GEAR UP Success Coach - Sanger West HS

Wonderful College Prep Academy is accepting applications for a Success Coach for the GEAR UP program located at Sanger West High School. The Success Coach will work with 11th-grade students at Sanger West High School and will eventually follow the student cohorts throughout high school and into their first year of college. The Success Coach provides academic advising small group academic advising mentoring outreach and support services to students field trip support family workshop support and student workshop support for our current GEAR UP cohort. The Success Coach will implement activities to improve the number of students who have knowledge and experience of different colleges and careers available encourage high academic achievement in order to obtain goals of attending college and pursuing a career of interest and make frequent presentations to large groups of students.

This position is part-time and the schedule is as follows: MondayThursday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM. This position is based on the academic year with an option for a summer contract.

This position will report to the GEAR UP Manager. The Success Coachs responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Provide weekly 1:1 or small group academic advising (at least 15 student meetings a week)
• Assess students needs set academic goals and formulate a comprehensive plan for assistance in collaboration with the student parent teachers counselors other agencies and community partners
• Help support students in the classroom by providing workshops that include goal setting academic monitoring career and college research and readiness
• Communicate regularly with parents and/or guardians of students to discuss academic progress obstacles and needed efforts by students and parents; should include face-to-face contact phone e-mail and other as needed communication opportunities
• Help increase family knowledge of career and college opportunities
• Participate in all meetings and events (field trips family workshops etc.) related to GEAR UP
• Other duties as assigned

ABOUT THE GEAR UP GRANT: GEAR UP is a federally funded Title III Grant. Wonderful College Prep Academy in partnership with Avenal and Sanger Unified School Districts will work with 6th and 7th-grade students from four middle schools to prepare them for college. The Federal Department of Education website for GEAR UP is This discretionary grant program is designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. GEAR UP provides seven-year grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools. GEAR UP grantees serve an entire cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follow the cohort through high school and their first year of college.

Qualifications :

• BA/BS Degree
• Two years experience with education support services
• Able to be punctual and report to work on time
• Able to follow and take directions from GEAR UP Manager (Supervisor)
• An eager flexible learner and problem solver who feels comfortable taking initiative
• A self-starter with exceptional work ethic and the ability to work well away from colleagues and management
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• An ability to quickly establish rapport and communicate well with scholars
• A valid California drivers license required
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.

Pay: $25.00/hour

Additional Information :

Quality of Life in the Central Valley: 

Framed by the Sierra Nevada to the east and the Coast Ranges to the west Californias Central Valley is one of the worlds most productive agricultural regions and the base of The Wonderful Companys agricultural operations. This vast area enjoys a moderate climate and offers residents a high quality of life low cost of living and a host of diverse cultural and recreational activities. From wine tasting and hiking to rafting fishing skiing and surfing -- all within a two-hour drive -- the family-friendly Central Valley has much to offer. 

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