College and Career Advisor

Location: New York, NY | Full-time | Posted: October 23, 2026

About the role

Based in a newly launched SUNY Achievement Center located on a New York City educational campus, College and Career Advisors assist all high school students in their postsecondary process under the supervision of the Director of the SUNY Achievement Center. This role is crucial in providing tailored guidance and support to students from various schools within a single building, cultivating a college-going and career-ready culture throughout the entire educational campus.

Responsibilities

• Assist high school students with developing and executing a personalized postsecondary plan that aligns with their interests, goals, and needs.
• Ensure proactive support for student subpopulations who face additional challenges in navigating career and college pathways.
• Collaborate with students to identify, assess, and apply to postsecondary institutions, opportunity programs, work-based learning opportunities, financial aid, and scholarships according to these plans.
• Organize school site-wide and small group sessions on career exploration, skills readiness, college preparation, and network building, collaborating with school-based staff to schedule and promote these sessions, ensuring maximum effectiveness.
• Utilize technology, systems, resources, and tools to provide high-quality college and career advising, including SUNY-specific platforms and resources.
• Track and report timely, accurate data on student progress, performance, and participation.
• Monitor and report students' application progress and career and college outcomes.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with internal (school-based) and external partnerships to drive access, impact, and success for students.
• Develop and engage professional networks relevant to career and college pathways (both internal and external partnerships).
• Stay informed on industry best practices to support advising.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage with diverse student populations, families, and school staff.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion and ability to work with diverse populations.
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to prioritize time and activities, demonstrating initiative and managing multiple tasks with minimal supervision.
• Capacity to adapt advising strategies to accommodate the varied needs of students from multiple schools within a shared campus environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in college and career advising.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Capability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with NYCPS's graduation requirements and postsecondary landscape.
• Understanding of the SUNY public school system, graduation requirements, and postsecondary landscape.
• Experience with data tracking and reporting platforms relevant to student progress and outcomes.

Pay

Salary range: $60,000–$65,000. Individual starting salaries are determined based on relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. Starting salaries generally fall near the entry to midpoint of the range; salaries at or near the top of the range are rare and reserved for candidates who exceptionally exceed all posted requirements.

Benefits

• NYS health insurance, free dental and vision coverage
• Competitive retirement options: choice between a fully funded pension plan and a self-driven defined contribution plan, plus two supplemental plans
• Tuition assistance
• Parental leave at full pay
• Generous time off: 13 paid holidays per year; 15 days vacation and 15 days sick time accrued in the first year (increases thereafter)
• Additional paid leave for childbirth, adoption, elder care, and other family care situations
• Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid schedules, available depending on position

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.