26-27 South Campus College & Career Advisor in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at St. Augustine Preparatory Academy

College & Career Advisor

Location: Aug Prep South Campus
Schedule: Full-time, 10-month school year
Reports To: College and Career Advising Manager
Desired Start Date: August 1st

More Than a Job, A Mission
Aug Prep is more than a school; it's a community where excellence, faith, and holistic education come together. We’re not only about high standards but also creating a place where people love to grow, learn, and inspire! We currently serve over 2,400 K4-12 students in our ninth year at our South Campus. We are thrilled to launch our North Campus in the 26-27 school year, initially serving about 300 students in grades K4-6 and 9.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Living Faith: Jesus is at the center of all we do. Join a team where you can pray together, worship together, and anchor your work in hope.
• Award-Winning Workplace: Recognized as a “Best Place to Work” by the Milwaukee Business Journal six times in a row, standing out as the only school on the list in most years!
• High Expectations that Open Doors: We foster a dynamic culture of growth and development for students and staff alike. Our students regularly surpass expectations on state assessments and our graduates have a 100% college acceptance rate and a cumulative $85million+ in scholarships!
• Outstanding Resources: From a “classroom supplies” fund to top-notch curriculum to field trips to advanced technology, we shower our team with the tools they need to succeed. Our state-of-the-art facilities include advanced sports complexes, performing arts centers, top-notch classrooms and two swimming pools.
• Whole-Child Approach: From arts to athletics to character education, we nurture students’ minds, bodies, and souls.
• Joy Factor: This work is hard, but we work hard to bring JOY in all we do! Things like silly staff competitions, praise and worship sessions, team social events or learning a new skill like pickleball or gardening during a professional development day, we ensure our staff finds JOY with one another too!
• Benefits: Aug Prep offers a robust benefits package including medical/dental/vision,a 401(k) with employer match and employer-sponsored disability coverage. Full-time employees each receive $2500/year for college courses or professional development. For a more complete list of our benefits, please click HERE.

In This Role, You Will connect students and families to resources and opportunities that promote the pursuit of, and persistence through, best-fit postsecondary pathways.

Student Advising

• Serve as the primary College & Career Advisor for 8th - 12th grade developing ongoing relationships with students through graduation. Support students in developing a personalized roadmap through 12th grade, including academic planning, co-curricular engagement, and service leadership opportunities.

Family Engagement

• Host College & Career Family Nights that help parents understand the transition to high school, post-secondary pathways, and ways to support their child(ren)’s journey through Aug Prep.
• Connect families to local resources, workshops, and opportunities tied to college & career readiness.

Partnerships & Programming

• Provide meaningful programming for students (guest speakers, pre-college/pre-career programming, shadowing opportunities, site visits, etc.) by cultivating and stewarding partnerships with colleges, businesses, and community organizations.

Staff Synergy & Systems

• Collaborate regularly with teaching staff across all grade levels on classroom and co-curricular college & career readiness initiatives that equip students with strong executive functioning, education, and employability skills.
• Collaborate regularly with school leadership to align college & career readiness efforts with the organization's mission, vision, and goals.
• Track measures of success to inform long-term program design

Professionalism

• Continuously seek professional growth through building and department meetings/professional development, formal coursework, workshops, and seminars/in-services.

• Serve with a flexible, open heart that recognizes no duty is outside the scope of your role--we are a team that is stronger together in service of our students.

What We’re Looking For

• A belief in the ability of every child and a commitment to ensure excellence for each student.
• A bachelor's degree (Master’s degree a plus, state teaching license not required); additionally, any requirement needed for our accreditation standards.
• Active participation in a Christian church
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Team player committed to the St. Augustine Preparatory mission and model
• Lastly and most important, the candidate must demonstrate and possess the highest integrity, and be able to live the values, beliefs, and culture of St. Augustine Prep

*This document describes general information about the position, however, should not be considered comprehensive. Aug Prep reserves the right to modify job duties or descriptions at any time.

​Non-Discriminatory Policy

St. Augustine Preparatory Academy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, national and ethnic origin or any other basis prohibited by law when hiring, promoting, establishing wages, or providing benefits.

As a faith-based institution based on biblical principles, St. Augustine Preparatory Academy hires employees who agree with the school's Mission Statement and Statement of Beliefs and adhere to biblical standards of conduct.