Student success coach and mentor (entry level, paid, full-time)City Year AmeriCorps Member
About City YearCity Year, an AmeriCorps program, helps students across schools succeed. Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide support to students, classrooms and the whole school, helping to ensure that students in systematically under-resourced schools receive a high-quality education that prepares them with the skills and mindset to thrive and contribute to their community.
What You'll DoAs a City Year AmeriCorps member, your service will focus on coaching and mentoring elementary, middle and/or high school students. You will help these students earn academic success, improve their attendance, learn social-emotional skills and develop positive behaviors at school. You will plan and monitor individual student progress and work with teachers on whole class instruction, breakout spaces and other in-class student assistance.
*Role and Responsibilities*Experience in all these tasks is not necessary. We provide 2-4 weeks of training at the beginning of the year to support you. Plus, you will work with partner teachers and school staff every step of the way.
Support academic coaching and social emotional development for students:
Work with identified students 1:1 and in small groupsDevelop literacy and/or math skills varying learning activities by student level, answering student questions and encouraging assignment completionCreate and implement a behavior management system for studentsDevelop social-emotional skills throughout their day, using proven strategies of learning, practicing, reflection and repetitionCollaborate with teachers and team members to collect, record, analyze and monitor individual student progress, participating in facilitated reviews of student data collected and entered into City Year's student data systemCreate an engaging, safe and healthy classroom space in collaboration with the teacherSupport Whole School initiatives to increase engagement with students and families:
Support and/or conduct extended day and virtual programming for students before, during and after school including, but not limited to, academic enrichment and intervention, homework support, recreation and student clubs, service learning, and leadership developmentCreate, support and/or co-lead events or programs that recognize and appreciate student growth and/or achievement in math, literacy, attendance, and behaviorEngage students, parents/guardians, and/or community members in education or social issues through member led themed events at schools or on virtual platforms*City Year benefits*You will receive:
Health, Dental, and Vision InsuranceCuralinc Employee Assistance ProgramTalkspace Therapy ProgramBenefit Advocate CenterBi-weekly living stipendWorkers' compensationRelocation supportBenefits specific to City Year locationCareer and University partnerships and scholarshipsCity Year / AmeriCorps Uniform parts*AmeriCorps and other federally-issued benefits*You will be eligible for:
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award*Child care benefits paid by AmeriCorpsLoan forbearance and interest accrual payments for qualified student loansTime accrual toward the U.S. Department of Education's Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, (see Reduction of Education Costs)Income-based Loan Repayment Plan (IBR)