College Admissions Coach (Remote, Part-Time)

Responsibilities

• Communicate regularly with students and their families to identify their needs, goals, and expectations for their college admissions journey.
• Provide end-to-end counseling, including:
• Regular 60-minute advising sessions via Zoom with each of your students.
• Keeping track of deadlines for various applications and educational milestones.
• Assigning relevant tasks between sessions to maximize student success.
• Responding to student and parent inquiries.
• Succinctly and conscientiously manage a cohort of students at various grade levels (9-12, transfer, grad school, and gap year).
• Typical cohorts are between 5 to 10 students at a given time.
• Support student progress by providing personalized advising tailored to each student’s geographic location, financial needs, academic and extracurricular goals, and long-term trajectory.
• Conduct research as needed to support your advising sessions, clarify inquiries, or present valuable information/resources to your students.
• Lead students in the exploration, research, and discernment of a balanced college list that reflects their academic, professional and personal interests.
• Be forward-thinking and strategic in the advice and guidance provided to your students, ensuring that you are an expert and up-to-date on the admissions issues they are facing.
• Mentor students through the writing process for personal statements, supplemental essays, résumés, etc. by helping students identify their personal narrative and providing meaningful and actionable feedback on their materials.
• Advocate for students by providing feedback on student résumés, college essays and activities lists between and during individual advising sessions.
• Participate in biweekly meetings with 6-8 other Prepory coaches conducted by your Lead Coach mentor.
• Participate as an additional reader in our Committee Review.
• Maintain detailed communication with the Program Director and Director of Client Success to provide ongoing updates on student progress.

Qualifications

• Graduated from or worked at a top 50 university or top 20 liberal arts college.
• Former college admissions officer experience is preferred but not mandatory.
• Detailed knowledge of the U.S. college admissions process, familiarity with universities and colleges, and willingness to stay current with changes in the college admission process.
• Experience in an educational or academic support role (teaching, AmeriCorps, research, etc.).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and students.
• Availability during typical after-school hours and on weekends, and in some instances, availability to meet with students in international time zones.
• Efficient time management, organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to commit to work with students for one year or the end of the admission cycle.

Pay

Compensation Range: $22.75/hr - $32.75/hr