College Counselor/ Administrative Assistant

Job Summary Arete Educational Consulting is looking for a new team member to assist its lead counselors. The ideal candidate loves education and empowering others, is extremely organized and detail-oriented, and demonstrates unwavering integrity and strong commitment. We are a small business and tight-knit team looking for someone who can wear many hats and provide support in a variety of areas as needed: Admissions Support • Take notes during our counselor-client meetings and provide session summaries to clients • Conduct research on and become familiar with summer programs, extracurricular opportunities, and contest/publications and support students throughout the application/submission process • Oversee the editorial process for our quarterly newsletter to 5,000+ subscribers, including brainstorming topics, organizing content, and building the newsletter in Mailchimp, as well as writing and editing copy for the newsletter • Review written content in our proprietary College Counseling Guide to ensure it is up to date Tutor Coordination/Hiring • Work closely with tutor coordinator to help strategize tutor-student pairings • Create job postings, review tutor applications, and schedule/conduct interviews with prospective candidates for both Arete and TCD Skills • Bachelor’s Degree from a top four-year institution • Interest in high school counseling and/or college admissions field is a plus • Self-starter with ability to work in a fast-paced environment and tackle multiple tasks diligently and independently • Extremely organized and detail-oriented, with accountability to deadlines • Extraordinary grammar, writing, and editing skills • Reliable, punctual, and committed • Ability to handle confidential information and uphold high standards of integrity and ethical conduct • Team player willing to wear many hats • Proficiency with Google Docs Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $23.00 per hour Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week Work Location: Remote Apply tot his job