Academic Advisor

Job Description

St. Ambrose Academy is looking for a part-time Academic Advisor who can be on-site three full days per week. The Academic Advisor guides students and families through academic planning and post-secondary discernment, ensuring students pursue courses and opportunities aligned with graduation requirements, diploma goals, and vocation-oriented outcomes. The Academic Advisor registers students for courses, coordinates standardized tests, maintains student academic records, and organizes graduation ceremonies.

The Academic Advisor will also occupy the front desk for two of the three days per week, helping with attendance, interfacing with parents and community members, and providing a warm, inviting presence. This position reports to the Director of Enrollment and Retention.

Hourly Wage: $20-25/hour depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefit Highlights (updated annually): Academy pays 100% of premiums for health insurance, life insurance, and disability; direct primary care option with local Catholic clinic; IRA match; 90% tuition reduction for children of full-time employees attending the Academy; professional development.

Work Environment: St. Ambrose Academy is a 6-12 grade private Catholic classical academy located in Madison, Wisconsin with a rapidly growing student body and a vibrant Catholic community.

~Daily prayer, regular access to the Eucharist and Confession
~Emphasis on formation of the whole person
~Respectful students and supportive families

Requirements: A bachelor's degree in a related field of study is preferred.

The candidate must be a practicing Catholic, willing to make an Oath of Fidelity to the Magisterium, whose life of faith serves as an example to our students and families.

Candidates must demonstrate excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills; be adaptable to the student needs; and demonstrate a desire to share their gifts and talents with the students and administration of the school.

About the Employer

St. Ambrose Academy is a NAPCIS accredited 6-12 Catholic school whose mission is to assist parents in the formation of their children by providing a classical education rooted in the Catholic faith. Aware that all truth has its origin and end in the person of Jesus Christ, our students study Catholic theology and college preparatory subjects through the teachings of the Magisterium and the primary works of civilization's greatest thinkers. Offered regular access to the Sacraments and mentored by teachers who foster a deep love of Jesus Christ, students see and are led to imitate the virtues which joyfully compel a life lived in knowledge, love, and service of Christ and His Church.