Job Description

Advising Specialist - College Success

College Possible - National

This Work Is Our Mission

At College Possible, we believe talent is universal. For many students, the path to college can feel overwhelming or out of reach. That's where you come in.

We support students on their journey to higher education by providing personalized coaching, resources, and guidance. When you join College Possible, you become part of a team dedicated to making college access and success a reality. Together, we help students navigate the admissions process, overcome challenges, and earn their degrees.

Our Impact

87% of College Possible students are admitted to college and are enrolled at 866 colleges and universities across the United States. Nationwide, we've served 99,000+ students since 2000.

Why Join Our Team?

When you work at College Possible, you're not just taking a job-you're advancing a mission to help more students get to and through college. You'll play a direct role in helping students achieve their educational goals and build brighter futures.

Key Benefits

✅ Professional Growth Access training, mentorship, and career development opportunities as you support student success.

✅ Mission-Driven Impact Make a direct difference in students' lives by helping them access and complete college.

✅ Collaborative Community Join a team that values teamwork, innovation, and excellence in service of students.

✅ Work-Life Balance Enjoy flexible work options, unlimited PTO, and resources to support your well-being.

🎓 Your Role: Advising Specialist – College Success

As an Advising Specialist, you'll support college students-virtually and in-person-in areas like financial aid, course registration, internships, and career readiness. You'll also advocate for students within College Possible and their institutions to help them persist and graduate .

🧭 Key Responsibilities

🎯 Direct Student Support – 75%

• Deliver structured college curriculum focused on:
  Apply Smart , Be Financially Fit , Plan with Passion and Purpose , and Transition Strong

• Follow, deliver, and ensure students have access to College Possible structured college curriculum, which supports students in four areas: Apply Smart, Be Financially Fit, Plan with a Passion and Purpose, and Transition Strong to help students progress towards specific goals/milestones.

  • Coach students toward reaching milestones, including, but not limited to: registering for classes, completing financial aid applications, re-enrolling in school, transferring and more.
  • Based on assessments and student data, create support plans for each student.
  • • Maintain ongoing communication with all students in caseload.

  o Lead 45-minute meetings with students regularly.

  o Meet with students 1:1 virtually (and in some circumstances, in person) o Meet with incoming first-year students over the summer to ensure a smooth transition to their new campus.

  • Respond to all student text/calls/emails within 2 business days.
  • Guide students through financial aid renewal process by appropriate deadlines. • Support students through career exploration, career planning, and career development.

  o Research relevant career information and resources to send to students. o Identify students for specific partner internships and opportunities and support students through the application process for these opportunities.

  o Connect students with job coaching volunteers and mentors.

  o Market career opportunities and events.

  • Help students resolve obstacles that come up throughout the school year by coaching them on self-advocacy and resourcefulness skills and communicating with school offices to advocate for students.
  • Refer students to appropriate resources when needed.
  • Use College Possible's suite of digital tools to communicate with and support students, including our proprietary Salesforce Platform, AI tools, and student-facing portal.

📋 Caseload & Data Management – 20%

• Track and record student progress, using both quantitative and qualitative measures.

• Enter data into Salesforce, including all student interactions and other data

• • Identify, run and synthesize reports into a presentable form to share key information about student trends and milestone progress.
  • Manage a caseload of up to 400 college students, including, but not limited to:
  • Schedule all student meetings.

    • Maintain accurate student contact information and records in the student database.

    Manage time and calendar to meet minimum meeting standards as outlined by KPIs.

  o Support students who have become unenrolled or who have transferred out of their initial institution.

• Secondary Responsibilities

🏫 Program & Organizational Support – 5%

• • Attend virtual events and career-related student workshops.
  • Additional program support as assigned by Program Manager.
  • Represent the College Possible brand in a positive light and take actions to increase brand awareness throughout the community.

  • Other duties as Assigned

🔍 What We're Looking For

🎓 Education

• Bachelor's degree required

🧠 Experience

• 1-3 years of experience related to teaching, mentoring, advising, and/or coaching high school and/or post-secondary students from underserved populations.

• Experience in designing student communication, activities, lesson plans, and resources for high school and/or college students.

💻 Tech Skills

• Well-developed computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Office.

🤝 Other Skills, Abilities and Requirements

• • The employee must be emotionally mature and be able to handle difficult and complex student situations.
  • Must demonstrate an ability to solve practical problems and deal with frequently changing variables.
  • Must demonstrate strong interpersonal and coaching skills.
  • Excellent written communication skills are essential
  • Able to read, analyze, and interpret general educational and business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.

    Must also possess exemplary written and virtual communications skills, and the ability to work well in a highly collaborative team or independently.

  • Exhibit an ability to professionally write reports and business correspondence. They must be able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
  • Able to effectively present information and respond to questions from the public, clients, students, partners, and managers.

🏥 What We Offer

• In addition to joining a committed, diverse, values-based organization, we offer:

  • An opportunity for you to have a tremendous impact both internally and in the broader country
  • A competitive salary commensurate with experience
  • Excellent benefits including complete health, dental, life, short-term and long-term insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan

  • Encouraged sustainability through a generous paid time off program

• Personalized professional development and growth opportunities

✨ Ready to Make a Difference?

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Submit your resume and cover letter to join a team that's breaking down barriers to higher education.

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