GEAR UP Program Specialist (Grant-Funded)

Mohawk Valley Community College; United States; On-site; USD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohawk Valley Community College in Rome, NY seeks two GEAR UP Program Specialists to join the College Pipeline Department. These grant-funded roles focus on improving GEAR UP students’ academic performance through tutoring, counseling, and collaboration with schools.

Typical duties include direct student support, coordination with counselors, and data documentation for reporting. Applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree and travel flexibility; salary is listed as $47,138.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, plus minimum 1 year tutoring/teaching experience for junior/senior high school students.
• Ability to travel to multiple work locations.
• Flexibility to work evenings and Saturdays.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license at time of hire and for duration of employment.

Responsibilities

• Serves GEAR UP students at target school sites, collaborating with district teachers and staff to meet academic, social, and emotional needs.
• Delivers direct academic, social, and emotional support, including tutoring and supplemental instruction in school and out of school.
• Coordinates student participation in teacher-based and school-based opportunities; schedules meetings with counselors and staff.
• Identifies services in-school, district, and community for GEAR UP students and families; encourages participation in programs.
• Communicates with parents/guardians regularly to ensure involvement in student performance and activities.
• Designs and implements educational activities, materials, programs, services, and strategies in classrooms, seminars, and summer programs.
• Maintains accurate data, records, and student files; documents services in accordance with GEAR UP reporting requirements.
• Collaborates with community partners to facilitate provision of community-based services.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of College Pipeline Programs.

Skills

Tutoring/teaching high school juniors+

Travel to multiple sites

Flexible schedule incl. evenings/Satur

Valid driver’s license

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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

Qualifications

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.

Salary: $47,138

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

Mohawk Valley Community College is an
Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and diversity. MVCC maintains an inclusive learning environment in which 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 and differences among individuals and groups. We are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in a world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, different abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.