About SEED
SEED Schools are public, college-preparatory boarding schools designed to prepare students from
traditionally underserved communities for success in college. Our schools and graduates are supported by
The SEED Foundation, which provides programmatic and operating support to SEED schools in Washington,
DC, Baltimore, MD and Miami, FL. The SEED Foundation’s College Transition & Success (CTS) team provides
intensive, individualized support to each SEED graduate beginning in their junior year of high school and
going through their college graduation. The success of the SEED model has been showcased in media outlets
and publications such as 60 Minutes, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and in the documentary film
Waiting for “Superman.” President Barack Obama has hailed SEED as “a true success story.” For more
information, please visit www.seedfoundation.com.
The SEED Public Charter School of Washington, DC
The SEED Public Charter School of Washington, D.C. (SEED DC) is the nation’s first college-preparatory, public
boarding school. SEED DC’s mission is to provide an outstanding, intensive educational program that prepares
children, both academically and socially, for success in college and beyond. SEED DC opened in 1998 and
currently serves approximately 250 students in grades 9-12. As a boarding school, SEED DC has a unique
opportunity to provide students with a comprehensive school experience that combines academic rigor with
the chance to develop essential social and emotional competencies through a range of experiences, including
international trips, extra-curricular programming, and by being part of a school community where learning
and growth are highly valued.
Position Overview
College access and completion is core to our work at SEED. Thus, the College Counselor plays a critical role in
supporting students and families with the mechanics of the college process during their junior and senior
years. SEED DC’s College Counselor must be highly skilled and able to administer the college exposure,
search, fit, application, and selection process with students, while also educating families. SEED takes a
unique and impactful approach to college matching. Our deliberate and intentional work with college fit and
match is extremely important to SEED’s college completion goals. Thus, the College Counselor is expected to
have excellent knowledge of a range of colleges/universities across the country—especially those that
proactively support college completion for low income, first generation students and have quantitative
evidence of success in this area.
Although the college counselor is based at SEED DC and will be employed by the School, The SEED
Foundation’s College Transition & Success (CTS) division provides supervisory oversight of the college
counseling department. The College Counselor will establish effective relationships with all members of the
SEED DC community, while also working regularly with all members of the CTS team (Director, College
Success Advisors and Program Assistant). The College Counselor will participate in both school and CTS
sponsored professional development days and meetings. The College Counselor will report to the Chief
Growth Officer, located at The SEED Foundation, who oversees SEED’s internal and external college access
and success initiatives.
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Essential functions and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
 Managing the college search, fit, and application process for seniors and juniors and educating them
about colleges/universities;
 Providing personalized college counseling to seniors and their families as they go through the college
search, fit, and application process;
 Facilitating regular individual and group counseling sessions with seniors and their families in the fall and
spring;
 Making informational presentations to junior and senior parents/families, while also hosting spring
meetings with juniors and their families to prepare for senior year;
 Teaching senior college prep seminar in the fall, supporting CTS with senior college transition classes in
the spring, and teaching junior college prep seminar in the spring;
 Managing and coordinating the annual joint College Tour for Juniors with the SEED MD college counselor;
 Maintaining and disseminating information about standardized tests, and supporting students/families
with the registration process;
 Monitoring standardized test prep activity and practice test outcomes;
 Leading and supporting college programming including, but not limited to: College Prep Boot Camp for
Seniors, College Tours, Financial Aid events, College Decision Day, Graduate events, and Staff Training;
 Using Naviance with students for college application process and CoPilot for advising notes;
 Managing SEED College Data Tracker for monthly and quarterly reporting process;
 Managing and maintaining aesthetically pleasing College Center and bulletin boards that reflect SEED’s
college success culture and approach to college matching;
 Conducting outreach to and meeting with all college admissions representatives who visit SEED DC and
facilitating meetings between college representatives and students, while also serving as a liaison with
college admissions offices throughout the year;
 Chaperoning SEED-approved national and regional college fairs for juniors and seniors;
 Writing college recommendation letters and reviewing recommendation letters submitted by staff, while
also completing all school report (mid-year and final) forms requested by colleges, including evaluations
of students;
 Working closely with the parent/family office to ensure that information about the college process is
reaching families and they are being invited to all college success events and meetings;
 Working with the SEED DC Principal and Director of College Transition & Success at the Foundation to
compile the annual school profile;
 Participating in and supporting all financial education and financial aid events coordinated by the CTS
advisors;
 Staying aware of issues and trends in college admissions, higher education, testing, as well as keeping up
to date with the work and findings from associations, including the following: College Board, the National
Association of College Admission Counselors, National College Access Network; and
 Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Necessary skills include excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organizational ability,
attention to details, and the ability to consistently meet deadlines. Experience in college admissions or high
school college counseling and a deep understanding of how to collect, organize, and use data to improve
practice.
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The ideal SEED DC college counselor will have strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills;
familiarity with the goals, objectives, and mission of school focused on college readiness and success for lowincome, first-generation students; the ability to respond effectively to the needs of a diverse student and
parent/family population; knowledge of a vast array of colleges/universities with a reputation for successfully
graduating underserved students within 4-6 years, strong academic programs, clear and fair admissions and
financial aid policies and procedures; very comfortable with SEED’s approach to college fit and match.
Essential Experience, Skills, and Competencies
 Bachelor’s degree with an additional 3-5 years’ experience providing college access and success
counseling in a school, community, or university-based setting;
 General knowledge of the college matching process;
 Understanding of financial aid, including the FAFSA completion process;
 Experience with individual and group college counseling sessions;
 Strong administrative, database management, and records maintenance skills to handle confidential
material;
 Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with attention to detail and accuracy;
 Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
 Active driver’s license and ability/desire to travel;
 Exceptional interpersonal skills, with creative and positive energy for working with youth;
 Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and with a variety of constituents;
 Ability to work both independently and with a team while managing multiple tasks;
 Ability to learn and use systems for managing student information and customer relations, including
Naviance, CoPilot/Salesforce, and PowerSchool;
 Commitment to the mission of SEED and our core values of: COMPASSION, GRATITUDE, GROWTH,
INTEGRITY, PERSEVERANCE, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY
SEED is committed to the letter and spirit of equality. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in hiring and employment, nor in the
administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and other programs.

• NOTE: On Sept. 20, 2021, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed Mayor’s Order 2021-

109 requiring that by Nov. 1, 2021 all adults who are regularly in schools and child care
facilities in the District must have received a full course of vaccination against COVID19. A full course of vaccination means an individual must have received the second dose
of a 2-dose series, or one dose of a single-dose series effective Nov. 1, 2021. This Order
does not permit a test-out option for individuals unless they have been granted a
medical or religious exemption


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