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Position: School Readiness Coaches (2) - AmeriCorps Members

Location: St. Louis, MO

Full-year School Readiness Coaches - AmeriCorps Member Job Description:

As a full-year AmeriCorps member with the Kingdom House School Readiness Initiative you would be serving at our on-site Accredited Early Child Development Center.

Early Childhood Center serves children from 6 weeks to five years old and operates 5 days a week, 6:30a-5:30p throughout the year.

Members will

• Assist lead and assistant teachers, as directed
• Set up learning stations and assist and monitor children to expand their learning
• Conduct pre/post assessments using DIAL 4 and Denver Screening Tools
• Assist in identifying children with any potential needs or development delays
• Provide individualized attention (in and outside the classroom) to a caseload of children
• Create, implement, and track progress of individualized activities for children with low scores
• Coordinate parent engagement activities (monthly newsletter, monthly parent meetings, events, etc.)
• Assist in recruiting, training, and engaging volunteers each month (including parents)
• Assist Family Liaison in recruiting and enrolling new families throughout the year to reach maximum capacity

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the academic success of the community's children while developing and using your community building, education, facilitation, evaluation and project management skills.

Required Skills and Eligibility:

• 18 years or older
• U.S. Citizen or have permanent resident status
• Pass name-based check of National Sex Offender Public Website, name-based check of statewide criminal history registry, and fingerprint-based FBI check
• Provide evidence of an annual physical and TB Test
• Available full-time (40+ hours/week) from mid-August of 2015 to mid-August 2016
• Minimum Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to work individually as well as part of a high performance team
• Strong initiative
• Knowledge and understanding of Early Childhood development and education
• Strong interest in preparing young children for Kindergarten
• Access to a car helpful
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) required for at least one of the positions

Benefits:

• Living allowance of $12,530 for full-time service
• Mileage reimbursement
• Professional development opportunities and trainings
• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award upon successful completion of service
• Health insurance
• If eligible, temporary postponement of repayment of qualified federal student loans through loan forbearance
• If eligible, childcare assistance

Applications must include
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Copy of college transcript (unofficial is fine)

Submit to: Please send a resume, cover letter, and transcript to jobs@kingdomhouse.org. In subject line please write "AmeriCorps".