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

City Year; New York (NY); 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 and scholarships

Job summary

City Year is seeking a dedicated AmeriCorps Member in New York to coach and mentor students while fostering academic success and positive behaviors. You'll work with teachers and partners to support student growth in literacy and math skills.

This entry-level, full-time position offers numerous benefits, including health insurance and a living stipend, along with valuable experience that contributes to your personal development and community involvement.

Qualifications

• Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident.
• Be 17-25 by July 1, 2025.
• Have served no more than three terms in an AmeriCorps program.

Responsibilities

• Work with identified students 1:1 and in small groups.
• Develop literacy and/or math skills for students.
• Create an engaging and safe classroom space.

Skills

Coaching and mentoring

Behavior management skills

Collaboration

Communication skills

Education

GED or high school diploma, some college experience, or college degree

Job description

Student success coach and mentor (entry level, paid, full-time)

City Year AmeriCorps Member

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.

• Work with identified students 1:1 and in small groups.
• Develop literacy and/or math skills by varying learning activities according to student level, answering student questions and encouraging assignment completion.
• Create and implement a behavior management system for students.
• Develop interpersonal skills throughout the 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 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

• 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

Eligibility

• 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)