COLLEGE ADVISOR, Enrollment & Student Administration, Undergraduate Admissions

Essential Functions

• Provide one-on-one admissions and financial aid assistance to students and families.
• Organize group events that encourage students and families to create post-graduate plans/apply to college.
• Establish productive working relationships with principals, counselors and teachers in assigned partner schools.
• Assess, in consultation with BU PATH and partner school, the needs of the school and adapt programs and activities to meet these needs.
• Aid the BU PATH and evaluation staff by collecting and interpreting key progress and outcome variables to evaluate the effectiveness of programming.
• Maintain expertise in admissions and financial aid advising by participating fully in pre- and in-service training and other opportunities for professional development.

Marginal Functions

• Assist in the efforts of the other BU PATH advisers.
• Represent BU PATH to potential supporters and other interested parties.
• Assist with school-based events, such as clubs, field trips or enrichment activities.
• Support in facilitating and creating content for college and career planning workshops, events, and training requests from non-partner schools.

Qualifications

• Tact, diplomacy, and a strong commitment to service.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in order to solve problems and reach goals.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Associate’s or Bachelor's degree required. Preferably earned in May 2026, December 2025, May 2025, or December 2024, and preferably from a Boston-area college/university.
• Boston natives, graduates of the high schools BU PATH serves also preferred.