Site Manager GEAR UP Grades 6-12 (Ephrata, WA)

Online applications must be received before 12:00am on:
March 31, 2025
If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):
1482-YN_ADMINPRO - Student Services Coordinator/Advisor 2

Business Title:
Site Manager | GEAR UP | Grades 6-12 (Ephrata, WA)

Employee Type:
Admin. Professional (+) (Fixed Term)

Position Details:

Summary of Duties:

The Site Manager is responsible for the strategic planning, administration, and direct support of the WSU Tri-Cities- Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) project for grades 6-12. Provides services to students, manages an operating budget, and supervise temporary/hourly staff. The Site Manager represents the university as primary liaison to the partner schools and their communities implementing GEAR UP goals and objectives while ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, university, and grant regulations.

Duties include but are not limited to: provide direct services to students; planning, preparation and leadership participation of group activities and workshops; coordinate and communicate with school administrators, teachers, staff, parents, students, and colleges, community members, organizations, and businesses; provide local leadership in program development and evaluation.This position will provide support to key program components, including tutor training and supervision, career exploration, and post-secondary preparation.

This position is housed out of WSU Tri-Cities with a work location in Ephrata High School - Ephrata, WA. Travel to surrounding areas for team meetings, a minimum of once a month will be required.

Required Qualifications:

• Positions require a Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of professional work experience in student services or related education/experience. Experience leading or directing the work of others.
  
• A Master's degree in a related field may substitute for one (1) year of professional work experience.
  
• Any combination of relevant education and professional experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.
  

Additional Requirements:

• Three (3) years of relevant full-time, professional experience working directly with middle/high school students, and/or experience working with students in higher education setting.
  
• Experience working with parents/adults in individual or group setting.
  
• Knowledge of community, educational and social service resources in the district's community.
  
• Demonstrated experience in promoting the success and achievement of students from diverse cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds.
  
• Ability to be self directed and demonstrate effective communication, team building, creative problem-solving, and conflict management skills.
  
• Willingness and ability to travel overnight and work a flexible schedule, including frequent nights and weekends.
  
• Proficiency in the use of computers and MS Office software programs Excel, Outlook and Word.
  
• Ability to travel overnight and in some occasions with supervisory responsibility of students.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with tutoring, academic, and counseling programming.
  
• Experience supervising subordinate staff.
  
• Experience managing a government grant program in a middle or high school setting.
  
• Experience developing and managing a budget.
  
• Experience coordinating events and field trips for students.
  
• Experience working with college readiness programs.
  
• Professional first-hand experience motivating students of low-income or disadvantaged youth.
  
• Bilingual/Biliterate in English and Spanish.
  

Additional Information:

This is a full time (100% FTE) position.

This position is overtime eligible.

This position has been re-posted.

Temporary End Date: This is a temporary position expected to end on October 31, 2026.

Renewal is dependent on the need for extension and/or if additional funding is secured to extend employment.

Monthly Salary: $4,626.00
In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate's current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits:

WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.

About Department/College/Area/ Campus:

Area/College: WSU Tri-Cities

Department Name: Early Outreach | GEAR UP OVP

City, State, Zip: Richland, WA 99354

Location: Ephrata High School & Ephrata Middle School (Ephrata, WA)

Application Instructions:

Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

• Resume
  
• Cover Letter
  

External candidates, upload all documents in the 'Application Document' section of your application.
Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates, upload all documents in the 'Resume/Cover Letter' section of your application.

Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible. Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.

Background Check:

This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Time Type:
Full time

Position Term:
12 Month

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.

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