The Pennington School
Director of College Counseling
Start Date: on or about August 1, 2026
Co-ed Boarding and Day School, Grades 6-12
535 students
112 West Delaware Ave, Pennington, NJ 08534
Educators Collaborative is pleased to be assisting The Pennington School in their search for a Director of College Counseling to begin on or about August 1, 2026.
An Outstanding Opportunity for a Director of College Counseling
The Pennington School seeks a Director of College Counseling who enthusiastically embraces and champions the School’s values of honor, virtue, and humility. The successful candidate will bring a professional approach distinguished by extensive experience in college counseling as well as strategic thinking, approachability, enthusiasm, and a collaborative spirit.
Mission
The Pennington School is committed to developing individual excellence in all of its students.
The Pennington School’s beliefs and attributes
- Our Students fully engage in the Pennington experience. They seek personal excellence and aspire to lives of dedication, perseverance, resilience, integrity, and service.
- Our Faculty members unreservedly commit themselves to our students and their optimal learning and understanding. Passionate about their professional discipline, they are dedicated to staying current with best practices and pursuing professional development. Our faculty members serve as mentors and role models, forming meaningful relationships with students both inside and outside the classroom.
- Our Parents share a sense of responsibility for the well-being and development of our students and actively support the School’s mission.
- Our Academic and Co-curricular Environment combines high expectations for excellence with the means to help each individual student achieve success in preparation for college study.
- Our preparation for college and life centers on our students’ developing sound habits of mind, effective communication skills, ethical decision-making, a global perspective, and the self-confidence to think and act both independently and collaboratively.
- Our Community believes that optimal learning takes place through multiple experiences. Our culture reflects an abiding belief in each student’s desire and ability to learn. Our students develop a sense of responsibility for themselves, for others, and for the world in which they live. Our community is one of inclusion, open to diversity of opinions and people, united in our purpose, and dedicated to continuing the values of honor, virtue, and humility.
The Position
The Director of College Counseling is responsible for providing a program that focuses on the major aspects of the college planning/placement and career counseling and process. With a goal of 100% college acceptance, the Director of College Counseling works in coordination with the faculty, as well as with the School administration, to assist students in discovering their strengths and interests, exploring career alternatives, and finding institutions of higher learning that will meet their individual interests, strengths, and values. To learn more about the school and this opportunity, please refer to the Leadership Profile.
How to Apply
The salary range for this position is $130,000 to $150,000 and includes a generous benefits package with the strong possibility of on-campus housing.
Applications will be reviewed when they are received. Candidates interested in this position are asked to submit the following materials in a single merged PDF document, in the order listed:
- EC candidate summary sheet (Contact George Sanderson for this document)
- Letter of interest, addressed to the Head of School
- Current résumé
- A list of five or more references with contact information (including phone numbers and email addresses)
- Disclosure form (contact George Sanderson for this document)
Please address inquiries to:
George Sanderson, Partner, Educators Collaborative
Listing Date: May 28, 2026
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