Job description
Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc envisions the day when every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. A national early education organization with operations in 15 states plus Washington, DC, Jumpstart drives outcomes for young children in three critical ways. Jumpstart provides language, literacy, and social-emotional direct service programming utilizing an evidence-backed curriculum for preschool children from underserved communities, workforce programming to expand the pipeline of qualified, diverse talent pursuing careers in early education, and policy advocacy to support the early childhood field and promote high-quality early learning for all. By leveraging over 25 years of experience serving over 133,000 children with the support of more than 58,000 college students and community volunteers, Jumpstart executes these three objectives to improve the quality of the early education workforce and increase the opportunity for young children to succeed across America. Learn more at www.jstart.org and join us in transforming the lives of young children!
During the school year, Corps members serve 300 hours, 8-12 hours per week by fulfilling the following responsibilities.
Jumpstart partners with AmeriCorps and successful completion of 300 service hours qualifies Corps Members for an AmeriCorps education award.
Position Duties
Essential Functions Overall:
- to verbally communicate with peers, staff, children, children’s families, and classroom teachers.
- to arrange their own transportation to the service site in a timely and reliable fashion.
In the classroom:
- participate in two Jumpstart sessions per week for two hours each session for a total of four hours a week.
- interact with preschool-age children at their level in a classroom setting with high activity and noise levels and other varying environmental conditions.
- participate fully in Jumpstart programming with preschool-age children– two times per week for two hours each, totaling four hours a week.
- participate fully in 2-5 hours each week in additional individual classroom service, implementing individualized activities with children and supporting teacher-led activities.
- demonstrate effective reading skills in English to implement the Jumpstart program.
- demonstrate effective writing skills in English to implement the Jumpstart program.
Outside the classroom:
- participate fully in 30+ hours of pre-service and 10+ hours of ongoing in-service training.
- participate fully in 1+ hour team planning meetings and classroom activity preparation 2-5 times per week.
- complete 1-5 hours weekly of individual planning and preparation for Jumpstart classroom activities.
- demonstrate effective reading and writing skills in English to participate in the Jumpstart program.
Marginal Functions:
- attend periodic service days and events outside of regularly scheduled service, occasionally held on weekends.
Position Qualifications
Students must have federal work-study awards allocated as part of their financial aid package to be eligible for Jumpstart.
Dedication to early childhood education
- Experience working with young children, and/or a desire to learn more about early childhood education
- Strong language and communication skills
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with children’s families
- Willingness to learn about Jumpstart program implementation and planning
- Willingness to implement Jumpstart’s research-based curriculum with integrity
Commitment to service
- Community service experience and/or a desire to serve in the community
- Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
- Ability to fulfill a yearlong community service commitment
- Enthusiastic and positive attitude toward helping others
Professionalism
- Ability to work well on a team to collaborate, communicate, and problem solve
- Desire to seek opportunities for self and team growth
- Willingness to receive and provide feedback to improve the quality of one’s service in the program
- Availability, dependability, and willingness to be flexible in different contexts
- Professionalism and good judgment in relating to Jumpstart peers, children, partners, and families
- Ability to handle confidential information in a discreet manner
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and capacity to meet deadlines in the complete work-related task and required paperwork
- Strong commitment to working with preschool children and being part of a peer-based Corps-Member team.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, ability to be flexible and adaptable, and leadership potential.
- Commitment to Jumpstart’s core values: learning, community, inclusive leadership, joy, and social justice.
Work Hours
Exact schedule to be determined with supervisor; no more than 20 hours per week when school is in session and no more than 35 hours per week during breaks.
Hourly Rate Range
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
Stu01526P
Job Open Date
07/29/2022
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicant
About the Institution
For more than 100 years,
Pace University has been preparing students to become leaders in their fields by providing an education that combines exceptional academics with professional experience and the New York advantage. Pace has campuses in New York City and Westchester County. A private metropolitan university, Pace enrolls nearly 13,000 students in bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in the College of Health Professions, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Lubin School of Business, School of Education, School of Law, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems.
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