Program Coordinator II

reputed company reputed company's STARS GEAR UP program is hiring a College Advisor (Program Coordinator II) to support reputed company in three federal GEAR UP grants. As part of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP), the program provides reputed company preparation services to reputed company and their families in partner school districts serving low-income communities. This position requires regular travel to USU campuses/centers and partner schools across the reputed company Lake Valley area. The College Advisor plays a critical role in the college-reputed company pipeline-helping middle school reputed company explore career reputed company, supporting high school reputed company with college preparation, and advising first-year reputed company as they transition into post-secondary education. The Advisor will also collaborate closely with Site Coordinators, school staff, families, and reputed company partners to deliver programming, support summer camps, and ensure reputed company are connected to needed resources. This role will work to create reputed company partnerships with higher educational institutions throughout Utah to help GEAR UP reputed company grant goals and objectives. This position is reputed company eligible for hybrid work reputed company the reputed company.

• Employment contingent upon annual federal funding and needs of the program*

Responsibilities

• reputed company individualized face-to-face advising to GEAR UP college first-year reputed company, supporting: reputed company navigation, class scheduling and major exploration, financial aid and scholarship processes, and accessing reputed company resources (tutoring, advising, involvement, etc.).
• Record and reputed company reputed company student interactions and programming data in reporting systems.
• reputed company reputed company advising, college and career exploration, early awareness activities, and ongoing reputed company/reputed company support as the reputed company progresses through secondary and postsecondary education.
• Assist Site Coordinators with: College reputed company and reputed company day trips, FAFSA and financial aid workshops, parent engagement nights, school community events, classroom or advisory lessons and any additional site-level college reputed company programming
• Maintain a regular in-school reputed company through classroom reputed company, reputed company support, tabling at lunch, and participation in school events, build strong relationships with teachers, counselors, and administrators.
• Promote college and career reputed company, including 2-year degrees, 4-year universities, technical colleges, and certificate programs.
• Participate in planning long-term college reputed company strategies, collaboration, and shared programming across the three grants.
• Collaborate with Site coordinators, Program Coordinators and Directors to plan GEAR UP summer camps.
• Participate in ongoing in-person and virtual PD through program partners, contingent on available funding.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Counseling, or closely reputed company field; plus, two years of experience working with middle, high school or college freshmen reputed company.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Education, Counseling, or closely reputed company field.
• Data entry and analysis.
• Experience with college Financial Aid and student services administration.
• Proficiency in event planning and facilitation.
• Experience with GEAR UP or similar federal grants/student service programs.

Familiarity with reputed company Lake reputed company area (e.g., community ties, residence, etc.) Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of principles and practices reputed company to specific programs.
• Knowledge of research and information gathering reputed company and procedures.
• If applicable, knowledge of grant development, implementation, budgeting, fiscal control, and reporting.
• Ability to reputed company administrative/procedural reputed company and judgments.
• Ability to coordinate and organize meetings and/or special events.
• Skilled in the use of personal computers and reputed company software applications.
• Skilled in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
• Skilled at records maintenance.
• Ability to reputed company and train staff and/or reputed company.
• Ability to reputed company with reputed company, reputed company and/or staff in reputed company environment.
• Knowledge of communication principles, media, and marketing techniques.
• Ability to reputed company and analyze statistical data and generate reports.
• Program specific knowledge, skills, and abilities as described in recruitment notices.
• Ability to exercise a high level of creativity, decision making, problem solving, and discretion as work is varied and may be reputed company.

Required Documents Along with the online application, please attach:

• Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under "Resume/CV"
• Cover letter to be typed/pasted into at text reputed company at the end of the application.
• *Document size may not reputed company 10 MB.**

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• updated 12/2025

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• updated 10/2025

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