Student Achievement Specialist Prosser High School (Prosser, WA)

Online applications must be received before 12:00am on:
March 22, 2025
If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):
1481-YN_ADMINPRO - Student Services Coordinator/Advisor 1

Business Title:
Student Achievement Specialist | Prosser High School (Prosser, WA)

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

Position Details:

Summary of Duties:
WSU Tri-Cities Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is funded with federal funds by the Department of Education whose purpose is to increase the number of low-income and underrepresented students who graduate from high school and successfully complete post-secondary education.

The Student Achievement Specialist (SAS) has responsibility for increasing GEAR UP students' engagement in their education, positive academic behaviors, family connection to critical school based information, post-secondary access support for students and families.

Duties include, but are not limited to: providing family outreach and education on college readiness, student and academic support services to include student advising, assessing participant's needs and creating individual action plans. The Student Achievement Specialist (SAS) will provide student mentoring and will monitor and collect student data for assessment and reporting requirements. Will work closely with school personnel and community partners and participate in after school, evening and weekend activities.

This position is housed out of WSU Tri-Cities with a work location in Prosser High School - Prosser, WA.

Required Qualifications:

• Positions require a Bachelor's degree. 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.
  
• Two (2) years of experience providing instruction or direct outreach services to students and/or working with parents in individual or group settings.
  
• Knowledge of community, educational and social service resources in the district's community.
  
• Proficiency in the use of computers and MS Office software programs Excel, Outlook, Word.
  
• Willingness and ability to travel overnight and work a flexible schedule, including frequent nights and weekends.
  
• On some occasions, ability to travel with supervisory responsibility of students.
  
• Must have, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid driver's license and meet requirements under SPPM 7.10 and departmental driving standards
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three (3) years experience working with middle/high school, higher education, and/or GEAR UP programs.
  
• Familiarity with organization and operation of school/district administration and university/community college systems.
  
• Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of people, including peers, university and school administrators, faculty, staff, students and parents, and the general public.
  
• Experience managing, tracking and reporting program data. Experience in student academic support programs.
  
• Bilingual/Biliterate in English and Spanish.
  

Additional Information:

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

This position is overtime eligible.

This is a temporary position expected to end on September 29, 2026.

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

Monthly Salary: $4,050.00
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 - https://tricities.wsu.edu/gearup/

Area/College: WSU Tri-Cities

Department Name: Early Outreach | GEAR UP OVP

City, State, Zip: Richland, WA 99354

Work Location: Prosser High School, Prosser, 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.

Notice of Non-Discrimination

WSU prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates compliant with Title IX. Inquiries regarding Title IX and reports of sex discrimination can be directed to the WSU Title IX Coordinator. More information on WSU's policies and procedures to respond to discrimination and harassment are available here: Nondiscrimination statement.

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Washington State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Educator and Employer.







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