Education; K-12 School

Jesuit Volunteers also have the opportunity to serve in other US regions through our sibling organization, Jesuit Volunteer Corps .

Below is a list of opportunities organized by location and by category of service. As part of your application to become a Jesuit Volunteer, we’ll ask about your service preferences, but we ask all applicants to be open to where the need is greatest, and we may ask you to consider options you had not initially thought about. Visit The JV Experience to learn more about the application process and please contact us if you have any questions.

Youth Workforce and Education Program Coordinator

Agency Website

www.jedc.org

• Ameri Corps Status
• Ameri Corps
• Service Impact Area
• Capacity Building
• Primary Role
• Outreach/Community Education (Ameri Corps)
• Length of Service Term
• 12 months
• Primary Service Area
• Populations Served
• Children and Families, Teens/At-Risk/Opportunity Youth
• Other Issues and Roles
• Education (Community)

If you’re ready to empower the next generation with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills and excited to inspire young minds, the Juneau Economic Development Council is seeking an individual that is interested in engaging and educating K-12 Alaskan youth in the fascinating world of STEM through FIRST LEGO League and FIRST Tech Challenge robotics in a fun and interactive way.
In addition to starting and supporting robotics teams in Juneau and remotely all over Alaska, this position includes collaborating with organizations to support the implementation of new Trades training initiatives and encouraging young people to explore entrepreneurship through school programs and camp experiences.
If you have a passion for creative and dynamic environments and a desire to foster exciting workforce skills in children and young adults, consider joining our team!

8:00am - Arrive and pick up any projects left from the day before. Read email from the remote village you had to look up on the map yesterday after your Zoom call with their new FIRST LEGO League team, and watch the video clip they proudly made of their first mission.
9:00am - Meet with Program Manager to discuss hot topics, deadlines, projects, training opportunities, and items where JV or Program Manager may need support.
9:30am - Contact volunteers about upcoming tournaments and get three more referees lined up for the Juneau tournament. Check the shipping status on trophies headed to Anchorage, Bethel, Utqiagvik, Fairbanks and Juneau.
12:00pm - Lunch (time is flexible).
1:00pm - Respond to coaches needing assistance, continue tournament planning, and wrap up loose robotics projects for the day before shifting gears.
3:00pm - Check in with the teacher who wanted to host a Junior Achievement volunteer and send her the curriculum options to choose one for her class.
3:30pm - Meet with JEDC staff, local university technical school staff, union and industry leaders, and school counselors to review successes and lessons from last summer's Trade Up Juneau pilot program and brainstorm ways to grow and improve the program.
5:00pm - Leave for home, knowing that young people in Juneau and all over Alaska are better off because of what you did today.

Bachelor's Degree

No

Nature of Driving

No requirement other than English

No requirement other than English

Pass the FIRST Youth Protection Screening

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing to a wide variety of persons. Excellent initiative, organizational skills, and ability to track and report on activities. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and collaborative relationships with others. Ability to apply discretion and sensitivity in handling confidential information and situations. Comfortable relating to both adults and children, and awareness of cross-cultural communication.

Teamwork, