FT College Application & Essays Specialist
Job Description
Job Description
Solution Prep is a high-quality and long-running College Admissions and SAT/ACT Prep service, working with students and families across Central Jersey, both at high schools and in our centers in Wall Twp, East Brunswick, Little Silver, and Toms River.
We're seeking a full-time, year-round Associate Director of College Counseling to join our admissions faculty. This is a salaried 40-hour-per-week position with health and dental benefits, matching 401(k), and tuition reimbursement.
Job Overview:
This role is student-facing and writing-focused in the summer and fall, when the majority time will be spent working directly with students on college essays and applications.
This is an educational program — part writing course, part admissions coaching, and part project management — not an editorial service. Our goal is to help our students become better writers through the project of creating the best application essays they’re capable of, in their unique voice, to increase the likelihood of achieving their admissions goals.
As application season winds down, work transitions to supporting our year-round college admissions programming through the winter and spring.
Responsibilities:
- Coaching 12th graders through brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising college application essays
- Supporting students with strategy and execution across college application platforms
- Helping students manage their admission projects by building clear timelines to meet deadlines
- Communicating with families by phone, email, and text to support progress
- Supporting year-round scheduling of high school students
- Assisting with planning and logistics for group college visits, events, and workshops
- Contributing to resource-building projects that improve our admission offerings
The ideal candidate:
- Is an excellent writer and editor, able to encourage and coach students to stronger writing without over-editing their voice
- Is upbeat, time- and detail-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment
- Has strong organizational skills and a great memory for names, dates, and faces
- Can travel regularly to work in all Solution Prep centers (Wall Twp, East Brunswick, Little Silver, and Toms River)
- Is excited to grow in the college admissions field and take on a meaningful, long-term role
Preferred (not required):
- Undergraduate and/or graduate experience at a selective college or university
- Experience working in a college admissions office, writing center/writing lab, or similar academic support setting (including work study roles)
- Experience working in a high school college guidance office
- Experience as a high school English teacher
- Experience supporting students with college applications and/or essay development
Timing:
Training begins in May and student appointments begin in June. We work with students when they’re out of school, which requires evening, weekend, and summer availability. Summer schedule is Sunday–Thursday, 12-8pm; fall schedule is Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 11am-9pm, and three weekdays, 1:30-9:30pm; winter and spring schedules are primarily Monday–Friday, 9am-5pm, with occasional evening/weekend adjustments.
ALL candidates MUST submit a résumé AND cover letter to be considered. Applications without a cover letter will not be reviewed.
Company DescriptionSolution Prep is one of the most respected and successful College Admissions and Test Prep services is New Jersey. We are family-owned and operated for over 15 years. This is not just our job; it’s our calling, our passion. In short, we’re awesome, and if you’re awesome too, we belong together!
Company Description
Solution Prep is one of the most respected and successful College Admissions and Test Prep services is New Jersey. We are family-owned and operated for over 15 years. This is not just our job; it’s our calling, our passion. In short, we’re awesome, and if you’re awesome too, we belong together!