[Hiring] College Admissions Counselor @Empowerly

Role Description

We are currently seeking experienced College Admissions Counselors who live in or have extensive experience working with students in the San Francisco Bay Area.

• Many of our students are Bay Area families applying to highly selective colleges, including the University of California system, Ivy League institutions, and other Top 50 universities.
• A significant number are also pursuing competitive pathways in computer science, engineering, and pre-med/BS/MD programs.
• The ideal candidate has several years of college counseling experience and/or previous experience as an admissions officer at a selective college or university.
• We especially value counselors who graduated from Top 50 institutions and have backgrounds in STEM fields such as computer science, engineering, or medicine.

As a College Admissions Counselor, you will guide students throughout the admissions journey by:

• Developing personalized academic and extracurricular plans.
• Providing strategic application guidance.
• Reviewing essays.
• Supporting college list development, passion exploration, and early career planning.

Responsibilities

• Keep up to date with current college admission changes.
• Available for 20-25 students with flexibility based on schedule and bandwidth.
• Advise students about extracurriculars that expand interests and may potentially present leadership opportunities.
• Help students with meaningful summer plans by applying to internships, exploring competitions, research opportunities, and community service options.
• Create a plan for standardized testing that includes strategies for improving scores and help decide which tests are appropriate.
• Help create college lists, rate colleges for students (reach, target, and safety), and offer tips for college visits.
• Provide guidance through the entire application process: personal statement, activities, resume, recommendation letters, essay review and edits, utilizing research when necessary, reviewing entire application materials before submitting.
• Strategize plans for early action, early decision, regular decision as well as waitlisted strategies and college choice guidance.
• Discuss financial aid resources and guidance as well as merit scholarship resources.
• Prepare for sessions in advance, be on time, log sessions in a timely manner, stay in touch with students, maintain a healthy relationship with parents, and include parents in all communications.
• Support a wide range of students, including transfer, undergrad, post graduate, and international.
• Attend monthly team meetings.
• Utilize resources available within Empowerly to provide optimal advice for all students.
• Monitor Empowerly email account and Slack account for up-to-date Empowerly communications.

Qualifications

• Graduate from a top 50 national university (advanced degrees like MD, PhD, MBA, JD, or Masters are a plus).
• Experience as a college counselor for high school students, with a track record of acceptances into a top 50 national university.
• Have consistent availability in the afternoons (after 3:00 p.m.) and/or on weekends to meet with students.
• Possess passion for education, talent for teaching, essay writing, and essay editing.
• Possess exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Able to plan around and meet deadlines.
• Possess dedication to client service.
• Able to commit to students for multi-year packages.

Preferred Qualifications

• Former admissions officers at top 50 colleges.
• Experienced independent college counselors (NACAC, WACAC, IECA, etc).