Assistant - GEAR UP Outreach Mentor

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY

OREM, UT

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$16.14–$18.99 Per Hour

LOCATION

OREM, UT

POSTED

30+ days ago

Assistant - GEAR UP Outreach Mentor

Salary: $16.14 - $18.99 Hourly

Job Type: Part-Time Staff

Job Number: FY2604681

Closing: 8/15/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

Location: 800 W University Parkway, Orem

Division: VP Student Affairs

Position Announcement

Join Utah Valley University's GEAR UP team and make a lasting impact in students' lives. This in-person, classroom-based position offers the opportunity to directly support high school students during their instructional time, helping them build the academic and personal skills needed to graduate and succeed in college. As a mentor and role model, you'll work one-on-one with students from diverse backgrounds, supporting their learning, motivation, and awareness of higher education pathways.

Under the guidance of a GEAR UP counselor, you'll play a critical role in increasing students' academic performance, college readiness, and knowledge of college admissions and financial aid. If you're passionate about education, equity, and making a difference, this student-centered position offers meaningful daily engagement in a supportive and goal-driven environment.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Works closely with GEAR UP counselors to identify eligible students, recruit, and onboard them into the GEAR UP program.
• Tracks student academic progress and standardized test results, and reports to GEAR UP counselor. Administers and tracks student and parent survey completion. Tracks and follows up with students and works with parent specialist to keep parents/guardians informed. May work in a GEAR UP class assisting with taking attendance, managing the classroom, and designing and delivering curriculum.
• Organizes and assists with GEAR UP college-readiness activities including college tours, parent/student workshops, and other activities as requested by GEAR UP counselors.
• Mentors students about good decision-making processes related to attendance, rigorous academic course selection, study skills, financial aid, ACT prep, and college and scholarship applications. Tutors as needed and requested by GEAR UP counselors.
• Makes follow up calls, appointments, and meets with families and high school counselors.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications / Licenses / Certifications

Graduation from an accredited institution with an associate's degree plus one year of experience related to the Summary of Duties or any combination of education and experience related to the Summary of Duties totaling three years.

Preferred Qualifications:
Valid driver's license and transportation. Ability to speak and translate Spanish to English is highly preferred.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Knowledge

• Must have basic academic knowledge as a result of a completion of a high school diploma or equivalent.

• Knowledge of academic course selection for high school and college, study skills, financial aid, ACT prep, and college and scholarship applications.

Skills

• Must have good verbal and written communication skills.

• Must demonstrate teaching skills and be able to tutor students of various academic levels in a variety of content areas.

Abilities

• Must demonstrate the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Must demonstrate the ability to organize schedules, prioritize tasks, and follow-through on assignments. Must demonstrate good time management.

• Must be able to successfully interact with students with diverse cultural and academic backgrounds.

• Ability to speak and translate Spanish to English is highly preferred.

• Ability to work in a GEAR UP class assisting with taking attendance, managing the classroom, and designing and delivering curriculum.

EEO Statement:

UVU employment decisions are made on the basis of an applicant's qualifications and ability to perform the job without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and over), disability, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or other bases protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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About the Company

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY

Utah Valley University was established in 1941 as Central Utah Vocational School (CUVS) with the primary function of providing war production training. CUVS was part of the Provo School District located in south Provo. The institution received a state appropriation in March 1945 of $50,000 to operate for the 1945-1947 biennium. In 1947, the school received funding as a permanent state institution. A new site for the school was acquired on University Avenue in Provo in 1948; in the 1952, the state appropriated funding for the first construction on that site. As enrollments grew, the state acquired over 185 acres in southwest Orem and the first building was completed in 1977. Today, the University’s facilities consist of a combined total of 412 acres with 50 buildings with campuses in Orem, Provo, and Heber City and property in Vineyard and at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi.

COMPANY SIZE

1,500 to 1,999 employees

INDUSTRY

Education

FOUNDED

1941

WEBSITE

http://www.uvu.edu/

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