Family Involvement Coordinator - GEAR UP

About the role

The GEAR UP Family Involvement Coordinator (FIC) will provide direct services to middle and high school students in Pajaro Valley / North Monterey County or South Monterey County. The position is a hybrid role with a minimum of 4 days a week at school sites and some evening or weekend work may be required.

Responsibilities

• Delivers college-going workshops to parents and families at community and school-sponsored events.
• Plans and implements college-going field trips and activities.
• Implements and facilitates recruitment for events.
• Develops student academic plans to ensure post-secondary admission eligibility.
• Designs and implements grade-appropriate college-going workshops, curricula, materials, and activities.
• Develops and maintains relationships with parents/families to support student academic success and access to higher education.
• Acts as an advocate for students and parents.
• Provides parent and family support for student high school completion and enrollment in higher education.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Experience designing, managing, or implementing projects for the target population that improve enrollment of low-income and educationally underserved students in rigorous academic programs, high school persistence and graduation, and postsecondary enrollment and attainment.
• Experience designing, implementing and monitoring academic/enrichment programs or events.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with educational equity programs serving a diverse student population.
• Significant knowledge of high school graduation and college entrance requirements.
• Demonstrated cultural competency with respect to race, ethnicity, and socio-economic status.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with school district administrators, school counselors, principals, teachers, parents, and community contacts.
• Bilingual written and verbal (English/Spanish).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Experience designing, managing, or implementing projects for the target population that improve enrollment of low-income and educationally underserved students in rigorous academic programs, high school persistence and graduation, and postsecondary enrollment and attainment.
• Experience designing, implementing and monitoring academic/enrichment programs or events.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with educational equity programs serving a diverse student population.
• Significant knowledge of high school graduation and college entrance requirements.
• Demonstrated cultural competency with respect to race, ethnicity, and socio-economic status.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with school district administrators, school counselors, principals, teachers, parents, and community contacts.
• Bilingual written and verbal (English/Spanish).

Skills

• Knowledge of issues facing low-income, first generation youth and/or their families.
• Significant experience advising and supporting educationally disadvantaged students and their families regarding postsecondary opportunities and careers.
• Knowledge of up-to-date information on K-12 and higher education policies and issues, with the ability to assess their impact on program strategies.

Benefits

Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience. Benefits level eligibility: Full benefits. Schedule information: Full-time, Fixed Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week. Days of the Week: Mon-Fri. Shift Includes: Day.

Pay

Budgeted Salary: $61,500 - $73,370/Annually. Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.

Schedule

Full-time, Fixed Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week. Days of the Week: Mon-Fri. Shift Includes: Day. Employee Classification: Career appointment & Contract appointment available. Job End Date: Career appointment has no end date. Contract appointment ends 1 year from date of hire with the possibility of extension. Work Location: Various school sites / Hybrid (refer to note above).

Union Representation

Non-Represented.

Job Code Classification

K to 14 ACAD PREP SPEC 3 (004535), Grade 19.

Travel

Up to 25% of the time.