GEAR UP Site Coordinator - OMS to WVHS, Full-Time, Interim

BRADLEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; Cleveland (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

BRADLEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT is seeking a Gear Up Site Coordinator to lead daily GEAR UP operations, collaborate with counselors, teachers, families, and community partners, and ensure robust services for eligible students. The role covers college access planning, tutoring, mentoring, and program reporting to meet federal requirements.

The position emphasizes data-driven service delivery, planning, and coordination of events and activities aimed at improving college readiness for middle and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, counseling, social work, child development, or related field; master's preferred.
• At least three years of work experience in teaching, counseling, or similar education programs and working with middle or high school students in a school- or community-based setting.
• Strong knowledge of postsecondary education requirements, options, application procedures, financial aid, and scholarship opportunities.
• Ability to work effectively with school personnel, parents, community leaders, and students.
• Ability to serve as a role model for students.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to conduct effective workshops and presentations.
• Strong program management skills, including demonstrated record of completing tasks on time and within budget.
• Commitment to working with young people and to the value of postsecondary education.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight for all GEAR UP activities at the assigned school.
• Maintain ongoing data collection on GEAR UP student academic records and student, family, and teacher service participation in an online database, as required by federal program requirements.
• Ensure accurate and complete records of student data and participation in GEAR UP activities and submit documentation in a timely manner to the Project Director.
• Prepare and submit comprehensive annual program reports in collaboration with other school personnel.
• Implement and coordinate comprehensive college access and success services and programs for middle and high school students that include, but are not limited to, academic planning and preparation, career exploration, tutoring, mentoring, college visits, financial planning, summer enrichment activities, annual orientation events, and college application completion.
• Encourage eligible students to participate in GEAR UP activities. Compile, analyze, and use academic data to support targeted services to individual students.
• Develop and regularly review/update individualized College Access Plans for each student.
• Coordinate work-based learning activities.
• Coordinate the WEB middle school and Link Crew high school transition and leadership development programs with teacher leaders.
• Recruit and train students to serve as peer mentors.
• Supervise and provide ongoing support to peer mentors.
• Organize and plan peer mentoring and leadership development activities.
• Create positive relationships with GEAR UP students and families. Provide individual support to students to ensure they have access to college and career information and planning tools.
• Provide mentoring and advising for academic success, college readiness skills, and post-high school planning to both students and parents.
• Work collaboratively with other GEAR UP staff, school personnel, families, and the local community to raise awareness of the benefits of postsecondary education.
• Participate in annual GEAR UP meetings and GEAR UP sponsored professional development opportunities.
• Plan and promote GEAR UP sponsored professional development to appropriate school and district staff.
• Collaborate with other GEAR UP Site Coordinators to share best practices and promote efficient use of resources in meeting GEAR UP goals and objectives.
• Monitor success of the project, including levels of participation, quality of activities and impact in terms of student achievement, attendance, educational expectations, and behaviors.
• Provide records or written reports, as needed, to ensure grant compliance.
• Work in collaboration with school and district business office staff to ensure timely and accurate submission of expenditures for reimbursement.
• Leverage community resources, solicit in-kind contributions of goods and services, and maintain proper records for all expenditures.
• Provide postsecondary transition support.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Workshop facilitation

Public speaking

Program management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in education, counseling, social work, child development, or related field; master's degree preferred

Job description

Gear Up Site Coordinator Position Description

Background

GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a pre-college

Gear Up Site Coordinator Position Description

Background

GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a pre-college initiative funded by the US Department of Education. GEAR UP's goals aim to:

• Increase academic performance and preparation for postsecondary education.
• Increase the rate of high school graduation and participation in postsecondary education.
• Increase GEAR UP students' and their families' knowledge of postsecondary education options,

preparation, and financing.

The GEAR UP Site Coordinator is a professional student-support position responsible for managing daily GEAR UP program operations and activities for students and parents. To implement GEAR UP services, Site Coordinators are expected to collaborate with school counselors, teachers, the local community, and collaborative partners. GEAR UP Site Coordinators should leverage the expertise of others to ensure the most robust services are being provided to students in eligible grades at the identified GEAR UP target schools.

11-Month Position

Key Responsibilities

• Provide oversight for all GEAR UP activities at the assigned school.
• Maintain ongoing data collection on GEAR UP student academic records and student, family,

and teacher service participation in an online database, as required by federal program requirements.

• Ensure accurate and complete records of student data and participation in GEAR UP activities

and submit documentation (e.g., activity sign in sheets) in a timely manner to the Project Director.

• Prepare and submit comprehensive annual program reports in collaboration with other school

personnel.

• Implement and coordinate comprehensive college access and success services and programs for middle and high school students that include, but are not limited to, academic planning and preparation, career exploration, tutoring, mentoring, college visits, financial planning, summer enrichment activities, annual orientation events, and college application completion.

• Encourage eligible students to participate in GEAR UP activities. Compile, analyze, and use academic data to support targeted services to individual students.

• Develop and regularly review/update individualized College Access Plans for each student.
• Coordinate work-based learning activities.
• Coordinate the WEB middle school and Link Crew high school transition and leadership

development programs with teacher leaders.

• Recruit and train students to serve as peer mentors.
• Supervise and provide ongoing support to peer mentors.
• Organize and plan peer mentoring and leadership development activities.
• Create positive relationships with GEAR UP students and families. Provide individual support to students to ensure they have access to college and career information and planning tools.

• Provide mentoring and advising for academic success, college readiness skills, and post-high

school planning to both students and parents.

• Work collaboratively with other GEAR UP staff, school personnel, families, and the local community to raise awareness of the benefits of postsecondary education.

• Participate in annual GEAR UP meetings and GEAR UP sponsored professional development opportunities.

• Plan and promote GEAR UP sponsored professional development to appropriate school and district staff.

• Collaborate with other GEAR UP Site Coordinators to share best practices and promote efficient use of resources in meeting GEAR UP goals and objectives.

• Monitor success of the project, including levels of participation, quality of activities and impact

in terms of student achievement, attendance, educational expectations, and behaviors.

• Provide records or written reports, as needed, to ensure grant compliance.
• Work in collaboration with school and district business office staff to ensure timely and accurate submission of expenditures for reimbursement.

• Leverage community resources, solicit in‑kind contributions of goods and services, and maintain proper records for all expenditures.

• Provide postsecondary transition support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, counseling, social work, child development, or related field; master's degree preferred.

• At least three years of work experience in teaching, counseling, or similar education programs and working with middle or high school students in a school- or community-based setting.

• Strong knowledge of postsecondary education requirements, options, application procedures, financial aid, and scholarship opportunities.

• Ability to work effectively with school personnel, parents, community leaders, and students.
• Ability to serve as a role model for students.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to conduct effective workshops and presentations.
• Strong program management skills, including demonstrated record of completing tasks on time and within budget.
• Commitment to working with young people and to the value of postsecondary education.