College Counselor

Who We’re Looking For (You)

• You’re someone who’d rather be challenged by something important than phone it in for something mundane. You want to commit to a calling that matters to you, and you have high expectations of yourself, your job, and your employer.
• You understand parents and their high school-aged students. And you’ve run in the circles you’re seeking to serve, as a high school counselor/director, or a professional who’s worked closely with those populations. We’ll give special consideration to applicants who have already forged trusted relationships with high school communities in the Bay Area.
• You’re inspired—not intimidated—by the prospect of finding families who want to engage with a college counseling service like ours. You re genuinely excited about building Collegewise s presence in the Bay Area—speaking at schools, connecting with counselors, attending community events, and becoming a visible, trusted resource for college planning.
• You’re a continuous learner who believes that college counseling is a craft that needs to be nurtured and put to the very best use to help kids. You re not intimidated about being expected to achieve results.
• You win people over easily and earn trust quickly. Whether you’re working on a project with a coworker, meeting with a student about a college list, presenting to a room full of families at a high school event, or talking to a concerned parent on the phone, people enjoy and benefit from their interactions with you.
• Most importantly, you believe in the vision of Collegewise. You want to empower students to identify and reach their goals (for college and beyond). You want to be a supportive guide to those students and their families. You’re passionate about what Collegewise stands for and our drive to help as many families as possible transform their journey to college.

We’ve worked hard to create the company we’d want to work for, with a culture that draws smart, fascinating professionals united by a desire to do the best work of our careers. For more information about our benefits and our approach to work, check out our Careers page.

Most of our counselors begin their careers here earning between $65,000 - $75,000/year. There is always room for growth in both salary and responsibility, and we take care to clearly explain the pathways to both to all of our counselors.

One of the more significant factors we consider in determining a starting salary is how inclined families will be to enroll with you. Families choose a private counselor based largely on trust: do they trust you with this important process? And for online counselors—unless a family has been referred by someone who vouches for you—they’ll use your unique experience as a proxy for that trust.

Our training ensures real counseling quality always lies behind whatever factors families choose to evaluate (their criteria aren’t always a proxy for counseling skills). But trust is the X factor, the skill we can’t train and the asset that takes time to build. So we reward those applicants who’ve earned it, and we support those who want the opportunity to do so.

We try to approach starting salary discussions as a fair and reasonable conversation between an organization and a professional who’ve decided they are right for each other. Our goal? Make it work for both of us, without having to overly flex our negotiating muscles. And start this run together with the mutual trust and respect we both deserve.

We’re hoping our new counselors can start between March and June, but we’re flexible for the right people.

If you’re excited about this opportunity but unsure if you’re the right fit, we hope you’ll take a shot. There is no such thing as a perfect applicant (or a perfect job, for that matter). And we promise to give a fair and thorough read to every applicant who takes the time to submit a thoughtful application to us.

Application Questions (choose
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• Collegewise counselors guide students through the entire college application process, which means building trust and relationships over time. Tell us about a situation where you built a meaningful relationship…