College Seminar Teacher - SY2026-SY2027

North Lawndale College Prep Charter High School•Chicago, IL

16h•$60,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

The College Seminar Teacher plays a critical role in preparing seniors for postsecondary success. This position combines direct instruction, individualized advising, and accountability support to ensure all seniors complete required milestones related to college access and career planning. This course is designed to help scholars navigate the complexities of postsecondary pathways-including 2-year and 4-year colleges, FAFSA completion, scholarship acquisition, vocational training, military enlistment, and career planning. This role also includes partnership with the broader senior grade-level team and may involve leadership or coordination duties around key school events like College Decision Day, senior exit surveys, and transcript reviews.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required
2+ years working in college access, college advising, or high school teaching
Deep knowledge of FAFSA, college admissions, and postsecondary planning
Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
Commitment to equity and belief in the potential of all scholars
Strong organizational and data management skills
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Compliance with all board policies, ISBE requirements, and relevant educational laws and regulations.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Education, Counseling, or related field preferred
Experience with first-generation college students
Familiarity with tools such as Naviance, SCOIR, or internal tracking platforms
Bilingual preferred (if applicable to community served)
Results-oriented and data-driven
Highly collaborative and communicative
Culturally competent and responsive to the needs of underserved communities
A passionate advocate for college access and postsecondary success

Responsibilities

Facilitate a daily College Seminar course with a clear, engaging curriculum tailored to 12th-grade scholars.
Provide whole-group and small-group instruction on FAFSA completion, college application processes, scholarship searches and applications, resume writing and personal statements, postsecondary research and decision-making, financial literacy and college budgeting, and career pathways and vocational training options.
Provide 1:1 and small-group advising to monitor scholars' progress on FAFSA and state aid completion, college application submissions and acceptances, college match and fit decisions, scholarship applications, and job/career planning for non-college-bound scholars.
Maintain regular check-ins with scholars to ensure deadlines are met and data is up to date in school tracking systems.
Track key senior metrics and ensure timely updates to internal dashboards or trackers.
Monitor and report on FAFSA submission and completion rates, college applications submitted per student, acceptance, enrollment, and scholarship data, and post-secondary intention forms and verifications.
Work with the college counselor and leadership team to analyze gaps and implement interventions.
Partner with school counselor(s), teachers, and administrators to support overall senior success.
Plan and support school-wide college and career events including college visits, onsite college fairs, College Decision Day, and Financial Aid Nights.
Attend senior grade-level meetings and contribute to the coordination of senior programming, including capstone projects or transition-to-college workshops.