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

Jobtome; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 15,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

EAP program

Therapy access

Relocation support

Living stipend

Job summary

City Year AmeriCorps Member position focused on coaching and mentoring students across grade levels. You will help students achieve academic success, improve attendance, and develop positive behaviors with support from teachers and staff.

The role includes training at the start of the year, collaboration with teachers, and opportunities to participate in school-wide initiatives and events. This is an entry-level, full-time AmeriCorps service role with stipends and benefits.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident; DACA status not eligible.
• Age 17-25 by July 1, 2025.
• GED or high school diploma, some college, or college degree.
• No more than three AmeriCorps terms.
• Background check required.

Responsibilities

• Coach and mentor elementary, middle and high school students.
• Help students earn academic success, improve attendance, and develop positive behaviors.
• Plan and monitor student progress with teachers during in-class instruction.
• Work with partner teachers and school staff throughout the year.
• Support and participate in extended day and virtual programming as needed.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Communication

Collaboration

Education

GED or HS diploma

Some college experience

College degree

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 thewhole school, helping to ensure that students in schools receive a high-quality education that prepares them with the skills and mindset to thrive and contributeto 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 the 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 oflearning, practicing, reflection and repetition
• Collaborate with teachers and team members to collect, record, analyze andmonitor individual student progress, participating in facilitated reviews of studentdata 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 studentsbefore, during and after school including, but not limited to, academic enrichmentand intervention, homework support, recreation and student clubs, servicelearning, and leadership development
• Create, support and/or co-lead events or programs that recognize and appreciatestudent growth and/or achievement in math, literacy, attendance, and behavior

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
• 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

• 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 LoanForgiveness 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'relooking for you if you want to build yourself, give back and are ready to change theworld.

• 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)