Commit to Serve Your City Year! (Full Pay/Benefits - Academic Mentor)

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 systemCreate 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.

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