Commit to Serve Your City Year! (Full Pay/Benefits - Academic Mentor)
City Year
Student success coach and mentor (entry level,
paid, full-time)
City Year AmeriCorps Member
About City Year
City Year, an AmeriCorps program, helps students across schools succeed. Teams
of City Year AmeriCorps members provide support to students, classrooms and the
whole school, helping to ensure that students in schools receive a high-quality
education that prepares them with the skills and mindset to thrive and contribute
to their community.
What You’ll Do
As 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, 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 interpersonal development for students:
· Work with identified students 1:1 and in small groups
· Develop literacy and/or math skills varying learning activities by student level,
answering student questions and encouraging assignment completion
· Create and implement a behavior management system for students
· Develop interpersonal skills throughout their day, using proven strategies of
learning, practicing, reflection and repetition
· Collaborate 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 system· Create an engaging, safe and healthy classroom space in collaboration with the teacher
Support 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 development
· Create, support and/or co-lead events or programs that recognize and appreciate
student growth and/or achievement in math, literacy, attendance, and behavior
City Year benefits
You will receive:
· Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
· Curalinc Employee Assistance Program
· Talkspace Therapy Program
· Free 3-year membership to Happier
· Benefit Advocate Center
· Bi-weekly living stipend
· Workers’ compensation
· Relocation support
· Benefits specific to City Year location
· Career and University partnerships and scholarships
· City Year / AmeriCorps Uniform parts
AmeriCorps and other federally-issued benefits
You will be eligible for:
· Segal AmeriCorps Education Award*
· Child care benefits paid by AmeriCorps
· Loan forbearance and interest accrual payments for qualified student loans
· Time 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)Eligibility Requirements
City Year AmeriCorps members are as varied as the communities we serve. We’re
looking for you if you want to build yourself, give back and are ready to change the
world.
· Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident (Authorization to work in the U.S. is
not sufficient. Those with DACA status unfortunately are not eligible at this time)
· Be 17-25 by July 1, 2025
· Have a GED or high school diploma, some college experience, or college degree
· Have served no more than three terms in an AmeriCorps state or national
program*
· Agree to and complete a background check
· Be able to begin City Year by July/August 2025 (specific start date varies by location)
How to Apply
Visit and submit your
completed application online.
For more information on how to apply, visit: .
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