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JUMPSTART KINDERGARTEN PROFESSIONAL

Gain professional experience working directly with children and teachers in preschool.

JUMPSTART KINDERGARTEN PROFESSIONAL

Whether you’re interested in becoming a teacher, looking for a federal work study opportunity, gaining valuable professional skills to better your career, or simply love spending time with children, Jumpstart is a great way to give to your community and make a lasting impact. Join Duke’s Chapter of Jumpstart to teach, learn, and inspire. While Corps members serve for a minimum of one academic year, Jumpstart provides them with experience in classrooms and communities that increase early childhood knowledge and builds awareness of community and social issues that impact young children, fostering a pipeline of future educators and champions of early childhood education. The majority of Corps members nationwide are students at higher education partner campuses like Duke University. Jumpstart engages dedicated, trained adults through yearlong relationships and consistent delivery of Jumpstart sessions in program partner classrooms. This happens through Jumpstart sessions and individual classroom service. As we work toward kindergarten readiness for the children we serve, we also work to increase our program partners’ capacity to provide high-quality services to children and families. Jumpstart at Duke appreciates the ongoing support and collaboration our program partners provide to make the Jumpstart program work. All members receive high quality training to help them implement Jumpstart’s outcome-based program, promote children’s school success, and build family engagement.

Jumpstart Corps members attend an orientation, workshops, and trainings before beginning their sessions.ĭuke Jumpstart members have the unique opportunity to inspire young children to learn, serve in a local community, collaborate with others on a team, and build professional skills.

If offered a position, Jumpstart Corps members begin their criminal history background checks.

During the interview, applicants are asked to bring documentation to confirm federal work-study eligibility if applicable.

Jumpstart program staff interview applicants who pass the initial screening.

Students submit a Jumpstart online application form, either as new or returning members.Students first apply via JobX, Duke’s student employment platform.

Join us to work toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. We provide language, literacy, and social-emotional programming for preschool children from under-resourced communities and promote quality early learning for all children.

Supporting children’s development of oral language and social-emotional skills in an inclusive environment where children feel safe, valued, respected, seen, and heard.Jumpstart is a national early education organization working toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed.

Holding all children to high expectations while striking a balance of adult-led and child-initiated learning.

Engaging children in playful learning experiences with an emphasis on valuing children’s emotions, voices, and perspectives.

Utilizing developmentally appropriate practice, including facilitating intentional powerful interaction and positive guidance strategies.

Embracing a culturally competent approach to curriculum implementation that values diversity and children’s unique strengths, language backgrounds, and cultures.

Jumpstart programming supports the success of all children by:

Jumpstart provides members with the training, coaching, and support to ensure that all of Jumpstart’s activities provide children with high-quality, developmentally appropriate experiences and supportive interactions with well-trained adults. As part of Jumpstart’s mission to ensure children enter kindergarten prepared to succeed, members work to provide high-quality services to children through Jumpstart classroom service and planning.