Your service year will be challenging. Outlined below are the ways that City Year will prepare and support you in your work this year and beyond.
The power of teamwork and collaboration
We value dialogue and creating environments where our differences are supported and celebrated. Your experience will be most rewarding when you have a growth mindset to learn about yourself, your students, partners and the world around us.
At City Year Buffalo, you will have support from your Impact Manager who helps to manage and collaborate with our school partners, conduct 1:1 check ins with you and will observe and coach you through your service with your students. They will also lead training sessions on a variety of topics to help you in your service experience. Service Leaders are AmeriCorps members in their second year of service who are peer mentors to you in your service and work with students.
Career services and networking opportunities
We work with community partners and higher education institutions in Buffalo to provide AmeriCorps members sessions to grow their career interests and opportunities.
Corporate partnerships
We have a partnerships with Bank of America, Key Bank, National Grid, Rich Products and Sabres. Throughout the year, we have different engagement opportunities with our partners and AmeriCorps members are able to share about their service experience and connect with members of our corporate partnerships.
Basic training academy
Basic Training Academy (BTA) typically takes place for three weeks in August into September. During this time, we have a variety of sessions to prepare you for your year of service as in:
- Academic support of students
- Social emotional earning
- Trauma informed practices
- Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
- School partnership building
- Community immersion vents and partnering with Leadership Buffalo for a week long Buffalo learning experience
- Community and team building activities
Learning and development days
Throughout the year, we hold learning and development days for AmeriCorps members to continue to learn and connect with members of the site. They are usually held on Fridays around once or twice a month and include different components such as:
- Community and team building activities
- Academic content and strategies
- Community partner sessions
- Social justice sessions
Observations, coaching, feedback, formal performance conversations
You’ll be observed and coached by your Impact Manager, Impact Director and where applicable Service Leaders. They will happen at least two to three times in a month and allow for collaboration and goal setting. Another piece that will happen is 1:1 check-ins with Impact Managers that allow you to share about your service experience, set goals and talk about career interests.
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