Project Coordinator GEAR UP- Clint ISD

Sul Ross State University • Del Rio, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Project Coordinator is responsible for coordinating GEAR UP activities, specifically involving community involvement. This role focuses on supporting middle and high school participants from surrounding areas to ensure their successful school completion and postsecondary entry/re-entry and graduation. The coordinator will provide academic advisement, assist with career exploration and goal setting, monitor student progress, and conduct workshops. Additionally, they will plan and coordinate college visitations, cultural activities, and events for students, teachers, parents, and the community. The position also involves providing training and support to participants' families, coordinating mentoring opportunities, preparing reports, and attending necessary trainings and meetings. A welcoming and professional demeanor is essential to support low-income, academically disadvantaged, and first-generation students. The Project Coordinator will directly serve GEAR UP students and also coordinate activities for the GEAR UP PTO, community partners, and data collection. The role requires ensuring personal safety and the safety of others through due caution and safe work habits.

Requirements

• Responsible for Middle & High School participants from surrounding area
• Meet individually and in groups with participants regularly to provide academic advisement, information, and assistance related to successful school completion and postsecondary entry/re-entry and graduation
• Assist students with academic and career exploration, goal setting, planning, and follow through
• Monitor progress
• Provide workshops for participants
• Maintain accurate up-to-date student academic records
• Prepare and maintain time and effort forms
• Plan and coordinate college visitations, cultural activities, workshops, and events for students, teachers, parents and the community
• Provide participants’ families training and support
• coordinate opportunities for mentoring and participation in program events
• Prepare/submit reports as requested
• Attend GEAR UP and other trainings/meetings as needed
• Maintain a pleasant, professional, and welcoming demeanor and an office atmosphere conducive to meeting the needs of low-income, academically disadvantaged, and first-generation students
• All Project Coordinators will directly serve GEAR UP students
• Additionally, Coordinate activities for GEAR UP PTO , community partners’ coordinator, and data collection coordinator
• Other duties as assigned
• Responsible for personal safety and the safety of others; must exercise due caution and practice safe work habits at all times
• Supervise and coordinate tutors and mentors at the assigned target schools
• Conduct and document regular weekly tutor & mentor training meetings

Nice To Haves

• Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Human Resources Director.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate GEAR UP activities for community involvement.
• Provide academic advisement, information, and assistance to middle and high school participants.
• Assist students with academic and career exploration, goal setting, planning, and follow-through.
• Monitor participant progress.
• Provide workshops for participants.
• Maintain accurate up-to-date student academic records.
• Prepare and maintain time and effort forms.
• Plan and coordinate college visitations, cultural activities, workshops, and events for students, teachers, parents, and the community.
• Provide participants' families training and support.
• Coordinate opportunities for mentoring and participation in program events.
• Prepare and submit reports as requested.
• Attend GEAR UP and other trainings/meetings as needed.
• Maintain a pleasant, professional, and welcoming demeanor and an office atmosphere conducive to meeting the needs of low-income, academically disadvantaged, and first-generation students.
• Directly serve GEAR UP students.
• Coordinate activities for GEAR UP PTO.
• Coordinate community partners.
• Coordinate data collection.
• Responsible for personal safety and the safety of others; must exercise due caution and practice safe work habits at all times.
• Supervise and coordinate tutors and mentors at the assigned target schools.
• Conduct and document regular weekly tutor & mentor training meetings.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry.
• Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary.
• Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed