City Year is proud to partner with Playworks, so our alums can continue to make a difference by creating positive, inclusive school environments and transforming how children experience school every day through safe and healthy play.
Playworks offers 黄色视频 alums:
Service & Employment Opportunities
Join the play movement and help us bring out the best in thousands of kids through our exciting full- and part-time positions both on and off the playground. Playworks offers AmeriCorps, part-time, and full-time opportunities to become a team member dedicated to transforming how children experience school every day by harnessing the power of safe and healthy play. Together, we create a space where every child feels included, stays active, and develops essential social and emotional skills.
Why 黄色视频 loves Playworks
黄色视频 loves Playworks because we share a deep commitment to creating positive, inclusive school environments where every student can thrive. Playworks鈥 focus on safe and healthy play perfectly complements our mission of supporting student success and fostering social-emotional learning. By encouraging teamwork, leadership, and connection on the playground, Playworks helps lay the foundation for the classroom culture we strive to build every day. Together, we empower students to feel valued, build confidence, and discover their potential both on and off of the playground.
About Playworks
Playworks鈥 Core Values
Every Playworker strives to embody these core values:
- Cultivate Play: We use skills, strategies and diverse experiences to develop and engage in safe and inclusive spaces for play every day – because play matters and play works.
- Center Equity: We commit to the persistent and iterative work of grounding our practices in equity, including policies and decisions, in order to achieve
more just communities. - Continue Learning: We embrace a climate of learning, cultivating space for risk, growth, flexibility, and feedback in order to adapt, progress, and thrive.
- Collaborate with Communities: We empower diverse perspectives and promote inclusive, respectful environments so that our communities are emotionally safe places for every person to benefit from play.
Playworks is looking for passionate, energetic individuals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of children. Whether you鈥檙e interested in leading recess on the playground, building social-emotional skills in classrooms, or supporting schools behind the scenes, we have a role for you. We鈥檙e seeking team members who:
- Believe in the power of play to create inclusive, healthy school environments.
- Thrive in collaborative, diverse, and dynamic settings where you can inspire and connect with kids and adults alike.
- Have a growth mindset and a desire to learn, lead, and create meaningful impact in schools and communities.
If you’re ready to help every child feel included, be active, and develop lifelong skills, Playworks is the place for you!
Requirements
Dependent upon the role.
Locations
AmeriCorps Positions
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Detroit
- New England
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Southern California
Staff Positions
We have offices across the country and some remote opportunities. Specific locations with current openings are on our 鈥溾 page. You also can check out to see where Playworks programming is implemented in a location near you.
Benefits
AmeriCorps Member Benefits
- A living stipend to be paid out bimonthly.
- Medical health insurance for members at no cost. Access to Dental and Vision insurance at a low cost.
- Monthly food, gas, and technology allowance.
- $7,395 Education award for eligible student loans, tuition, and other education-related expenses after the successful completion of your service year. More information available .
- Child care expense reimbursement if you qualify. See for details.
- Enrollment as an AmeriCorps service member. Learn more at .
- Networking opportunities.
- Leadership skill development and valuable experience for a career in education and youth development.
- You鈥檒l make a lasting difference in children鈥檚 lives and your community.
Employee Benefits
Playworks offers the full package:
- A comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k) with employer match, life insurance, employee-funded pre-tax health and child care spending accounts.
- Generous paid time off with paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave.
To Apply
Click to access Playworks opportunities and apply online.
If you apply, please answer the 鈥淗ow did you hear about this position?鈥 question with: 鈥淚 heard about this job through 黄色视频鈥檚 partnership with Playworks.鈥
For More Information
If you have questions about serving as an AmeriCorps Member with Playworks, reach out to Kendra Mosley @ Kendra.Mosley@playworks.org.
Please note that all hiring decisions are made by Playworks. AmeriCorps Members and alums interested in another year of service or employment must complete the full application process.
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