ACADEMIC TUTOR & MENTOR (ENTRY LEVEL, PAID, FULL-TIME) -
Company: City Year
Location: Little Rock
Posted on: October 16, 2024
Job Description:
Student success coach and mentor (entry level, paid,
full-time)City Year AmeriCorps MemberAbout 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
ResponsibilitiesExperience 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 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 social-emotional 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 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
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
- Engage students, parents/guardians, and/or community members in
education or social issues through member led themed events at
schools or on virtual platformsStart DatesThis role begins in
July/August 2024. Start dates vary by location.City Year
benefitsYou will receive:
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Curalinc Employee Assistance Program
- Talkspace Therapy Program
- 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 partsAmeriCorps and other
federally-issued benefitsYou 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
RequirementsCity Year AmeriCorps members are as diverse a group 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)
- 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 complete a background checkHow to ApplyVisit and
submit your completed application online.For more information on
how to apply, visit: .For more information about this role .
Keywords: City Year, Little Rock , ACADEMIC TUTOR & MENTOR (ENTRY LEVEL, PAID, FULL-TIME) -, Other , Little Rock, Arkansas
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