Academic Tutor & Mentor (Entry Level, Paid, Full-time) 

City Year; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Bi-weekly living stipend

Career and University partnerships

Job summary

A national service organization is seeking an Academic Tutor & Mentor to support elementary and secondary school students in achieving academic success. The role involves coaching, mentoring, and collaborating with teachers to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. Applicants must be between 17-25 and eligible to work in the U.S. This full-time position offers various benefits, including health insurance and a living stipend.

Qualifications

• Eligibility requires U.S. citizenship or legal permanent residency.
• Must be 17-25 years old by July 1, 2025.
• Background check completion is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Coach and mentor students for academic success.
• Plan and monitor individual student progress.
• Create a safe classroom environment.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Behavior management

Collaboration

Communication

Education

GED or high school diploma

Some college experience or college degree

Job description

Academic Tutor & Mentor (Entry Level, Paid, Full-time)

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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.

Role and Responsibilities

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.

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

Qualifications

• 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)

Benefits

City Year benefits:

• 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
• Benefits specific to City Year location
• Career and University partnerships and scholarships
• City Year / AmeriCorps Uniform parts

AmeriCorps and other federally‑issued benefits:

• 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

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.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Education and Training

Industries

• Non‑profit Organizations