Private School Admissions Consultant

Cardinal Education • Burlingame, CA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Private School Admissions Consultant, you will have the opportunity to work with families from day one on building their strategy for applying to elite private schools and helping students grow their interests into unique passions that expand their potential. Additionally, you will train under our CEO and Managing Consultants to learn and implement Cardinal Education’s proven pedagogy. This job is currently open to applicants in both a Full-Time and Part-Time capacity.

Requirements

• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, and commit to the role for a minimum of one full year.
• Has at least 3 years of experience in private school admissions consulting or college admissions consulting.
• OR
• Has at least 2 years of experience working in a private school’s admissions team.
• Proven success in managing, developing, and/or completing complex projects in a team setting.
• Bachelor’s degree from a nationally accredited university.
• A high level of energy and sociability.
• A native or high-level command of the English language.
• Exceptional writing/editing ability.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad spectrum of people, including executives, students, parents, and other admissions consultants.
• Ability to work under pressure and independently in a fast-paced work environment with multiple deadlines.
• Proficiency in the Google Suite.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Monday.com, Vonage, client-facing sales, and/or marketing strategies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Admissions Training. You will become an expert at private school admissions with training from the Company. From shadowing consultations to receiving training from current admissions consultants and meeting with the CEO routinely, an entire training program will be designed to help you hone your skills to become a well-rounded and thoughtful consultant. You will learn about the admissions process for private schools, national and international, the background of each school, and the skills to communicate effectively with families about how to significantly improve their chances of admission.
• Admissions Consulting. You will become an essential component of the Private School Admissions Team (PSA). Under the guidance of the CEO and the Team, you will work with families and develop personal narratives that are introspective and compelling. You will assist with brainstorming, outlining, condensing, and proofreading student essays. You will also work with students on interview preparation and consult with families as needed on other parts of the application process.

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary with substantial room for continued compensation growth based on performance.
• Medical insurance reimbursement.
• Two weeks of paid leave, including sick leave.
• Performance bonuses.
• Relocation and commuter benefits.
• Regular Training on Pedagogy, Sales, Business Administration, and how to take on a wider variety of families and branch into higher forms of consulting.
• Paid lunches.
• Regular company/team-building events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level