AmeriCorps

College and Graduate Students

Are you interested in making a lasting impact on a student's life?

Gain hands-on experience and extensive training in mentoring, youth services, support, and/or social-emotional support of students in grades K-12.
Earn a living allowance and apply your education award to qualified student loans.
Receive credit hours towards fieldwork or practicum requirements (depending on your academic program).
Continue to build your resume while you attend school.

Apply now

Community Members and Over 55

Want to get involved with the Springfield community?

Feel great about mentoring and providing social-emotional support to students in grades K-12.
Gain hands-on experience and extensive training in youth services, counseling, psychology, and support and/or tutoring services for students.
Earn a living allowance and apply your education award to qualified student loans.
Over 55? Help your children or grandchildren pay for college. Learn more about transferring your education award.

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Retired Educators

Do you miss working directly with students?

Come back and do what you love.
Feel great about mentoring and providing social-emotional support to students in grades K-12.
Help your children or grandchildren pay for college. Learn more about transferring your education award.
Create connections and build relationships with school and community partners.
Explore and develop new skills.

Apply now

High School Graduates

Want or need to take a year off from school or attend school part time?

Explore a possible career or area of interest.
Gain hands-on experience and extensive training in mentoring, youth services, support, and/or social-emotional support of students in grades K-12.
Earn a living allowance and apply your education award once you have qualified student loans. The education award is valid for seven years.
Create connections and build relationships with school and community partners.
Start your professional resume with a year of service.

Apply today

Become a Student Support Specialist or Academic Support Specialist

Within the AmeriCorps program, AmeriCorps members like you can become student support specialists, working to provide mentoring, academic coaching and support, and social-emotional reinforcement to Springfield students in chronically low-performing elementary, middle, and high schools.

Applications for these positions will open on March 1st and will remain open until all positions are filled.

As a member of the Springfield College AmeriCorps program, you'll live and share the Springfield College Humanics philosophy, engaging in service that meets the critical educational needs of Springfield youth.

Through the AmeriCorps Program, you can serve in Springfield schools (grades K through 12), where you can facilitate interventions targeting risk factors that lead to dropping out of school, low attendance, behavioral/disciplinary issues, and course failure in English and math.

Our program offers resources to help you succeed in these environments. We provide extensive training and support around evidenced-based practices and interventions in education and literacy, ensuring that members have a meaningful service experience that positively impacts the academic success of children in Springfield.

And, there are plenty of ways you can make your mark. You can serve as a half-time member, completing 900 hours as a Student Support Specialist, or you can serve as a quarter-time member, completing 450 hours as an Academic Support Specialist.

AmeriCorps members are selected and placed based on previous experience, academic program, and applicable skills. Explore the benefits of getting involved with AmeriCorps.

Sound like something you're interested in?

Apply

Members can log into OnCorps Reports here.