Description
REQUIRED: - Bachelor's Degree in Education
- Minimum of 3 years successful teaching experience in middle and/or high school or higher education
- Experience with tutoring and counseling/advising
PREFERRED:- Master's Degree in guidance and counseling
- Demonstrated understanding of characteristics and challenges of first-generation, economically disadvantaged students
- Experience collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data
- Experience with federally funded grant programs
RESPONSIBILITIES:- Serve as the liaison between UTRGV GEAR UP Project and the assigned campus
- Attend Project meetings and trainings as required by UTRGV GEAR UP Director
- Collect student, parent, and teacher service data and input into data management online system and administer surveys annually to all Project participants
- Plan and execute GEAR UP parental involvement activities at the campus
- Plan and coordinate with UTRGV GEAR UP for professional development opportunities for teachers that are aligned with Project objectives and outcomes
The
Counselor-UTRGV GEAR UP will work with cohort student group to increase post-secondary enrollment by providing leadership, training, and technical assistance in supporting systematic reform of school services for student academic success
