AmeriCorps Member - Tutor

Title:  AmeriCorps Member - Tutor, City of Roswell AmeriCorps After School Project

Term of Service:  AmeriCorps members will begin in October 2019 and serve through the end of the Fulton County School year in May 2020.  AmeriCorps members must serve 300 hours on this project.

Service Schedule:  Average 12 hours each week Monday through Thursday during after school hours on days school is in session.

Benefits:  $150 bi-weekly living allowance.  On successful completion of AmeriCorps service, eligibility for Segal AmeriCorps Education Award of $1,289.95.  

Reports to:  AmeriCorps members report to the City of Roswell AmeriCorps Project Coordinator and nonprofit partner site supervisors.

Position Description:  This is a national service opportunity with AmeriCorps. 

City of Roswell has received an AmeriCorps grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to support nonprofit partners Ed Isakson/Alpharetta YMCA and STAR House Foundation in enhancing after school programming locally. The project will operate in three Title 1 elementary schools in Roswell, serving over 200 students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade, with the goal of building literacy proficiency, as well as helping with STEM activities, health and wellness programming.

 AmeriCorps members will serve alongside site directors and staff to provide additional instruction and homework support to participating students, with an emphasis on literacy instruction. They may also help with measurement of student progress toward project goals, and will assist with family engagement and volunteer recruitment. Ideal candidates will be aspiring, active, or retired educators, counselors, social workers, and/or nonprofit or youth professionals who welcome the opportunity to serve the needs of economically disadvantaged children in the community. AmeriCorps members will also serve the larger community on National Days of Service.  

AmeriCorps members participating in the City of Roswell AmeriCorps After School Project will serve Monday through Thursday from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, concurrent with the Fulton County Schools calendar for 2019-2020 and beginning October 1, 2019.  

This program is available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, disability, sex, age, political affiliation or religion. Applicants are subject to verification of citizenship for national service with AmeriCorps and criminal background checks. Applicants accepted as AmeriCorps members serving on this project will receive a $150 bi-weekly living allowance during their term of service and, on successful completion of their term of service, are also eligible for a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award of $1,289.95.   Skills training and professional development opportunities are also provided. Applicants accepted are not considered employees of the City of Roswell, Ed Isakson/Alpharetta YMCA or STAR House Foundation.  

This material is based upon work supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Opinions or points of view expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of, or a position that is endorsed by, CNCS or the AmeriCorps program.  

For more information about AmeriCorps, visit www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps