Educational Consultant

Role/Responsibilities:

• assisting head advisor with education-related research, client proposal creation, client follow-up, note-taking
• advising grade 8 - grade 11 students on academic/college/career planning
• advising grade 12 students on college application process
• providing guidance and feedback on personal statement and other college essays
• keeping organized records of student progress, following up with students weekly
• helping to develop effective and standardized college prep consulting curriculum
• leading college prep classes lectures, seminars, and workshops

Skill/Experience Requirements:

• completion of university (MA or PhD a plus)
• superior writing and communication skills
• teaching experience a plus
• experience advising students in college preparation and career planning
• affinity for working with high school aged students
• thorough, up-to-date knowledge of US college application system
• thorough knowledge of US colleges and universities a plus
• you should be: optimistic, results-oriented, organized, driven (can manage own time)
• ability to carry out various tasks, desire to have high impact in a start-up environment
• familiar with Canadian high school system a plus

Why Work with Us?

1. Great Clients

2. Great Team

3. Great Pay

4. Great Growth Opportunities

5. Great Collaboration

6. Our strict pre-screening system helps us only work with students and parents who share the same values with us: reflection, personal growth, high achievement, respect, strong work ethic, student-centered learning, critical thinking.

7. We provide opportunities for employees to grow through mentoring, executive coaching and team building.
8. We hold our team members accountable to high standards and outstanding results WITHOUT micromanaging. We aim to place all team members in positions where they feel they can have the greatest impact.
9. All team members have the opportunity and are encouraged to contribute directly to our company's operations and systems set-up. We value the input of all team members.
10. We believe that good ideas come from inspiration within the work team. At FORM, you have the chance to work with a group of colleagues who care deeply about education and personal and professional growth as well as the growth of the company. We value a professional work ethic, insightful, out-of-the-box teaching or mentoring skills that can make a difference in students' lives, and a willingness to share ideas within the team.
11. Unlike many start-ups, we strive to offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit options after employees achieve goals and successfully help students get good results.

Company Information:

We are a fully-funded education start up, offering college and career planning, and university application support services to students and their families. Our Head Advisor is a well-known consultant with a proven track record of success, helping outstanding students from Vancouver gain acceptance to Stanford, Harvard, Williams, Swarthmore, UC Berkeley, Penn, Chicago, Pomona, and many other excellent schools in the US. While Ivy League acceptances may sound impressive, our company places greater emphasis on the reflection, personal development and growth that we believe is concomitant with a properly guided university planning and application process. Due to excessive student demand, we are looking to hire one talented and motivated associate advisor who is able to work in-person in Vancouver among a small, collaborative team working closely together to further the vision of the company: to offer individualized, informed, outstanding service to high school students and their families in helping them gain acceptance to the best-fit university to achieve their educational and career aspirations.

You may find more information about us on our official website

To apply, reply to this ad with your resume, cover letter, and a writing sample (anything that is at least 500 words). An outstanding university transcript will support your application. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00-$55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Paid time off

Application question(s):

• You have a student interested in both creative writing and business. List three universities you would recommend the student consider applying to, along with the major at each school the student should consider applying to.
• Name three significant factors you would consider when advising an academically outstanding student interested in math in their selection of an appropriate Early Decision or Early Action school.

Education:

• Master's Degree (required)

Experience:

• writing instruction: 1 year (required)
• US university application consulting: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Vancouver, BC V6S 2B9