Jumpstart NYU
Jumpstart’s mission is to work toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed. To achieve this mission, Jumpstart NYU trains and supports NYU students to serve as part-time Corps members, working with young children to build skills crucial to school success. Jumpstart focuses on three program areas: building School Success for young children by fostering their early language, literacy, social, and initiative skills; encouraging strong Family Involvement to help families support children’s learning; and training college students to be Future Teachers; and leaders in early childhood education.
During the 2011-2012 school year, 70 Jumpstart NYU Corps members are serving over 200 young children in child care centers on the Lower East Side.
Join us at Jumpstart NYU!
Jumpstart Corps member have the unique opportunity to inspire young children to learn, serve in a local community, work on a team, and build professional leadership skills. All Corps members receive professional-caliber training to help them implement Jumpstart’s outcome based curriculum, promote children’s school success, and build family involvement.
Jumpstart Corps Members serve part-time, 8-10 hours per week, during the school year, including:
- Twice-weekly Jumpstart sessions with team and partner children
- Team planning meetings, which include planning, reflection, and/or training
- Communicating with partner child’s family and sharing strategies for helping the child
- Participating in intensive pre-service and on-going trainings
- Attending periodic service days, often held on weekends
Qualifications and Experience
- 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 build relationships and collaborate with children’s families
Commitment to service
- Community service experience
- Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
- Ability to fulfill a yearlong community service commitment through both the Fall and Spring Semesters
Professionalism
- Ability to work well on a team
- Availability, dependability, and willingness to be flexible
- Maturity and good judgment in relating to Jumpstart peers, partners, and families
Hiring
Jumpstart NYU is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year! Please visit www.jstart.org/apply to complete an application.
All students hired must meet Jumpstart eligibility requirements. Students must pass a criminal background check before they begin training and classroom work.
For more information, contact a Jumpstart NYU Site Manager: Rachel DuBois (212.992.9945; rachel.dubois@nyu.edu) or Matthew Lyons (212.998.2216; matthew.lyons@nyu.edu)
Compensation and Benefits
- Potential to earn Work-Study award during term of service, if eligible
- Extensive training in the field of early childhood education
- Membership in the nationwide network of AmeriCorps Service
- Invaluable opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young children
- Career development through networking events and professional development trainings.
