Coordinator Gear Up Learning Center Building Site Program

Assists leadership in developing and implementing programs and services for the Gear Up Learning Center (GULC) cohort students in assigned school buildings. Assists participants with college preparedness, success, and graduation.

Major Duties

* Partners with GULC leadership to plan, coordinate, and implement all GULC activities, programs, events, and student and family support services at assigned school buildings, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and the effective delivery of academic, college readiness, and family engagement initiatives.

* Collaborates to provide effective academic skills and college preparatory services to students.

* Recruits GULC cohort students to participate in GULC programs, activities, and events.

* Maintains and documents all records of student, parent or guardian interactions, monitors student progress.

* Collects, organizes, and inputs all program data for annual performance reports and other needed reports and evaluation measures.

* Assist leadership with the planning, implementation, and participant recruitment of the summer campus for GULC students.

* Organizes and coordinates all tutoring and mentoring services during the academic year.

Minimum Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in related field from an accredited institution.

* One year's relevant experience.

* Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

* Experience with office software, including word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software.

* Experience working with K-12 youth.

* Familiarity with relational databases.

* Strong organizational skills.

Desired Qualifications

* Work in the K-12 public schools.

Special Instructions to Applicants

* External applicants should use the WMU - Application.

* Internal applicants should use the WMU - Internal Application.

Additional Position Information

* Terminal position with possibility of renewal.

* Western Michigan University offers generous benefits to its employees including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, retirement, and tuition discount for the employee and tuition remission for eligible dependents. To access information about the specific benefits available for this position, go to: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-staff

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Physical requirements and working conditions

* Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds.

* Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.