Preschool Tutor AmeriCorps

Help provide a brighter future for kids in your community by joining Michigan Education Corps for the 2024-2025 school year!

As an Interventionist you’ll spend your days helping children ages 3-5 to talk, read, write, sing and play in order to develop early literacy skills and get ready for Kindergarten. Embedded in a classroom, you’ll work closely with a teacher to enhance daily literacy activities and help students build both skills and confidence. With great training and onsite coaching, you’ll be ready to make an impact through enhanced opportunities to develop their early language, literacy and math skills. No experience? No problem. With great training and onsite coaching, you’ll be ready to make an impact. 

Schedule: 30 hours per week. Requires 4 days per week (M-Thu) and 1 Friday half day per month. Position starts 8/26/2024 and ends 5/31/2025.

Compensation/Benefits:  living stipend of $888.25 biweekly (totaling $1,776.50 per month), education award of up to $3,697.50 that can be used to repay federal student loans or future education expenses; federal student loan forbearance. Health insurance and childcare assistance is available for full-time interventionists. Interventionists who serve the duration of the school year may elect to complete their Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. Michigan Education Corps AmeriCorps members also have access to the Member Support Fund (up to $500 for emergency /unexpected expenses), affinity groups and workforce development/career pathway groups.

Minimum qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older by your start date.
• Must have at least a high school diploma or recognized equivalent by your start date.
• Must be either a citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States.
• Must pass mandatory pre-service background checks.
• Must not have served 4 or more prior terms of service with AmeriCorps State or National.

Additional Information: Hope Network’s Michigan Education Corps will not discriminate for or against any AmeriCorps service member or applicant on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, age, or any other category protected by law. Reasonable accommodations provided upon request. This document is available in alternative formats.