N96464 Gear UP College Coach, Stilwell & Grove

Job Summary

The GEAR UP College Coach will work with specified Local Education Agencies' (LEA) 7th – 12th-grade students to prepare them for college and career goals. They will also work with parents, high school counselors, faculty, and administrators to inform them about college requirements, financial planning, scholarships, and student support services.

Major Duties

• Represent GEAR UP at high schools, regional university events, and public functions to encourage enrollment of students at the specified four-year regional university.
• Work as part of the direct student services team in each LEA to develop and carry out a plan for preparing students for success in college.
• Serve as part of the LEA GEAR UP advisory/evaluation board.
• Aid GEAR UP students in making college/career plans.
• Build relationships with schools, students, and parents to promote higher education and support student success.
• Provide ongoing support and academic assistance for GEAR UP students during their first year of higher education.
• Schedule and plan college visits for GEAR UP students and parents.
• Communicate admission policies to GEAR UP students, parents, school administrators, counselors, and faculty.
• Evaluate high school transcripts to determine eligibility for admission to the specified college.
• Aid GEAR UP students with college admission, financial aid, and academic processes.
• Track GEAR UP graduating seniors at the specified college.
• Create intervention strategies to assist GEAR UP students with college success and completion.
• Collaborate with college staff, faculty, and administrators to provide support to GEAR UP students.
• Work with the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) to identify students at-risk for non-completion of their degree or for students who have completed significant hours without a degree.
• Engage in degree completion activities with targeted GEAR UP students.
• Utilize the OK GEAR UP TREK system, UCOACH, and scheduling systems to assist in accountability documentation and student services.
• Attend OK GEAR UP Staff Huddle meetings in the Oklahoma City office on a monthly basis or as needed for specialized training and development.
• Provide a budget report of GEAR UP expenses and available funds to the Grant Administrator in the OK GEAR UP Office.
• Document activities in the calendar and keep the administrator informed of progress and any assistance needed.

Knowledge Required

• Knowledge of college services, including financial aid, degree completion activities, academic support programs, and admissions policies.
• A clear understanding of the needs of GEAR UP qualified students at the high schools and specified college.
• Skilled at delivering presentations to both small and large groups.
• Skilled at developing relationships with 7th - 12th grade students and college students.

Supervisory Controls

• The GEAR UP College Coach and the university supervisor will have the OK GEAR UP Grant Administrator as their point of contact with OK GEAR UP.
• The university supervisor and OK GEAR UP Grant Administrator assign work regarding goals and objectives.
• The supervisor(s) reviews work through conferences, reports, and observation of department activities.

Guidelines

• GEAR UP regulations.
• Cost Principles for Educational Institutions.
• Grant requirements.
• University policies and procedures.

Complexity/Scope of Work

• This position works with students from GEAR UP schools in the areas of identifying student support services that will aid in the transition to college.
• The College Coach works with specified college staff to implement degree completion activities.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table or intermittently standing and walking.
• Significant travel and time spent driving is required.
• The employee may lift light and occasionally heavy objects and is required to maintain and carry an active cellular phone.
• The work is typically performed in an office, outdoors, in noisy areas, and in LEAs.
• Travel between the NSU Tahlequah and identified schools is required.

Supervisory and Management Responsibility

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities for professional employees.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
• Experience working with high school and college-age students is necessary.