AmeriCorps Academic Advocate

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• November 9th, 2026 - July 17th, 2027 (36 Week Contract)

900 Hours Contract
- Minimum of 28 hours/week

Compensation:
Living Allowance Total: $ 11,700 ($650 every 2 weeks over 36 weeks) + Education Award: $3,697.50*

Closing Date:
November 4th, 2026

General Purpose

Ameri Corps is a national service program that takes a different approach to improve lives and fostering civic engagement. Ameri Corps Members commit their time to address critical community needs. In Dubuque, Ameri Corps Members serve at the intersection of education and mental health to help youth understand their emotions, reactions, and relationships through social-emotional learning to improve academic, career, and social success.

City of Dubuque Ameri Corps Members implement key skill-building program to have the following impacts:

• Youth experience programs promoting healthy lifestyles resulting in decreased youth risk-related behaviors.
• Youth development skills to build meaningful and healthy relationships while experiencing being valued and respected.
• Providing every young person with the opportunity to grow up safely and access their best possible future.

The Ameri Corps Academic Advocate will play a crucial role in supporting academic and career exploration for youth in the Dubuque community through the Multicultural Family Center. This position aims to provide comprehensive support to students and families from communities facing barriers helping them navigate the education system and stay on track towards their post-high school goals. This position focuses on building relationships with disadvantaged youth and their families, connecting their talents and interests to potential careers, and creating sustainable support systems within the community.

Education Award received upon successful completion of their term of service.

Living Allowance

Student loan forbearance and interest payments for eligible loans

Service Responsibilities

• Program Development and Implementation:
• Design and implement career readiness activities that highlight the education and training requirements for various careers available in the Dubuque community.
• Engage middle and high school students in career exploration and planning.
• Carry out developmental activities that promote skill-building in areas such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, personal responsibility, goal directed behavior, decision-making and optimistic thinking.
• Coordinate monthly college and career visits.
• Develop and implement weekly tutoring services, while seeking volunteer tutors to expand the program capacity.
• Host quarterly FAFSA-support sessions in partnership with local college-support organizations and networks.
• Academic Resource Support:
  • Identify available academic resources such as free tutoring, FAFSA support, scholarship opportunities, etc., for students who are facing barriers.
  • Assist students and families in accessing these resources and address any resource gaps.
  • Collaborate with Dubuque Community School District to schedule experiential learning opportunities for students.
  • Build and leverage partnerships with Colleges, Universities, and post-secondary apprenticeship programs to enhance program content and career engagement.
• Municipal Career Pathways Program:
  • Collaborate with key City staff and external partners to enhance the program's quality and engagement opportunities.
  • Collaborate closely with Ameri Corps members serving at program partners (Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Parks Department, Bluff Strokes, Centrally Rooted) to establish collaborative teen-focused programming efforts.
• Recruit, manage, monitor, train, and document volunteer…