City Year - Lowell, MA
posted about 2 months ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Lowell, MA
Social Assistance
About the position
As a City Year AmeriCorps member, you will serve as a student success coach and mentor, focusing on supporting elementary, middle, and high school students in systematically under-resourced schools. Your role will involve academic coaching, social-emotional development, and collaboration with teachers to enhance student engagement and achievement. This position is designed for individuals looking to make a positive impact in their community while gaining valuable experience in education and mentorship.
Responsibilities
- 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 through varying learning activities by student level.
- Create and implement a behavior management system for students.
- Develop social-emotional skills throughout the day using proven strategies.
- Collaborate with teachers and team members to collect, record, analyze, and monitor individual student progress.
- 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.
- Create, support, and/or co-lead events or programs that recognize and appreciate student growth.
Requirements
- Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident.
- 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 check.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in education or mentoring roles is a plus, but not required.
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Curalinc Employee Assistance Program
- Talkspace Therapy Program
- Benefit Advocate Center
- Bi-weekly living stipend
- Workers' compensation
- Relocation support
- Career and University partnerships and scholarships
- City Year/AmeriCorps Uniform parts
- 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
- Income-based Loan Repayment Plan (IBR)
