Post School Success Associate

Job Description:

  • Hold office hours for one-on-one consultations with students about career options, college/university applications, and post-school options
  • Support students and families through local university/college applications
  • Guide students through international applications, standardized testing, essays, personal statements, and required documents
  • Guide students and parents through financial aid applications
  • Follow up with recommenders and facilitate submission of school documents
  • Liaise with university representatives and Universities South Africa
  • Manage admission offers and inquiries on the Concourse Global platform
  • Facilitate National Benchmark Test registrations
  • Maintain relationships with university partners
  • Guide Grade 11 students on career selection, university lists, and alternative plans
  • Run pathway workshops and track pathway selections
  • Oversee SAT preparation and registration support
  • Provide pathway information and future-planning support to Grades 8–10 students and families
  • Support course selection and future planning with school academic leadership
  • Support SEL and Leadership Teachers with post-school success resources
  • Identify and share student success stories and opportunities across Nova Pioneer teams
  • Track alumni and support cross-regional alumni learning
  • Update the internal database and track progress toward goals
  • Send monthly process updates and attend bimonthly meetings with the Director of Schools
  • Communicate with parents about students’ post-school success progress
  • Coordinate with School Leaders and Deans on student schedules, essays, recommendations, and testing

Requirements:

  • Minimum qualification of a Bachelor's Degree in Education Management, College Counselling, Psychology, or a related course
  • 3+ years of experience in college counseling in a secondary school or after-high-school program
  • Familiarity with the international tertiary education space
  • Experience guiding students applying to tertiary institutions abroad
  • Knowledge of local tertiary education pathways
  • Knowledge of research on the future of work
  • Experience working with adolescents and youth and building professional relationships for mentorship and guidance
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills across teams and organizations
  • Strategic thinking and ability to translate ideas into action
  • Strong project management skills
  • Ability to juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines and targets
  • Problem-solving skills and proactive issue resolution
  • Knowledge of the Cambridge curriculum and Cambridge progression pathways

Benefits:

  • Consistent and ongoing personal development
  • Clear career pathways
  • Highly energetic, entrepreneurial environment
  • Opportunity to bring creative and innovative ideas to life
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