College Admissions Counselor – Part-Time

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $40 - $50 / hour

⏱ Part Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🛋️ Counselor

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HelloCollege

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2012

📚 Education

💼 Consulting

Education • Consulting

HelloCollege is a student-centered college admissions consultancy that provides comprehensive guidance through the college application process. They offer services including college admissions counseling, academic tutoring, college essay coaching, SAT and ACT test preparation, financial aid and scholarship support, and decision-day advising. HelloCollege pairs each student with a dedicated counselor, flexible bundled-hour plans for tutoring and essay support, workshops, and free resources; they emphasize personalized strategy to increase admissions and scholarship outcomes.

📋 Description

• Guide a caseload of students and families through the HelloCollege program • Ensure students complete the program and achieve their college planning goals • Manage up to 50 students according to the HelloCollege program blueprint and service-level agreements • Provide recommendations on admissions strategies based on curricula, extracurriculars, leadership choices, summer programs, and standardized test planning • Conduct formal consulting sessions with students bi-monthly and share notes and action items with stakeholders • Build positive, lasting relationships with families • Maintain communication with students and families outside formal sessions • Track communications and milestones in the HelloCollege portal • Facilitate up to four online workshops per month • Maintain knowledge of higher education and college planning trends • Participate in team meetings, knowledge sharing, shadowing, and mentoring • Contribute to referrals, testimonials, consultations, online reviews, company culture, and growth • Perform additional duties such as blog posts and research projects

🎯 Requirements

• Part-time availability averaging 25–30 hours per week when caseload is full • Master’s degree or College Counseling certification highly recommended • Experience with highly selective and Ivy League college counseling, college admissions, school counseling, or student advising is required • Experience helping students gain admission to Top 25 and Top 50 universities is required • Ability to support affluent, high-achieving clientele • Extensive knowledge of selective and highly selective US colleges and universities nationwide • Ability to work with students and parents from diverse academic, ethnic/racial, and financial backgrounds • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Ability to collaborate and build relationships with diverse stakeholders • Strong case management, prioritization, and attention-to-detail skills • Willingness to perform additional duties such as blog posts and research projects • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides) • Ability to quickly learn new programs and systems • Public speaking and event facilitation experience is a plus • Must be available for evening work between 3pm–9pm PST • Must work 1–2 Saturdays per month during application season (August–November) • Applicants in MST or PST time zones are preferred • Experience working with students with learning differences

🏖️ Benefits

• Bonus incentives for referrals and reviews • Opportunity to earn extra income by conducting college planning consultations with prospective families