College Recruitment Advisor

Location: College Station, Texas, United States; assigned to a specific high school after training, with travel to other high schools and occasional evening and weekend events.

Salary: $16.39 per hour (non-negotiable).

Company

Undergraduate Strategic Partnerships at Texas A&M University collaborates with the College Advising Corps to expand college access for low-income, underrepresented, and first-generation students across Texas.

What you will do

• Provide one-on-one admissions, scholarship, and financial-aid guidance to high school students and families.
• Create college application and financial-aid timelines and help students complete and submit applications.
• Explain college admission decisions, financial-aid offers, and related correspondence.
• Organize and deliver college-planning events, classroom visits, assemblies, and club presentations.
• Build productive relationships with principals, counselors, teachers, community groups, and service providers.
• Track progress and outcomes, submit monthly reports, support program evaluation, and assist other advisers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an institution in the state of Texas.
• No prior experience required.
• Ability to work in College Station and travel to assigned high schools and other program locations.
• Availability for approximately four weeks of residential training each summer on the Texas A&M campus.
• Strong English literacy, communication, interpersonal, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with high school students, manage multiple urgent tasks, and work occasional evening and weekend events.

Nice to have

• Experience working with high school students.
• Experience with admissions or financial aid.
• Bilingual English and Spanish skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance, with contributions toward health and basic life premiums.
• 12–15 paid holidays, paid sick leave, and paid vacation.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Free exercise programs, wellness release time, LinkedIn Learning, tuition assistance, and educational release time.
• Initial employment is subject to funding and may be renewed for one additional term.

Hiring process

• Training lasts approximately three to four weeks before high school placement.
• Employment is contingent on credential verification and completion of a criminal history investigation.