GEAR UP Program Specialist (Grant-Funded)

Mohawk Valley Community College; City of Rome (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohawk Valley Community College in Rome, NY is seeking two GEAR UP Program Specialists to deliver instructional support and student services under a grant. The roles focus on improving academic performance through tutoring, counseling coordination, and targeted interventions for participating students.

You will collaborate with district staff, maintain records, and ensure compliance with reporting requirements while supporting families and school communities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 1 year tutoring/teaching junior and senior high school students.
• Ability to travel to multiple work locations.
• Flexible schedule including evenings and Saturdays.
• Valid driver’s license at time of hire and for duration of employment.

Responsibilities

• Serves GEAR UP students at target school sites by working with district teachers and staff to meet academic, social, and emotional needs of participants.
• Delivers direct academic, social, and emotional support services including tutoring and supplemental instruction in school and out of school.
• Coordinates student participation in teacher-based and school-based academic opportunities; schedules meetings with counselors and school personnel.
• Identifies services in-school, district, and community for GEAR UP students and families; encourages participation in programs.
• Communicates with parents/guardians to ensure involvement in student performance and participation in activities.
• Maintains accurate data, records, and student files; ensures timely documentation for federal and state reporting.

Skills

Tutoring

Youth education

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

GEAR UP Program Specialist (Grant-Funded)

Location: Rome, NY
Job Type: Full-Time, 12-Month

This is a grant-funded position. Grant-funded positions expire either at the end of the stated term or whenever funding for the position ceases.

Mohawk Valley Community College provides accessible, high-quality educational opportunities to meet the diverse needs of our students. We are the community’s college, committed to student success through partnerships, transfer and career pathways, and personal enrichment.

The College is looking for exceptional colleagues to join the MVCC community. We are currently seeking to fill two GEAR UP Program Specialist openings in our College Pipeline Department. The GEAR UP Program Specialist's primary function is to significantly improve GEAR UP students’ academic performance through the delivery of a wide range of instructional support and interventions services.

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Serves GEAR UP students at target school sites by working collaboratively with district teachers and staff to meet the academic, social, and emotional needs of program participants;
• Delivers direct academic, social, and emotional support services to include but not limited to the following: individual tutoring and supplemental instruction in school and out of school, arranging/coordinating student participation in teacher-based and other school-based academic opportunities, scheduling meetings with counselors and other school personnel, identifying appropriate services in-school, district, and in the community for GEAR UP students and families, and encouraging student participation in all GEAR UP academic and enrichment programs;
• Communicates directly with parents/guardians on a regular basis to ensure parent awareness and involvement in student academic performance and student participation in GEAR UP activities;
• Designs and implements educational activities, materials, programs, services and strategies in classrooms, seminars, workshops, and summer programs for program participants;
• Maintains accurate data, records, and student files to document all services delivered to GEAR UP participants;
• Ensures accurate and timely documentation of all services in accordance with federal and state GEAR UP reporting requirements;
• Collaborates with community partners to facilitate the provision of community based services;
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Director of College Pipeline Programs.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm, with occasional evenings and weekends

Hours per week: 35

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of one (1) years’ experience tutoring/teaching junior and senior high school students
• Ability to travel to multiple work locations
• Work a flexible schedule including evenings and Saturdays
• Possession of a valid driver’s license at the time of hire and for the duration of employment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with an urban population of high school junior and senior students
• College level teaching/tutoring, and degree in math or science

Additional Information

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis. VISA sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

We encourage applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and have transferable skills to apply. If you have related experience that may not align perfectly with the job description, we’d still like to hear from you.

To learn more about MVCC, our culture, and employee benefits, please visit: https://www.mvcc.edu/about/discover

Special Instructions to Applicants: Official academic transcripts required upon hire.

Salary: $47,138

For full consideration, apply by: 11/16/2026

Mohawk Valley Community College is an Affimative Action,Equal Opportunity Employer deeply committed to a community of excellence,equity, and diversity. MVCC maintains an inclusive learning environment inwhich students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities,governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse,multi-cultural, and global worldview. We value the many similarities anddifferences among individuals and groups. We are committed to preparingstudents to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in a world made up ofpeople with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds,religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, differentabilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. All qualified applicantswill receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran statusor on the basis of disability.