Commit to Serve Your City Year! (Full Pay/Benefits – Academic Mentor)

City Year; Lone Jack (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Relocation support

Bi-weekly living stipend

Worker’s compensation

Career and University partnerships and

scholarships

Job summary

City Year AmeriCorps members serve as coaches and mentors to students across elementary, middle, and high school levels, focusing on academic success, attendance, and positive school behaviors. Training is provided at the start, with ongoing collaboration with teachers and staff to support whole-class and in-class initiatives.

As entry-level, full-time roles, members engage in classroom spaces, breakout sessions, and student assistance, contributing to a safe and engaging learning environment

Qualifications

• Experience not required; 2–4 weeks of training provided.

Responsibilities

• Coaching and mentoring students 1:1 and in small groups to help achieve academic success.
• Plan and monitor individual student progress and work with teachers on in-class instruction and support.
• Develop literacy and/or math skills with varied learning activities by student level, encourage assignment completion.
• Create and implement a behavior management system; develop interpersonal skills throughout the day.
• Collaborate with teachers to collect, record, analyze and monitor student progress in City Year’s data system.
• Support extended day and virtual programming, and help recognize student growth and achievements.

Education

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

Job description

Student success coach and mentor (entry level,

paid, full-time)

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.

You will be eligible for:

• 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)