Position is FULL - TIME and begins between August and September of 2010 and runs until June 2011.
As a City Year corps member, you will serve full-time as a tutor or mentor in schools and run after-school and school vacation programs. You will also help rebuild neighborhoods and perform a variety of community service projects.
As part of your corps experience you will work on a team with young adults who come from diverse backgrounds. Each team has a unique focus, varying from a specific neighborhood to youth leadership and social issues.
Corps Members:
- Help students excel with one-on-one tutoring, group instruction and homework help
- Lead out-of-school and leadership development activities
- Organize service clubs, student councils, and after-school activities
- Teach children about important social issues and diversity
- Lead and organize high-impact service such as painting murals and renovating community centers
Benefits
- $5,350 education award (for members who complete 1,700 hours of service)
- Bi-weekly stipend
- Uniform provided by The Timberland Company
- Cell phone provided by T-Mobile
- Basic health insurance
- Student loan forbearance (on qualifying student loans)
- Networking sessions and professional development trainings
- Leadership and diversity trainings
- Child care allowance (for eligible members)
Eligibility Requirements
- Between the ages of 17-24
- United States citizen or permanent resident alien
- High school graduate/G.E.D. recipient OR agreement to pursue a G.E.D.*
- Your eligibility may be contingent on prior enrollment in AmeriCorps**
Apply online at www.cityyear.org
For more information contact Morgan Fagant at mfagant@cityyear.org or 401-454-3731
City Year is available to all, without regard to race, color, origin, gender, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
* If you do not have a H.S. diploma or its equivalency, you will be required to take a basic academic proficiency test; your acceptance is contingent upon satisfactory testing results
** Served no more than one previous AmeriCorps*State/National term; no more than two previous AmeriCorps terms; and will not still be enrolled in another AmeriCorps program at the start of City Year service.
- Location: Providence
- Compensation: Bi-weekly stipend and $5,350 education award
- This is at a non-profit organization.
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