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Corps Members

Job Title: Corps Members

Dept: Service
Site: All Sites
City: All
State: All

Job Summary:

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Beginning each day before the first school bell rings and staying until the last child leaves the after-school program; you’ll serve students, schools and communities through:

  • Academic Support: Provide one-on-one or small group tutoring before, during and after school
  • Attendance and Positive Behavior Encouragement: Lead energetic morning greetings, make attendance and positive phone calls to home, lead mentor groups
  • Community and School Improvements: Organize and lead activities, celebrations and projects to improve the community and school environment

Team-based service is at the heart of City Year. You will be assigned to a diverse team of 8-15 young adults and you will serve with that team for the duration of the year.

For more information on What You’ll Do, visit www.cityyear.org/virtualopenhouse

Position Overview:

WHAT YOU GET

Through City Year, you’ll gain valuable skills and knowledge that will accelerate your career and education, no
matter what path.

  • Career and Education Opportunities
    o Eligibility for exclusive scholarships to dozens of colleges and universities
    o Access to online career resource center
    o Networking opportunities with more than 15,000 alumni
  • Leadership Skills
    o Leadership training and development
    o Project management and communication skills
    o Civic knowledge
  • Benefits
    o Living stipend
    o $5,550 AmeriCorps Education Award
    o Federal student loan forbearance
    o Health insurance
    o Uniform provided by Timberland and ARAMARK

For more information about City Year’s benefits, visit www.cityyear.org/whatyouget

Responsibilities:

For more information on What You’ll Do, visit www.cityyear.org/virtualopenhouse

Qualifications:

City Year corps members are as diverse a group as the communities they serve. We’re looking for you if you want

to give back and are ready to change the world.

Applicants must:

  • Be between the ages of 17 and 24
  • Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident
  • Have a college degree or attended some college, have a high school diploma or GED.
  • Have served no more than three terms in an AmeriCorps state or national program.*
  • Agree to a criminal background check
  • Be able to begin City Year by July 30, 2012

Previous experiences with service, tutoring, mentoring or leadership strengthen candidacy.

* Individuals may receive no more than the value of two full time education awards. If you have received the equivalent of more than one full time education award, you are eligible to serve and receive a discounted award.

Contact Info:

To be considered for a position, you must visit www.cityyear.org and submit your completed online application and two letters of recommendation. You can apply to a specific City Year location or apply to serve where most needed by one of City Year’s deadlines:

Apply By                            Notified By

September 30                      October 21

September 30                      October 21

November 15                      December 16

February 15                         March 16

April 30                               June 15

For more information, please contact the recruitment department at the City Year site at which you are interested in

serving. http://www.cityyear.org/contact-recruitment.aspx
 

 

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