Success Ambassador

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) strives to increase the number of underrepresented students from low-income backgrounds who enter and succeed in postsecondary education.
- _Please be aware that funding for this position is awarded through a Grant/Contract over a specified period. Employment for this position beyond current Grant/Contract funding is contingent upon continued funding._

**Essential Duties**:

- Ensure high quality delivery of support services for assigned caseload
- Implement systems to ensure accurate and reliable tracking of all support services
- Accurately track the documentation of assigned caseload
- Provide assistance in the research of innovative and engaging activities to incorporate into services that will increase assigned caseload engagement
- Support with the implementation of programs and activities for assigned caseload that include; workshops, college visits, and family events
- Build rapport with School Site personnel and assigned caseload
- Facilitate learning as a guide and coach to assist the student to become a successful, independent learner
- Integrate effective study and learning strategies to maximize the student’s potential for academic progress
- Assist in creating content and curriculum to present to assigned caseload
- Maintain ongoing communication with directors and coordinator regarding the status, challenges, opportunities, and potential referrals of participants on assigned caseload to other appropriate resources
- Implement strategies to increase, monitor, and facilitate caseload engagement
- Attend staff meetings and staff development sessions.
- Other duties as assigned

**Qualifications**:

- Ability to commit to a full school-year position
- Ability to work with minimum supervision, both independently and with others
- Ability to work effectively with various members of professional academic communities
- Ability to clearly relay information to assigned caseload
- Must be able to work independently and take initiative
- Possess excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Be sensitive to assigned caseload of diverse ethnic, racial, and economic backgrounds
- Demonstrate sound decision making skills
- Demonstrate ability to react flexibly to new situations
- Possess excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; effective time management skills
- Have reliable transportation to/ from assigned school site(s) and CSUF
- Successfully clear fingerprinting and background check process

**PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS**
- Previous volunteer or work experience with GEAR UP or similar organization
- Current enrollment in a postsecondary educational degree-seeking program
- Bilingual skills (written and verbal) in English and Spanish or Vietnamese
- Ability to pass content-specific assessment(s) to tutor students in
- integrated mathematics (Algebra I, and/or Geometry, and/or Algebra II)
- science (biology, and/or chemistry, and/or physics)
- reading and writing

**EDUCATION**:

- A combination of education and experience sufficient to achieve minimum qualifications including minimum high school diploma or equivalent

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS**:
Prolonged sitting in front of computer. Walking, talking, hearing, pulling, bending, may carry 10-25 pounds of objects/material, not exposed to extreme noise level, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands or arms, stoop, kneel, taste or smell.

**APPLICATION PROCEDURE**:

- Resume
- Cover Letter

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