One City Schools Hiring for Early College and Career Counselor Job at Milwaukee, WI Full Time

One City Preparatory Academy (OCPA) is hiring its first Early College & Career Counselor to serve scholars in 9th and 10th grades during the 2022-23 school year. As OCPA grows (adding 11th Grade in ‘23-24 and 12th Grade in ‘24-25), we will add a second ECC Counselor to our team. This position will ensure One City Scholars are connected to a variety of college and career options in grades 6 – 12. This position will report to the Head of Schools, and offers competitive compensation and comprehensive health benefits.

ABOUT ONE CITY

One City Schools is a Wisconsin-based nonprofit organization that provides high quality educational opportunities for young children. Our mission is to seed a new model of public education that ensures young children are on track to succeed in a college or career preparatory program from birth through high school graduation. Our vision is of a Greater Madison community where all children are prepared to contribute and succeed as adults. More importantly, we aim to partner with families and the broader community to cultivate children who become free, global and deep thinkers, curious learners, effective problem solvers, humanitarians, happy people and young people who care about the world around them.

One City Expeditionary Elementary School (OCEES) is an EL Education Network School, offering the highly regarded EL Education project-based learning curriculum (https://eleducation.org). It is also a unique, two-generation public school, authorized by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, that provides a tuition-free education to children and works directly with families to ensure children are inspired, learning, growing and achieving to their full potential. OCEES is also the only public school in Wisconsin that offers both a longer school day (8:00am to 4:30pm) and longer school year (219 days vs 180 days in traditional public schools), including 60 to 90 minutes of co-curricular learning academies in Sports, Fitness, STEM, Girl Scouts, Boys to Men and the Creative and Performing Arts.

The Pleasant T. Rowland Leadership Campus, our new home at 1707 W Broadway, borders Madison and Monona and includes large outdoor space that will be developed into usable exploration space. Inside the 157,000 square foot building that we are currently renovating, we are creating innovative spaces including a barber shop and hair salon, laundry room, a student-run DJ booth, coffee shop, school store, student activity and learning center, a student-run branch of Summit Credit Union branch, and a teacher training suite where preservice and veteran educators can learn from seasoned professionals and content experts.

MISSION, VISION, VALUES, AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to seed a new model of public education that ensures young children are on track to succeed in a college or career preparatory program from birth through high school graduation.

One City Schools achieves its mission by:

• Attracting dedicated families committed to the mission of the school
• Sustaining a diverse, inclusive, and multicultural community that affirms and values each individual
• Focusing on wellness, including providing healthy prepared breakfast, lunch, and snack on a daily basis
• Providing a longer school day and longer school year, ensuring our scholars and their families are continually supported
• Ensuring transparency and accountability, including a 20-year longitudinal study in partnership with University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Providing financial, physical, and educational support for scholars from age 2 through HS graduation
• Focusing on professional development and support
• Cultivating resilience, agency, compassion, and community-mindedness
• Embracing the whole child, from athletics to social-emotional development to content knowledge
• Embedding a community-minded approach to education, including a focus on collaboration amongst teachers, parents, and scholars

OUR VISION
Our short-term vision is of a Greater Madison where all children are prepared to contribute and succeed as adults.

Our long-term vision is of a Wisconsin and United States of America where all children are prepared to achieve the same. Solving the achievement gap crisis won’t matter if a gap still exists between children in the USA and children in other developed countries around the world.

OUR VALUES

Habits of Character

• We are honest, fair, and fulfill the commitments we make, building a culture of respect and mutual trust.
• We give our best effort, take intellectual risks and learn to persevere.
• We reflect and live with purpose, working toward goals that embody our genuine interests.
• We are a school that values educational excellence, community, and integrity. We are dedicated to lifelong learning.
• We have high expectations for all scholars, staff, and families.

Community

• We embrace the village concept – that it truly takes an entire village to raise a child.
• We support and celebrate one another and take responsibility for our words and actions, acknowledging that we shape the lives of others in our community.
• We work hand-in-hand with parents and the broader community to ensure our students have the fundamental capacity to succeed in school and life.
• We utilize a robust network of community partnerships, routinely evaluate o ur success, and stay current on the latest research to ensure we are doing our very best to cultivate happy, healthy, and successful children.

Equity

• We embrace and celebrate diversity within our school, knowing that it deepens our learning and enhances our empathy.
• We recognize that each person has different circumstances and we allocate the necessary resources and opportunities needed to provide an equal playing field for our scholars and their families.

Wellness

• We promote the health and wellbeing of our students and employees.
• We provide two nutritious meals and a snack for our scholars and staff on a daily basis.

OUR EXPECTED OUTCOMES
One City Scholars will graduate with a high school diploma and significant credits towards earning college degrees and/or professional certifications. Moreover, they will emerge from our program as great thinkers, learners, and problem-solvers, ready to tackle life’s challenges and provide effective leadership in their local community, our state and globally. They will understand the importance of reflection, perseverance, compassion, integrity and calculated risk-taking. One City Scholars, to put it simply, will make the world a better place.

OUR STATEMENT ON DIVERSITY
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are more than just words for One City Schools. We currently have the most diverse staff in Southern Wisconsin and are dedicated to fielding a team that continues to reflect the scholars and families we serve. Currently, 60% of our staff and 87% of our scholars identify as Black, Brown, Asian, Hispanic, Latino, and/or multi-racial. One City Schools is designed to prepare ALL students for success in school, career, and life, particularly the Black, Brown, Hispanic, Latino, and low-income scholars in the Madison community and beyond, who have been historically underserved in traditional school environments.

