Summary –?A Loyola Counselor manages a caseload of approximately 130 students, consisting of groups of students from each grade level. These students remain in the counselor’s caseload for all four years of high school. The counselor provides guidance and support as they navigate high school and explore, evaluate, and apply to a diverse group of colleges and universities. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS? 

Duties & Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Responsible for a caseload of approximately 130 students from diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. 
• Provide generalized guidance and support services for students in small group and classroom settings as well as provide personal and individualized student guidance and counseling in one-on-one settings. 
• Balance support between the academic issues of time management or engaging with their teachers, and helping students navigate personal issues they may face with their friends, at home or in other non-school settings. 
• Make critical assessments and referrals, following up as necessary. 
• Consult with teachers, staff, parents, fellow counselors, and administration regarding the developmental needs of the students. 
• Foster an environment where collaboration, leadership, and teamwork is paramount. 
• Attend and participate in school-wide events and functions including, but are not limited to: liturgies, faculty & staff and department meetings, back to school nights and parent evenings, open house, proctoring, and student assemblies. 
• Incorporate technology whenever possible to streamline work and enhance service to students. 
• Responsible to create highly individualized letters of recommendation for each student in his or her student caseload. 
• Meet with college admissions representatives who visit the campus and facilitate meetings between college representatives and our students. 
• Assist in the planning and implementation of a series of college-related student and parent programs. 
• Develop strong relationships with admissions officers at colleges and universities. 
• Work closely with high school faculty to help facilitate their letters of recommendation. 
• Assist with student course selection and topical presentations. 
• May occasionally travel to visit colleges and universities as well as to attend/participate in professional development activities including but not limited to nationally recognized College Counseling conferences and seminars. 
• Supports the high school through involvement in co-curricular activities including clubs, retreats, athletics, and other school-sponsored events. 
• Work with Registrar to maintain records on seniors, including GPA's and transcripts. 
• Updating an annual College Search Handbook, a resource mailed to junior and senior parents each summer, an extensive assembly of information about the college search process. 
• Informs parents about test dates, local college events, and financial aid. 
• Tracks admission decisions, statistics, and producing various reports. 
• Participates in informational presentations to parents, regarding the counseling program. 
• Awareness 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 of College Admission Counselors, and the Western Association of College Admission Counselors. 
• Maintain and disseminate information about standardized tests such as SAT, ACT, helping to administer AP and PSAT exams. 
• Consults with other professional staff, outside agencies, and other organizations. 
• Completes reports as required by Federal, State, and local agencies. 
• Other duties as assigned 

Education, Skills & Abilities 

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Master’s Degree in Counseling (or in progress) 
• California Pupil Personnel Services Credential (highly desirable) 
• Knowledge of behavior and mental health standards 
• Ability to present to small groups of parents and students. 
• Experience with college counseling at the high school level 
• Significant participation in the co-curricular and Campus Ministry aspects of the school 
• Knowledge of the college admissions process, collegiate and federal financial aid practices, and familiarity with colleges and universities nationwide.  
• Working knowledge of Cialfo, the Common Application, and standardized testing programs including, but not limited to, ACT, SAT, PSAT, and AP is also an asset.  
• Candidates must possess strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills as well as a genuine interest in working with students and parents/guardians in order to meet the needs of a diverse student population.  
• Possess requisite computer skills sufficient to navigate school systems and databases. 
• Ability to lead/moderate students, in large groups and one-on-one. 
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing at all levels. 
• Self-motivated individual with the ability to work autonomously or as a team member  
• Adapt fluidly to balancing competing tasks. 
• Work well with community members including co-workers, volunteers and visitors. 
• Relate to students, creating a bond that lasts for the duration of the students’ high school experience and beyond. 

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Master’s Degree in Counseling (or in progress) 
• California Pupil Personnel Services Credential (highly desirable) 

About Loyola High School of Los Angeles

Loyola High School is named in honor of St. Ignatius of Loyola, who founded the Jesuits in the sixteenth century.Located near downtown Los Angeles, Loyola is the city’s oldest high school and as such, welcomes and is committed to educating and serving students from throughout the greater Los Angeles area. In its racial, economic and ethnic diversity, Loyola’s community mirrors the diversity of our city. Although we embrace and are enriched by students from other religious traditions, Loyola shares primarily in the educational mission of the Catholic Church as its highest priority.Loyola is founded on the vision of St. Ignatius as expressed in his Spiritual Exercises, and on the tradition of the Jesuit system of education begun in 1548. It is a learning system based on discipline, order, clear goals and objectives as well as the paramount importance of self-direction.The core of the Ignatian vision is faith in the Risen Lord Jesus. This translates into a uniquely Christian spirit of loving service to God and one’s neighbor. This service does not count the cost or reward, but is done out of love. The Ignatian vision teaches one to find God in all things, and that the things of God ar...e the bedrock of all learning and order. All of us at Loyola strive to create a Christian community in which the Ignatian vision is planted and nurtured. A community where young men are able to develop their talents and personal uniqueness as well as learn to conduct themselves with professional inquiry, mutual trust, respect for the individual and loving Christian charity. We strive to build a community where our youthful charges teem with potential for goodness, joyful enthusiasm and a hunger for justice, truth and beauty. A community where students develop a profound appreciation for independent, critical judgment and creative expression. Believing that God is active in all creation and human history, our Jesuit teachings seek a dialogue between faith and culture. Our students are encouraged to experience a variety of peoples so as to develop a genuine appreciation of God’s presence within the entire world family. The Ignatian vision seeks to create young men of action, to instill in them the wisdom to discern between individual rights and privileges and the obligation to the common good. This vision strives to mold an informed conscience and intellect, which can discreetly express an opinion based on fact and experience.The Ignatian vision also commits Loyola to excellence in every endeavor and to the education and development of the whole person.This is why Loyola challenges its students with an exceptional academic curriculum, premier athletic programs, profound religious experiences and challenging co-curricular activities and clubs. Our young men are prepared thoroughly for future studies at the collegiate and graduate level. Finally, Loyola is committed to developing young men who will put their beliefs and faith into practice throughout their lives. We are committed to educating “Men for and with Others.” Men who will take their place as leaders and agents of change in civic and ecclesial communities. Men who will respond to the call of Christ to be of service to their communities. Men who will be known by their compassion, integrity, honesty, loyalty, religious devotion and moral courage. Loyola graduates will serve with faith, inspire hope in others and love not just in words, but in deeds.

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