GEAR UP Assistant Site Coordinator

Grandview School District #200; Grandview Township (OH); On-site; USD 44,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Vacation benefits

Job summary

Grandview School District is seeking a Grant Programs Coordinator to support GEAR UP initiatives and student college access. The role involves collaborating with teachers, counselors, and administrators to identify and assist students needing academic support, while coordinating enrichment activities across school year, summer programs, and after-school sessions.

Responsibilities include mentoring, postsecondary planning assistance, and helping families understand graduation and financial aid

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a job-related area.
• Experience: Job related experience is required.
• Minimum qualifications: Minimum of three (3) years experience in college awareness/access or related field; minimum one (1) year in school-based or college/university setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director in developing and implementing annual work plans, activities, and services aligned with GEAR UP goals, grant requirements, and district priorities.
• Coordinate academic enrichment, tutoring, mentoring, and college and career readiness activities during the school day, before/after school, and during summer programs as assigned.
• Work with teachers, counselors, and administrators to identify students needing academic support, connect students with appropriate services, and monitor participation and progress.
• Provide individual and group support for college and career exploration, postsecondary planning, admissions applications, personal statements, scholarship searches, and financial aid applications.
• Assist students and families with understanding graduation requirements, postsecondary entrance requirements, education and training options, and financial aid resources.
• Plan and assist with college visits, career exploration events, workshops, and field trips; coordinate permissions, transportation, schedules, and student supervision per district procedures.
• Coordinate family meetings, college awareness events, and financial literacy workshops; recruit participants and conduct outreach to families facing barriers to participation.

Skills

Student support

Communication

Program coordination

Collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Google Workspace

Job description

• Assists the Director in developing and implementing annual work plans, activities, and services aligned with GEAR UP goals, grant requirements, and district priorities.
• Coordinates academic enrichment, tutoring, mentoring, and college and career readiness activities during the school day, before and after school, and during summer programs as assigned.
• Works with teachers, counselors, and administrators to identify students needing academic support, connect students with appropriate services, and monitor participation and progress.
• Provides individual and group support for college and career exploration, postsecondary planning, admissions applications, personal statements, scholarship searches, and financial aid applications.
• Assists students and families with understanding graduation requirements, postsecondary entrance requirements, education and training options, and financial aid resources.
• Plans and assists with college visits, career exploration events, workshops, and field trips; coordinates permissions, transportation, schedules, and student supervision in accordance with district procedures.
• Coordinates family meetings, college awareness events, and financial literacy workshops; recruits participants and conducts outreach to families who face barriers to program participation.

What You'll Be Doing

• Assists the Director in developing and implementing annual work plans, activities, and services aligned with GEAR UP goals, grant requirements, and district priorities.
• Coordinates academic enrichment, tutoring, mentoring, and college and career readiness activities during the school day, before and after school, and during summer programs as assigned.
• Works with teachers, counselors, and administrators to identify students needing academic support, connect students with appropriate services, and monitor participation and progress.
• Provides individual and group support for college and career exploration, postsecondary planning, admissions applications, personal statements, scholarship searches, and financial aid applications.
• Assists students and families with understanding graduation requirements, postsecondary entrance requirements, education and training options, and financial aid resources.
• Plans and assists with college visits, career exploration events, workshops, and field trips; coordinates permissions, transportation, schedules, and student supervision in accordance with district procedures.
• Coordinates family meetings, college awareness events, and financial literacy workshops; recruits participants and conducts outreach to families who face barriers to program participation.

What We Offer

• Salary: $ 32.02 - $37.09 per hour (depending on experience)
• Healthcare, retirement, and vacation benefits

Job Details

• Working days: 5 days per week / 200 work days plus 10 holidays per year
• Hours per day: 8
• Temporary Grant Funded Position Until 2030.

What You'll Need

• Education: Bachelors degree in job-related area.
• Experience: Job related experience is required.
• Minimum qualifications: Minimum of three (3) three years experience working in the field of college awareness/access and/or a related field preferred; Minimum of one (1) year experience working in a school-based or a college/university setting.

About Grandview School District

We are a rural and innovative school district offering a wide variety of academic programs and services. Grandview School District is 2A and has over 3,800 students of which 92% are Hispanic. Grandview is nestled in the lower Yakima Valley, a productive agricultural region noted for fruit, wine and hop production. The community also sees over 300 days of sunshine per year.

Working at GSD 200

Grandview School District in partnership with our scholars, families and community is investing in cultivating a culture of success by empowering and challenging each scholar to reach their full potential in all aspects of academics and life. Through a collaborative systematic approach, the Grandview School District is devoted to providing quality education that will empower and challenge all scholars to acquire and apply skills in a diverse, ever changing community that values respect, tolerance, diversity and relationships.

At Grandview Schools

We are cultivating a culture of success by:

• Partnering with scholars, families and community
• Empowering & challenging each scholar to reach their full potential
• Educating our scholars for an ever-changing world

Work Environment

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some climbing and balancing, some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling and some fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 40% sitting, 30% walking, and 30% standing. The job is performed under minimal temperature variations and in a generally hazard free environment.

Our mission celebrates diversity. We are committed to equal opportunity employment

Grandview School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Executive Director of Special Programs is the assigned Title IX Coordinator/ Section 504/ADA Coordinator/ Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator. Contact information is as follows; 913 W 2nd St Grandview WA 98930, 509-882-8500, [e-mail]