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
In September of 2022, One City Elementary School will enroll 326 students in grades 4K through 5th grade. Presently, our 1707 W. Broadway facility is undergoing a $14 million renovation. The renovation will be 100% completed when our staff and scholars return to school for the beginning of the September 2022 school year and offer the most inspiring and innovative learning environments in Dane County, Wisconsin.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

At its genesis, OCPA’s Early College and Career Counselor will require a driven and passionate Counselor who is eager to develop opportunities and partnerships for scholars to have hands-on career and college experiences. The ECC Counselor will educate scholars and their families about a variety college and career options in the USA and abroad, an ensure scholars and families are knowledgeable of the preparation, application and selection processes of these occupations, professional training programs and higher education institutions. The Counselor will also work with One City’s Head of Schools and our External Relations team to build partnerships with higher education institutions, job training programs and employers to the benefit our students. They will also partner with our Director of Teaching and Learning, and classroom teachers, to ensure our education program is effectively preparing our scholars for a variety of advanced learning and career opportunities.

The ideal candidate for this position will have (a) strong interpersonal, communication, collaboration and organizational skills, (b) the ability to respond effectively to the needs of a very diverse student and family population, (c) up-to-date knowledge of colleges and universities nationwide and the programs that they offer, (d) a drive to build relationships with local and national employers, and (e) familiarity with the SAT, ACT, and dual-credit programs.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage a caseload of scholars and direct all aspects of a comprehensive college and career counseling program tailored to the needs and interests of students. This includes (but is not limited to):

• Working with local, state and national 2- and 4-year institutions, professional training programs, and employers to forge partnerships that allow One City scholars to earn intentional and purposeful certifications, degrees, and/or course credit that will set them up for future success
• Creating and facilitating programming for parents and scholars (parent meetings, college application workshops, Mock Admissions workshop, Financial Aid workshop)
• Remaining current on post-secondary education and career opportunities, and educating students and parents about these options.
• Submitting application support documents, as needed, and writing letters of recommendation.
• Serving as a liaison to, and communicating with and between, students, families, and college admission offices
• Developing and maintaining relationships with colleges through attendance at conferences, counselor information meetings, and college visits.
• Assisting with PSAT, SAT, and ACT Test Administration.
• Developing relationships with Dane County businesses eager to partner with One City scholars in providing job shadowing, apprenticeship, and internship opportunities.
• Organizing and participating in college tours and job site visits, in partnership with One City’s Extended Learning and Family and Community Initiatives teams.

Represent OCPA in the community, at college and employer career fairs, and with professional associations and other relevant entities.

Engaged in consistent professional development to promote self-growth, enhance relationships, and remain current with programs, policies, and practices that meet the needs of students.

Professionalism

• Upholds and enforces board policy, administrative procedures, and center rules and regulations.

• Maintains appropriate work habits, including regular and punctual attendance and appropriate use of planning time and establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with other staff members.

• Strives to communicate the positive aspects of One City to the public in word and deed.
• Continues professional growth through participation in professional development opportunities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong commitment to the mission, vision, goals and objectives of One City, and to working with young children from diverse racial/cultural populations and their families.

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two years of college and/or career counseling experience in a middle/high school setting. Master’s degree in a school, career or occupational counseling field preferred.

• Knowledge of, and experience with, building strong relationships between secondary schools (grades 6 – 12) and post-secondary/career education and training institutions and organizations.

• Success working in an urban setting directly with students, staff and families from diverse racial, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.

• Excellent judgment, communication, critical thinking, creative problem-solving skills and team building skills.

• Energetic, flexible, collaborative, proactive and kind.

• Ability to regularly and routinely lift and push at least 50 pounds.
• Successful completion of a background check required.

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Submitted Resume and Cover Letter outlining interest in position
• List of 3-5 references with contact information (references will not be notified until candidate is notified)
• Background checks are a condition of employment

COMPENSATION AND EVALUATION

One City offers market competitive salaries and wages with comprehensive health benefits to all full-time employees. Compensation will be consistent with One City’s approved compensation plan as stipulated by the Board of Directors. Benefits include:

• Salary Range: $70,000 to $85,000 depending on experience and demonstrated impact as a college and/or career counselor

• Generous time off program, including 18 Days of paid time off, holidays and personal wellness days

• Health benefits (medical, dental and vision)

• 401K with employer match of 5.9%

• Voluntary Benefits (Supplemental Life, Accident, Short Term Disability, etc.)

• Your Children automatically admitted to One City Preparatory Academy

• 25% of tuition for first child enrolled in One City’s Preschool (ages 2 and 3) and 10% for 2nd child

• Life Insurance and Long-term Disability

• Investment in Professional Growth and Development
• Employee Assistance Plan

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

One City is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all team members and applicants, and to maintaining a work environment in which everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $70,000.00 – $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
Currently, 100% of our children are learning in-person. We have very effective COVID-19 health protocols to protect our students, employees and volunteers, including onsite testing, masking and daily screening.

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to relocate to Madison, Wisconsin to begin this position on or before July 5, 2022?
• Have you ever taught or provided leadership in an EL Education school?

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• Teaching: 2 years (Required)
• behavioral support and character development: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location