Site Manager, GEAR UP | Walla Walla High School (Walla Walla, WA)

Washington State University • Richland, WA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Washington State University Tri Cities GEAR UP program is now accepting applications for a Site Manager at Walla Walla High School. As the Site Manager you will be responsible for the strategic planning, administration, and management of the WSU Tri-Cities GEAR UP project at this designated large school. You will provide services to a cohort of at least 800 students, manage an operating budget of a least $400,000 annually and manage at least 5 full-time staff and additional temporary/hourly staff. Duties include (but are not limited to): Developing work plans and managing budgets Providing direct outreach services to students Coordinating and communicating with school administrators, teachers, staff, parents, students, area colleges, community members, local organizations and businesses; Providing local leadership in program design, initiatives, supervision and evaluation of staff Collecting data, documenting accomplishments and future needs Developing recommendations to improve program effectiveness Provide support to key program components, including tutor training and career exploration, as well as post secondary preparation. The GEAR UP Program provides an intensive, year-round program of early outreach to middle and high school students in the partnering districts. It is funded with federal funds by the Department of Education grant whose purpose is to increase the number of low-income and underrepresented students who graduate from high school and successfully complete post-secondary education.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of professional work experience in student services or related education/experience
• One (1) or more years of experience leading or directing the work of others
• Relevant full-time, professional experience should be in providing tutorial services, instruction or direct outreach services to middle school or high school students
• Experience in promoting the success and achievement of students from diverse cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds
• Willingness and ability to travel overnight and work a flexible schedule, including frequent nights and weekends, on some occasions with supervisory responsibility of students
• Proficiency in the use of computers, Google Workspace, and MS Office software programs such as Excel, Outlook and Word

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing permanent and temporary employees
• Experience managing a government grant program in a middle or high school setting
• Experience developing and managing a budget
• Experience coordinating events and field trips for students
• Experience working with college readiness programs
• Professional first-hand experience working with high school students of low-income background
• Strong communication, team building, problem-solving and conflict management skills
• Knowledge of community, educational and social service resources in the district’s community; familiarity with such resources in the greater Central Washington region

Responsibilities

• Developing work plans and managing budgets
• Providing direct outreach services to students
• Coordinating and communicating with school administrators, teachers, staff, parents, students, area colleges, community members, local organizations and businesses
• Providing local leadership in program design, initiatives, supervision and evaluation of staff
• Collecting data, documenting accomplishments and future needs
• Developing recommendations to improve program effectiveness
• Provide support to key program components, including tutor training and career exploration, as well as post secondary preparation.

Benefits

• paid sick and vacation leave
• paid holidays
• medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents
• retirement
• deferred compensation
• optional supplemental retirement accounts
• training and development
• employee tuition waiver

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level