Important Note: This is a volunteer/service oriented opportunity in partnership with AmeriCorps. The GO Fellowship program is a full-time service opportunity that provides a stipend, furnished housing and the Segal Education Award (can be used to repay qualified student loans and to pay current educational expenses at eligible institutions of higher education and training programs)

As a GO AmeriCorps Fellow, you will play an integral role in the school community by providing small groups of students with individualized instruction, mentorship, and enrichment opportunities each day in a full-time AmeriCorps service position. You will serve groups of elementary, middle, or high school students Monday—Friday and some weekends, with an average service day lasting 9 hours.

You will gain professional and personal experience and acquire transferable skills during the GO Fellowship. You could potentially serve in any one of our partner schools from Washington, D.C. to Connecticut— all of which share our mission and values. The ideal candidate for the GO AmeriCorps Fellowship is a college graduate who is team-oriented, passionate about service, and believes that all young people deserve a high-quality education.

AmeriCorps Benefits

You will earn:

• AmeriCorps living allowance (see more about this below)
• furnished housing (utilities and internet included)
• $300 relocation reimbursement 
• $500 relocation reimbursement Fellows placed in Newark, NJ
• access to food and health benefits
• ongoing professional development
• AmeriCorps Segal Education Award upon successful completion
• loan postponement on qualified education loans
• valuable professional and personal experience in public education, youth development, civic-engagement, teamwork and leadership

Key Responsibilities

Develop a Community- Fellows contribute to the development of the school and surrounding communities. As a Fellow, you will:

• Support the development of an enriching school by engaging with students during transitions, lunch and school-wide events
• Participate in service days such as 9/11 Day of Service and Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service
• Lead or support after-school clubs and sports programming

Mentor for Leadership- Fellows provide fundamental support to students’ social emotional growth. Fellows help empower students to evolve into leaders. As a Fellow, you will:

• Provide daily mentorship to students in formal and informal settings
• Work with students to set individualized student-directed social-emotional goals
• Develop relationships with families through weekly communications

Instruct for Mastery- Fellows deliver individualized small-group instruction to students in the context of a supportive relationship, resulting in a significant increase in math and ELA achievement. As a Fellow, you will:

• Provide daily small-group instruction (tutoring) to students in Math and/or English Language Arts for an average of four (45 minute) periods a day
• Support students in class, during after-school programming and/or Saturday Academy
• Work with students and teachers to set individualized and student driven academic goals
• Assess student academic progress and effectively use data to inform instruction