School Counselor
- Employer
- Bard College
- Location
- Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
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- Administrative Jobs
- Student Affairs, Counseling
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Description
Position Title: School Counselor (Bard Early College in New Orleans - BECNO)
About the Bard Early Colleges
The Bard Early Colleges (BECs) are founded on the belief that many high school–age students are eager and ready for the intellectual challenges of a college education. The Bard Early Colleges act on this belief by providing younger scholars with a tuition-free, credit-bearing college course of study in the liberal arts and sciences following the 9th and 10th grades. Students are taught by college faculty in seminar classes; they receive up to 60 college credits and an associate in arts (A.A.) degree from Bard College, concurrently with a high school diploma.
Now in its second decade, the Bard Early College network serves over 3,000 students in campuses in Lower Manhattan and Queens, New York; Newark, New Jersey; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; Baltimore, Maryland; and in Washington, DC. Since 2003, Bard College has awarded more than 3,000 A.A. degrees to its early college students.
Position Objectives
The School Counselor will remain accessible and available to students for advising and counseling in regards to academic, educational, socio-emotional, short-term and long-term intra and interpersonal conflicts. School counselor candidates should be competent in serving as a consultant for students and families, faculty and staff for specific academic, educational, and socio-emotional needs as presented by the campus.
Additionally, the School Counselor will establish relationships with college admissions representatives and help them interpret and appreciate the unique BECNO transcript. The School Counselor also assists with in-house college fairs as well as event/trip planning and data management.
The successful candidate will have strong management and interpersonal skills, will function effectively as part of a team, and will show an interest in our mission and in enabling our students to make a smooth transition to four–year colleges or other appropriate paths. Prior experience with college admissions or advising is preferred.
As part of a small team, BECNO employees work together to ensure the completion of successful initiatives that center student outcomes. A good fit for this position is a motivated individual, a self-starter who is able to plan and execute projects from beginning to end, someone who is creative, solutions-oriented and willing to put in the necessary work to establish this new position at BECNO.
The School Counselor will report to the Head of Early College and will work closely with the BECNO administrative team. This position is for a 12 month contract.
Duties
College and financial aid guidance (both in and outside of routine college advisory classroom space)
- Assist Head of Early College in creating a college access curriculumCoordinate with college faculty and the student activities office on field trips and other experiential learning activitiesHost parent and family college access workshops or series
- Provide counseling sessions and support socio-emotional treatment plans to promote positive student well-beingCommunicate with students and families to best understand students’ academic, socio-emotional and behavioral needsAssist faculty and staff with developing treatment plans to address students’ socio-emotional and behavioral needsAssist at-risk and students with disabilities with early college transitional needsConnect students and families to local resources and supports for assistance and counseling during times of distress or crisis
- Participate as a member of the Student Services TeamWork closely with the Dean of Students to support in the BECNO admissions processKeep track of student attendance, report data to Student Services Team, and plan appropriate follow up
- Course should qualify as Bard College 3-credit course or 4-credit course option (4-credit specific to Psychology)Course can be in addition to participation in campus-wide Seminar course
Compensation: Up to $50,000 Annual Salary plus benefits (compensation commensurate with experience)
Job Location: Bard Early College in New Orleans, Louisiana
Start Date Timeline: As soon as possible in 2022 (flexible start date)
Desired Qualifications
The School Counselor should have professional and academic experience that ideally spans both secondary and postsecondary teaching and administration.
The successful candidate for the position will possess the following characteristics and qualifications:
- Master’s Degree, ABD, or PHD in Counseling/Guidance, Counseling Education, Educational Psychology, or Social WorkMinimum of 1 year of school counseling or teaching experiencePrior experience with college admissions or advising is preferredStrong interpersonal and organizational skillsStrong written and oral communication skillsCommitment to centering studentsExperience with and commitment to working with adolescentsCommitment to excellence, and high standardsCommitment to growth, demonstrated by giving and eagerly implementing feedbackValue for teamwork, flexibility to pitch in, and take duty shiftsCommitment to social justice and openness to work using a restorative practices framework
Please apply directly with Bard College / Bard Early Colleges. To apply, please upload a letter of interest, curriculum vitae / resume, and the names and contact information for three references directly with Bard College by clicking on the “Apply Now” button through the Interfolio job application link provided here: http://apply.interfolio.com/107493
Questions
Inquiries may be directed via email to: Tam Lee, Head of Early college, at: [email protected] . Review of applications begins immediately and will proceed until the position is filled.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.
Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
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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