Location: Woodside,NY, USA
AmeriCorps at the Excellence Project
New York Edge will place 2 full-time AmeriCorps Service Members at each of 5 public schools in the Bronx as Instructors and/or Mentors in The Excellence Project (TEP), an after-school and summer program serving under-resourced gifted students. At the end of the first program year, the AmeriCorps members will help at least 80% of students improve their academic engagement and social-emotional skills, and improve their academic performance. ACSMs will serve in the role of Instructor and Mentor; one of each will be placed at each school. Full-time service will enable ACSMs to fill important curriculum development, activity preparation, and support roles, in addition to providing youth-facing service after school, and it will enable them to serve full-time during daylong programming in the summer. In addition to providing the services mentioned above, full-time ACSM Instructors will review classroom and curriculum data, topics, and assignments; grade assignments aligned to rubrics; and plan and prepare lesson plans. Full-time ACSM Mentors will develop and maintain relationships with students and parents throughout their service year. They will conduct weekly parent outreach; assess students to ensure they are progressing academically, socially, and emotionally; develop interventions as needed; observe students in class during the school day; and mentor and coach participants and colleagues. The full-time role will allow NYE to provide ACSMs with ongoing professional development, which will better prepare ACSMs for educational careers after their service year ends. It will also enable ACSMs to research academic, social-emotional learning, arts, sports, and wellness best practices--and implement those practices. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.
Member Duties : Provide support and intervention to help each child remain on track for success Engage students in meaningful activities, lesson plans and special events that are structured, age- appropriate, fun, and challenging in the arts, STEM, character development, literacy, creative expression, community service, physical fitness and/or nutrition Prepare learning environment for program activities. Assume responsibility for cleanliness and organization of program supplies and space Support planning and implementation of all activities Provide support to Activity Specialists with activity implementation Create and maintain a strength-based, youth-focused atmosphere that is consistent and sensitive to the needs of participants with learning, emotional, or behavioral differences Develop and maintain positive relationships with parents and guardians through regular communication about their child's strengths and areas of growth
Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Education award upon successful completion of service , Health Coverage , Training .
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours .
Service Areas :
Children/Youth , Education .
Skills :
Teaching/Tutoring , Leadership , Youth Development , Education , Communications , Team Work , Counseling .