College Work Study - School of Ed Jumpstart

Campus
Queens

Student
Work Study

Job ID
S01969-555J

Jumpstart is a program that places college students in low-income preschools near St. John's to implement a language and literacy curriculum with the children. Join us for the 9th programming year at St. John's to read stories, sing songs and play games that support young children's school readiness in a local early childhood center.

Work Schedule
We are looking for students of all majors who can commit 10-12 hours a week and must be available to participate starting fall 2012 in one of the two timeslots:

(1) Monday and Thursday from 2-5pm

(2) Tuesday and Friday from 9am-12pm

The remaining hours will be flexible based on your schedule. Students who receive federal work study funds are eligible to earn an hourly wage of $10.

Upon completion of the required 300 hours of service during the 2012-2013 academic year, you will be eligible for an Americorps award of $1,175.

Please apply at www.jstart.org/apply

In addition to completing the online student application, any interested students should contact Miriam Gadlin, Site Manager at gadlinm@stjohns.edu or Julie Brunner, Site Manager at brunnerj@stjohns.edu

Students can also visit the Jumpstart office located in Marillac Hall SB 34.