Elementary AmeriCorps Tutor

GO Tutor Corps • Newark, NJ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is seeking dependable, student-centered AmeriCorps members to serve as Elementary AmeriCorps Tutors. Members work alongside teachers to provide consistent literacy and mathematics support for elementary students and help every student experience school as a place where they belong and can succeed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and ability to meet AmeriCorps State and National eligibility requirements.
• U.S. citizenship, U.S. national status, or lawful permanent resident status.
• Ability to provide required eligibility documents and complete National Service Criminal History Checks and GOLCS clearances before covered service begins.

Nice To Haves

• Tutoring, mentoring, coaching, volunteering, youth-development, literacy, or elementary-math experience is preferred but not required.
• Passion for service, commitment to equity, and belief that all students can succeed.
• Reliability, professionalism, and commitment to consistent, relationship-centered support.
• Clear communication, relationship-building, and collaboration skills.
• Openness to coaching and ability to apply feedback and follow procedures.
• Organization, ability to meet deadlines, and comfort using basic technology and data systems.
• Collaborative problem-solving and maturity when working with students, teachers, school leaders, and other AmeriCorps members.

Responsibilities

• Support assigned students during ELA, math intervention, WIN, Strong Roots, and Response to Intervention (RTI) programs, including Power Up and Saturday Academy.
• Reinforce teacher-led lessons through prompts, feedback, encouragement, and targeted one-to-one or small-group support.
• Lead teacher-prepared math centers, fluency routines, or conferences and conduct planned reading-fluency conferences using approved materials.
• Help students use i-Ready My Path and other approved learning tools productively.
• Build caring, professional relationships; use approved behavior supports; and promptly report safety or student-welfare concerns.
• Prepare materials; record attendance and progress data; complete accurate timesheets; and attend required onboarding, training, coaching, in-service days, meetings, and service events.

Benefits

• Living allowance: The AmeriCorps Living Allowance and the number of pay cycles may vary depending on your assigned start date. Service Members who complete the Three-Quarter Time term (1,200 hours) receive a pre-tax living allowance of $14,400 for the full service year. The estimated pre-tax living allowance is distributed on biweekly payments. Please note that the precise living allowance total and bi-weekly payment details will be clearly outlined in your offer letter and/or during the onboarding process.
• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award of $5,176.50 after successful completion of the 1,200-hour term and all program requirements.
• Eligible members may request student-loan forbearance and payment of accrued interest, subject to AmeriCorps rules.
• Pre-service orientation, ongoing coaching and training, career development, and access to applicable AmeriCorps alumni resources.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED