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

City Year; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Relocation support

Bi-weekly living stipend

Career and University scholarships

Talkspace Therapy Program

Job summary

City Year AmeriCorps members serve as student success coach and mentor in local schools, focusing on elementary to high school students to boost academics, attendance, and behavior.

As an entry-level, paid, full-time role, you will receive 2–4 weeks of training and ongoing support from teachers and school staff while you develop literacy, math, and collaboration skills to help students thrive and grow in a dynamic learning environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in these tasks is not strictly necessary; 2–4 weeks of training provided at the start of the year.
• Work with partner teachers and school staff throughout the program.
• Role emphasizes coaching, mentoring, and supporting student growth in school.

Responsibilities

• Work with identified students 1:1 and in small groups
• Develop literacy and/or math skills with varied activities by student level
• Create and implement a behavior management system
• Develop interpersonal skills through daily activities with teachers
• Collaborate with teachers to monitor student progress and data
• Create an engaging, safe classroom space in collaboration with the teacher
• Support extended day and virtual programming before/during/after school
• Co-lead events or programs recognizing student growth in math, literacy, attendance, and behavior

Skills

1:1 mentoring

Literacy support

Math support

Interpersonal skills

Data tracking

Education

GED or high school diploma, some college or degree

Tools

City Year student data system

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)