College Application Advisor

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How to Apply

A cover letter and resume are required. The cover letter must be PAGE 1 of your resume and should outline the following:

  1. The reasons for your interest in the position.
  2. Your particular skills and experience that directly relate to this position. If applicable, discussion of your skills and experience should indicate:
    1. Experience with high school students around college application advising
    2. Experience working with diverse populations
    3. Experience tracking and working with large data sets, organizational skills

Please furnish professional references and be highly recommended by at least one professional associate (administrator, teacher, counselor, supervisor). 

Job Summary

Wolverine Pathways College Application Advisor
Compensation: $22/hour

This is a part-time temporary position.

We require your full commitment to the programming dates and timeline for which you are applying.

The University of Michigan Wolverine Pathways (WP) is a supplementary education program established to increase the high school graduation rate and college acceptance and retention rates of academically promising scholars residing within the public school boundaries of Detroit, Southfield, and Ypsilanti. All instructors employed with Wolverine Pathways will demonstrate exemplary service and expertise in their given subject area.

The position requires advisers to provide quality virtual college advising for highly motivated 12th-grade high school students. The focus of the advising and instruction will be on the requirements, deadlines, and expectations for students' college applications, including applications to the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

In this position, college application advisers will be required to attend one workshop during the WP Senior Overnight event between June 16-18, 2025.
 

Responsibilities*

Specific responsibilities include providing the following via remote advising to a group of up to 32 scholars in the 12th grade:

  • Meeting with scholars bi-weekly through 30-minutes office hours appointments 
  • Advising and coaching scholars on their college applications and their required items and deadlines
  • Monitoring, documenting, and assessing scholars' progress on the completion of their college application items
  • Provide weekly updates on student progress to WP leadership
  • Hold weekly standing office hours for drop-in meetings with WP scholars 
  • Supporting scholars in their successful completion and submission of their application to the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor through the Nov. 1 Early Action deadline
  • Facilitating student college preparation through direct feedback and online consultation with individual students on all application matters including essay writing, FAFSA completion, and the scholarship search. 

Mandatory online professional development date/time below: - 

  • Tuesday, June 4, 2025, 5:00pm-6:00pm

College Application Advising tentative dates and time commitment below:

  • June 04, 2025 - November 30, 2025
  • 12 hours per week

Required Qualifications*

  • Bachelor's degree in Education, English, English Language Arts or related specialization
  • Background or experience with diverse populations
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
  • At least 2 years of experience providing college or academic advising 
  • Desire to be an advocate for the development of students
  • Demonstrated dynamism and creativity in implementing lessons
  • Demonstrated competencies to include:  displaying tact and courtesy; maintaining confidentiality; setting priorities; being attentive to detail; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships; managing time effectively; working effectively one-on-one and in group or team settings 
  • Able to attend pre-session training/professional development sessions

Desired Qualifications*

  • Certification in relevant specialization or grade level
  • Rated highly effective on school evaluations or otherwise evaluated as highly effective in an alternative educational setting
  • Experience delivering distance/remote instruction and/or evidence of skills, knowledge, or experience pertinent to delivering effective distance/remote instruction
  • Experience tracking and working with large data sets
  • Experience working with Google Suite tools, specifically Google Sheets (or Microsoft Excel)
  • Experience working with the Common Application or Coalition for College online application tools

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.