About the job

As a Crimson Capstone Advisor, you'd be working with students to strategize and develop a personalized leadership project that demonstrates their interests, ingenuity, and initiative. The leadership project is a vital component of their college application process. The core responsibility of an Advisor will be to guide and mentor the student on how to execute their Capstone Project. Advisors will also guide students with the scaling-up of their Capstone Projects as well as ensuring their projects are impactful within a community.

Our advisors are paired on a student-by-student basis, with the control to accept or decline students as the mentor's schedules allow. This provides our advisors with abilities to manage their schedule around other commitments. The minimum hours required is 5 hours per week, and advisors are obligated to remain with students until their project has come to a close. Allocations are made based on subject compatibility, meaning that you will be working with students hoping to pursue a project in an area similar to your own expertise. Popular project types and subject areas include:

• Non-profit/community service
• Entrepreneurship/Start-up’s
• Computer Science
• Engineering (mechanical, electrical, chemical, etc)
• Physics
• Biology and Medical Sciences
• Law
• Performance, Theater, and Fine Arts

If you have a skillset, a strong educational background ( Top 30 US Universities ideally ), or a professional profile that matches the above areas, and you have a passion for education and mentorship, you'd likely be a great candidate for Capstone advisor! Additional qualities of an ideal Capstone advisor include strong project management and organizational skills, the ability to work remotely and independently with attention to detail, and fantastic written and verbal communication skills.

Service Expectations:

As a provider of the standard Capstone leadership project service, you will be expected to provide students with guidance and support. Core responsibilities include:

• Supporting students with development and ultimately submitting a Capstone Leadership Project Proposal, and Completion Form
• Developing a project management plan for your student's capstone leadership project and conducting biweekly to monthly sessions, aligning with your own schedule, to aid the student in the execution of the project
• Remaining with paired students until completion of their project.
• Liaising with the Capstone Admin team and the student Strategist to ensure that the student's capstone leadership project is on track and their experience is satisfactory

Compensation

The starting rate for standard Capstone mentorship depends on your professional experience and expertise, as well as any educational experience you can bring, such as having completed your own top-college application. You will be paid for the session time you spend with your students. Please note that a standard, one-hour live session will also include, approximately:

• 15 minutes of preparation time
• 10 minutes filling out a session summary
• A potential 10-15 minutes of follow-up or research on behalf of your student