City Year Louisiana Corps Members Resume Examples
Corps Member
8/09-6/10
City Year Louisiana New Orleans, LA
-Tutored and mentored a cohort of 29 ninth grade students in both math and English resulting in more than 70% of the students passed all five of their classes -Improved student attendance by 7% and reduced violent acts by half through parent engagement, positive school initiatives and mentoring.
-Taught a special needs student over 60 first grade sight words and improved his basic addition skills to kindergarten ability in three months with knowledge retention.
-Contributed to a team that leveraged over $10,000 in goods and services to be used in the community.
-Served over 2000 hours of community service in the New Orleans community.
-Coordinated the logistics for a service day that involved over 150 volunteers and 20 different projects.
City Year Louisiana, Corps Member
New Orleans, LA August 2009 - Present
• AmeriCorps Volunteer serving as a tutor and mentor in an urban high school setting, decreasing the drop-out crisis through the implementation of the Diplomas Now model, focusing on improving attendance, behavior, and coursework in math and English
• Created and implemented lesson plans for one-on-one and small group tutoring in both English & math
• Planned service events: Service Coordinator on MLK Day Committee: 23 service projects with 150 volunteers
• External community service with Habitat for Humanity, Hands On New Orleans, Rebuilding Together, and the St. Bernard Project
• Fundraising and Budgeting skills • Served 50-75 hours per week
Sept. 2009 to June 2010 - City Year Louisiana - Baton Rouge, LA
Corps Member - Resource Engagement Coordinator
· Acted as mentor and tutor for disadvantaged elementary-age children
· Served as a liaison to sponsors and donors and worked to obtain in-kind donations and fundraising
· Improved the community through physical service projects
· Developed civic leadership skills
City Year; Baton Rouge, LA September 2009- June 2010
Corps Member
-Volunteered full-time at Glen Oaks Park Elementary School, tutoring thirteen students each for an hour per week in Math and English
-Participated in numerous days of physical service, serving as a Project Coordinator on Martin Luther King Jr. Day -Functioned as Outreach and Communication Co-coordinator for school team
-Performed as Sign Language Interpreter for the City Year Louisiana Choir
-Acted as Hospitality Coordinator for a mid-year training retreat as part of the Advance and Logistics team
-Served as Recruitment Director for a Spring Break Day Camp for 100 elementary school students
CORPS MEMBER
City Year Louisiana (New Orleans, Louisiana) July 2009- Present
§ Tutor and mentor ninth graders at an underperforming high school
§ Collaborate with teachers, administrators, social workers and curriculum specialists to carry out pilot program
§ Conceptualized and run after school program for gifted students focusing on human rights
OUTREACH COORDINATOR
CSX Team Serving at Carver High School (New Orleans, LA) August 2009 – present
§ Cultivate and maintain relationships with community organizations and members
§ Secure donations from community partners to assist in Positive Behavior Support program at school
§ Plan and run a visitors program for all external people wishing to see the team at work
LACY: Resumes 101
Powerful Words / Phrases for Your CY Experience
Powerful Words:
Lead Organized
Engaged Recruited
Organized Managed
Implemented Planned Events
Educated Collected
Served Marketed
Secured Tutored
Developed Focused
Powerful Phrases:
“mentored / tutored ‘x’ number of students ‘x’ number of times”
“increased ‘x’ number of students civic knowledge of ‘x’ skills”
“built / cultivated ‘x’ number of ‘x’ things”
“developed bi-monthly (type of) curriculum for ‘x’ number of corps members”
“effectively sold community goals and mission statement to ‘x’ number of potential partners / recruiters”
“provided ongoing customer service through ‘x’ number of calls and ‘x’ number of conversations”
“developed and maintained a schedule for fundraising plans”
“planned / created / implemented programming for ‘x’ number of middle school students”
“tutored, mentored, and coached ‘x’ number of at risk students to increase their grades to ‘x’ level”
“built and strengthened relationships with school faculty and community leaders”
“collected and evaluated (type of) data to create (type of) strategies for best impact for (type of)”
“led ‘x’ amount of corps member through initiatives that raised ‘x’ amount of money to support ____ “
“developed and implemented a fundraising plan with the goal of raising ‘x’ amount of money”