Admission Counsellor

Roles & Responsibilities

Company Description

Our client is an edtech company founded in 2013 from the idea that through personalised education, we can transform students into the world’s leaders of tomorrow. Since then, we have rapidly grown a mission-driven team who are dedicated to building the education system for the 22nd century. Our network includes 2,400 tutors and consultants worldwide who work with over 20,000 students. Their tech platform connects tutors and mentors to high school students aiming to achieve admission and scholarships to top universities in the US, UK and beyond.

Job Description

Admission Counsellor / Strategy Consultants are exemplars of the team’s philosophy dedicated to making a

difference in students’ lives, helping bridge gaps between present and future goals by personalising blueprints that will become the basis of all academic, extracurricular and personal development.

You will partner closely with the student and lead the team (tutors, mentors, consultants) to drive progress through long-term roadmaps and mentoring to build their candidacy through the application processes.

This is a full-time position that can be remote or in one of our many offices around the globe, with a student load of 40 to 52 students depending on the region you are assigned. Some regions include the United States & Canada, Latin America, Europe and the UK, Japan and Singapore.

What you will be working on:

• Provide overarching admissions strategies to students by creating individualized plans and executing on them in collaboration with the rest of the students’ team (Educational Coordinators, Academic Tutors, Application Consultants, Capstone Mentors)
• Maintain expert knowledge of high school curricula, extracurricular and leadership choices, summer program applications, and standardized test planning to make recommendations regarding admissions strategies.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of institutions of higher learning to guide students and parents towards attainable school goals, working with them to create lists of bestfit schools of varied competition to maximize acceptance chances
• Conduct formal consulting sessions with students on a bi-monthly basis, chronicling and sharing with relevant stakeholders notes and action items
• Maintain reasonable levels of communication with students and families outside of formal sessions through various channels (e.g. email, etc.)

Requirements

• Graduated from a Top 30 US University, Ivy League strongly preferred
• Passion for coaching young adults and appreciation of global perspectives
• Superior planning and organisational skills; experience in project management, event coordination, product management a plus
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Resilience when working independently under pressure
• Experience in education, coaching, tutoring, and admissions consulting preferred

Tell employers what skills you have

Coaching
Ability to Multitask
Oral Communication Skills
Structured Products
Administration
Written Communication
Communication Skills
Case Management
Personal Development
Tutoring
Test Planning

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