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Job Title: Coordinator of Student Literacy Services (CSLS)

PVN ID: LE-2510-007070

Category: Instruction and Social Service

Job Description

General Description

Bronx GEAR UP INSPIRES (Impactful New Strategies for Persistence, Improvement, Resilience, and Engagement for Students) is a federally funded college access and success initiative led by The Bronx Institute at Lehman College. The program partners with Bronx schools to help students from middle school through their first year of college develop the academic, social, and personal skills needed to thrive in higher education and beyond.

The Coordinator of Student Literacy Services leads Bronx GEAR UP INSPIRES’ literacy initiatives designed to strengthen reading comprehension, writing proficiency, and academic language development among middle and high school students. Working collaboratively with principals, teachers, and Lehman College staff, the Coordinator ensures that literacy instruction and enrichment activities are seamlessly integrated into school and after-school settings. This role focuses on narrowing literacy gaps, equipping students with the critical thinking and communication skills needed for college and career success, and fostering a culture of lifelong learning across Bronx GEAR UP INSPIRES partner schools.

Other Duties

+ Lead literacy-focused initiatives that strengthen students’ reading comprehension, writing proficiency, and academic language skills across GEAR UP schools.

+ Design and implement after-school, Saturday, and summer literacy programs that engage students and families in developing lifelong learning habits.

+ Collaborate with educators, community partners, and higher education institutions to expand literacy resources and support.

+ Monitor literacy progress through data collection, analysis, and program improvement aligned with federal and GEAR UP objectives.

Qualifications

+ A Master’s degree in Education, Literacy, Curriculum and Instruction, Counseling, or a related field, and at least five years of experience in literacy or academic support roles (minimum requirements).

+ Proven ability to serve low-income, first-generation learners using research-based literacy interventions.

+ Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills to coordinate staff and services across multiple school sites.

+ Experience using data-informed strategies to design, assess, and strengthen literacy and college readiness programs for underserved youth.

RFCUNY Benefits RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals (https://www.rfcuny.org/rfwebsite/media/0zrcgdyw/rfcuny-benefits-at-a-glance-ft-2025-project-employee.pdf)

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department The Bronx Institute

Status Full Time

Annual Salary Range $80,000.00 - $85,000.00

Closing Date Dec 17, 2025 (Or Until Filled)

Bargaining Unit No

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