ASP is hiring for the 2026-2027 school year and we are looking for individuals who would enjoy being part of a thoughtful and highly motivated group of individuals committed to student success!
ASP Values in Action
- You are someone who believes that a college education can transform someone’s life opportunities.
- You are someone who believes that leadership means showing up for others.
- You are motivated by purpose, and you find meaning in building relationships, mentoring students, and advocating for educational equity. You understand that access to higher education is not just an individual achievement, it’s a community responsibility.
You Are:
- A service-minded professional who leads with empathy, integrity, and consistency
- A mentor at heart, committed to guiding students through both challenges and successes
- A community partner, comfortable engaging with families, educators, and students from diverse backgrounds
- A champion for opportunity, who believes all students deserve clear pathways to college and beyond
- A role model, holding yourself and your students to high standards while offering unwavering support
- A persistent and compassionate problem-solver who works creatively and responsibly to remove barriers, ensuring students and families are supported through every possible avenue
- Someone who is willing to ask hard questions, follow up, and keep going, especially when a student’s future is on the line
- You don’t just help students get into college, you help them believe they belong there
About the Role
The Academic Success Program (ASP) is seeking a College Advisor who believes leadership is best expressed through service to others. This role is ideal for a mission-driven professional eager to work directly with students and families, build meaningful relationships, and expand access to higher education, primarily in low-income and/or first-generation communities.
As a College Advisor, you will mentor students in grades 9-12 through every stage of the college preparation process, including academic planning, college applications and essays, and financial aid, while serving as a trusted advocate on a high school campus. Your work will have a direct and lasting impact, helping students secure college admissions and the financial resources needed to attend their best-fit institutions.
What You Will Do:
- Provide one-on-one advising and group workshops focused on college readiness, applications, essays, financial aid, and scholarships
- Guide students and families through college applications, essays, resumes, FAFSA, CSS Profile, scholarship applications, and write letters of recommendation
- Serve as the primary point of contact for students and families navigating the college process for students in grades 9-12
- Lead classroom presentations and family workshops to close knowledge and opportunity gaps in grades 9-12
- Work flexibly within a school community, collaborating across teams, school staff, ASP colleagues, and district partners, adapting to schedules, events, and student needs as they arise, with a focus on student success while cultivating and maintaining a college-going culture
- Coordinate the ASP Ambassador Program, empowering students to lead peer-driven college-going initiatives
- Navigate shifting priorities and unexpected challenges with professionalism and adaptability, keeping student success and educational equity at the center of all decisions, and ensure consistent, high-quality support
- Track student progress using data to inform advising and improve outcomes
- Support occasional evening and Saturday programming
What We are Looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree from a highly-selective (accredited) college or university
- Strong written and verbal communication skills (Spanish proficiency is a plus)
- A passion for working with students and a deep commitment to advancing educational equity and opportunity for all students
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines
- Comfort working in diverse communities and collaborative environments
- A high standard of professionalism, integrity, and accountability
- Ability to pass a criminal background check
Why Join ASP
ASP is a mission-driven nonprofit with a proven record of impact. The Class of 2025 earned over $548 million in scholarships and institutional grants, with students accepted to top universities and community colleges alike. As a College Advisor, you’ll see the outcomes of your service every year and know your work truly matters to our students, their families, and our communities.
Why This Role Matters
This role is more than a job. It’s a launch point for a service-driven career.
As a College Advisor with ASP, you gain hands-on experience in mentorship, leadership, and community engagement while playing a meaningful role in shaping students’ futures. This work goes beyond college applications. You help students access opportunities that can break cycles of generational barriers or strengthen generational pathways to success. Through trusted relationships and consistent guidance, you empower students and families to navigate higher education with confidence. Each year, you see the tangible impact of your work through college acceptances, scholarships earned, and students who begin to imagine and pursue possibilities that once felt out of reach.
For early-career professionals considering paths in education, non-profit leadership, counseling, public service, policy, law, higher education, or social impact work, this role offers:
- Direct leadership experience through advising, public speaking, and program coordination
- Meaningful mentorship practice, guiding students through high-stakes decisions with empathy and accountability
- Transferable skills in communication, data management, advocacy, and cross-discipline collaboration
- A strong professional foundation built on service, responsibility, and integrity
- Clarity of purpose, knowing your daily work contributes to long-term social mobility and educational equity
- You won’t just learn how systems work, you’ll learn how to change outcomes for people within them.
- This role is ideal for individuals who want their early career to reflect their values, grow their leadership capacity, and commit to being a leader for others from day one.
Salary Information
- $60,000-$65,000 / year (100% of vision and dental covered, 85% of medical insurance covered, 403b / 401k available)
How to Apply
Please submit a resume and cover letter to info@aspdallas.org. Incomplete applications may not be considered.