant positions can be submitted to Dr. Francesca Gamber, Principal, at fgamber@bhsec.bard.edu.
Review of applications to begin immediately.
Bard High School Early College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. Women and members of under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Please see the Bard employee handbook for more information about the employee policies of the College.
This position is contingent upon passing Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) pre-employment screening process and availability of funds. Work authorization in the United States is required for all BHSEC Baltimore faculty positions.
AA/EOE
Organization
Undergraduate Degrees
Bard offers courses of study in four divisions—Arts; Languages and Literature; Science, Mathematics, and Computing; and Social Studies—and in interdivisional programs and concentrations. Students may also earn a five-year B.S./B.A. degree in economics and finance. The Bard College Conservatory of Music offers a five-year program in which students pursue a dual degree—a B.Music and a B.A. in a field other than music. Bard and its affiliated institutions also grant the following undergraduate degrees: A.A. at Bard High School Early College; A.A. and B.A. at Bard College at Simon’s Rock: The Early College; and through the Bard Prison Initiative at six correctional institutions in New York State.
Graduate Degrees
More than 200 students are seeking graduate degrees: M.A. in curatorial studies, M.Music in vocal arts, conducting, and curatorial, critical, and performance studies, and M.S. in environmental policy, climate science and policy, and economic theory and policy at the Annandale campus; M.F.A. and M.A.T. at multiple campuses; M.B.A. in Sustainability in New York City; and M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in the decorative arts, design history, and material culture at the Bard Graduate Center in Manhattan. M.Music degrees are also offered at the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Early Colleges
Bard's early colleges educate the next generation of thought leaders, preparing them to be lifetime learners. Bard High School Early Colleges in New York City, Newark, New Jersey, and Cleveland, Ohio; Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington, Massachusetts; and Bard Early College New Orleans and Bard Early College at the Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy all serve the needs of highly motivated younger students.
International Degrees
Internationally, Bard confers dual B.A. degrees at the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, St. Petersburg State University, Russia (Smolny College); American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan; and Bard College Berlin: A Liberal Arts University; as well as dual B.A. and M.A.T. degrees at Al-Quds University in the West Bank.
Cultural Life
Campus life in Annandale is vibrant, with world-class performing arts venues; continuous and varied student activities; and numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and in New York City. Students choose from more than a hundred active clubs on campus, and new clubs begin every semester. The Bard College athletic teams are the Raptors. The College’s colors are red and white. The critically acclaimed Bard Music Festival is presented on campus each summer, exploring the life and work of a single composer through chamber music, choral and orchestral performances, symposia, panel discussions, and preconcert talks. Since 2003 the festival has been part of Bard SummerScape, which annually presents operas, films, and theatrical productions that complement the festival’s theme.
Outstanding Faculty
Bard's undergraduate faculty-to-student ratio is 1:10 and courses are taught by full faculty members. Among the many distinguished faculty at Bard College are five MacArthur Fellows—poets John Ashbery and Ann Lauterbach, novelist and memoirist Norman Manea, painter and multimedia artist Judy Pfaff, and journalist Mark Danner. Other notable faculty members include soprano Dawn Upshaw, journalist Ian Buruma, composers Joan Tower and George Tsontakis, poet Robert Kelly, and writers Luc Sante and Francine Prose. Over the years, four recipients of the Nobel Prize in Literature have taught at Bard—Saul Bellow, Isaac Bashevis Singer, José Saramago, and Orhan Pamuk.
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