AmeriCorps YOUth Serve Member

Description

We are now accepting applications for the Y.O.U. Ameri Corps Y.O.U.th Serve  program. Ameri Corps is an opportunity to make a big difference in your life and in the lives of those around you. It’s a chance to apply your skills and ideals toward helping others and meeting critical needs in the community. Whether your service makes a community safer, gives a child a second chance, or helps protect the environment, you’ll be getting things done through Ameri Corps!

• Complete Ameri Corps Profile
• Complete the Y.O.U. online application through this portal, along with a cover letter, current resume, and the contact information for three references.

Y.O.U.’s Ameri Corps program is called Y.O.U.th Serve. Its goals are:

• To increase academic performance, social and emotional development, and gang resilience in youth.
• To increase levels of parental engagement in youths’ lives and Y.O.U. programming.
• To leverage volunteers as a result of our program.

Y.O.U.th Serve Members support youth by serving in Y.O.U.'s after school and summer programs
. They will provide youth with crucial academic support; lead workshops on social and emotional enrichment and life skills; and assist the program in building relationships with families, community members, and school administration.

• Full-Time members must work a minimum of 30 hours per week.
• Part-Time members will work between 5 and 29 hours per week.

• All members work 40 hours per week.

All Y.O.U.th Serve Members will report to Y.O.U.’s Ameri Corps Manager and an After-School Program Site Manager.

• Activity Leader (2nd/3rd Year Term)
• Activity Assistant (first-year term with expectation to develop into an Activity Leader)

• Assist with a variety of enrichment activities such as social justice, anti-racist, cultural, artistic, physical fitness, STEM, adolescent identity and self‑exploration, and other academic enrichment activities.
• Integrate and adapt educational best practices and curriculum during programs.
• Assist instructors and service providers with small group instruction and facilitate homework help, including one‑on‑one academic support.
• Provide individual and small group tutoring sessions in partner schools.
• Incorporate feedback from Y.O.U. out‑of‑school time leadership and school district administrators.
• Set classroom management expectations and agreements based on Y.O.U. guidelines and standards.
• Engage youth in meaningful service learning projects.
• Cultivate positive relationships with youth that support their success and well‑being.
• Assist in planning, coordinating, and hosting periodic family nights.
• Assist in planning, coordinating, and transporting youth on field trips.
• Coordinate and implement Y.O.U. summer learning camps.
• Participate in community and organizational events as volunteers, guided by the organization.

• Facilitate youth surveys.
• Create monthly newsletters and calendars for program families.
• Attend weekly site‑based team meetings, bi‑weekly grade‑level team meetings, and monthly direct service team meetings.
• Complete assessments for OST data and evaluation efforts.
• Assist with daily snack prep.
• Inventory and supply shop for educational program supplies on an ongoing basis.
• Participate as volunteers or paid attendees at organizational fundraisers.

• Participate in, lead, and attend all required volunteer activities.
• Attend all Ameri Corps cohort meetings and training.
• Attend all in‑house OST department professional development training.
• Work with the After‑School Program Manager to align individual goals with OST department goals.
• Strategize and collaborate on external training opportunities.
• Implement knowledge and skills learned into the OST curriculum and program.

• Bi‑monthly Living Stipend
• Professional Development
• Up to 10 days of vacation and up to 10 days of sick leave for full‑time members (prorated for part‑time).
• Y.O.U./Ameri Corps Uniform

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