College Counseling Strategy Manager

As our College Counseling Strategy Manager, you will help guide our scholars through the complex journey of college applications, financial aid, and matriculation so that they can achieve their dreams of earning a bachelor’s degree and beyond. Every day you will collaborate with our team to develop and implement standardized college counseling strategies, provide coaching and resources to college counselors, and ensure program fidelity. To thrive in this job, you must be a fierce advocate for our scholars and possess expertise in college counseling and staff development.

Interested? Keep reading.

College Track is a comprehensive college completion program that equips students confronting systemic barriers to earn a bachelor’s degree and a life of choice, opportunity, and power. We are a values-first organization, placing commitment, passion, joy, authenticity and excellence at the center of everything we do across our 12 sites.

You’ll know the College Counseling Strategy Manager is the right fit for you if...

• You are passionate about developing standardized college counseling resources and tools for scholars across multiple states.
• You are comfortable managing the implementation of college exposure, application, and matriculation processes, including special programs like fly-ins and Semester Zero.
• You have proven results in building accountability structures and monitor progress towards college counseling goals.
• You have experience providing content-specific coaching, thought partnership, and role-specific development to college counseling staff.
• You excel at collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment of college counseling strategy across programs.
• If you are based in Oakland, CA, you are excited to work collaboratively with your colleagues in person Tues-Thurs with the flexibility to work remotely on Mon & Fri. For all other non-Oakland locations, you are excited to work a hybrid schedule.

As a passionate member of College Track’s team, you would be provided access to extensive benefits centered around three core areas of wellness: health care, work-life balance, and financial security. We believe time off is essential to success and provide up to 27 discretionary time off days (Sick and Vacation) in addition to 28 paid office closure and holiday days in your first year of employment. Learn more about benefits here (bit.ly/JpBs22) and learn more about the role by viewing the full job description here (bit.ly/4bgaOlC).

The full salary range for this position in [LA Metro, Oakland, D.C Metro, is $$77,435-$104,765] and [Sacramento, NOLA, is $73,435-$99,527] and [Denver Metro $69,692-$94,289] with the exact salary depending on experience. New staff are rarely brought in at the top of the range to ensure internal equity while leaving room for salary growth during an employee’s time at College Track. We are committed to the growth and development of staff both through formal and informal opportunities.

How To Apply

We’d love to get to know you. To apply, fill out the application and upload your resume. A cover letter is optional. You might consider submitting a cover letter if there is something you want to tell us about your experience that isn’t highlighted on your resume or if you are new to the fields of college access and college success. 

All College Track staff are required to be vaccinated and boosted against COVID 19. For our full COVID policy, please see this link.

College Track is an equal opportunity employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce. College Track does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression and strongly encourages all to apply.

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