Commit to Serve Your City Year! (Full Pay/Benefits – Academic Mentor)
Location: Lawrence
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
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 https://joincityyear.force.com/TX_CommunitiesSelfReg
and submit your completed application online. For more information
on how to apply, visit: https://www.cityyear.org/apply-now . For
more information about this role visit our website.
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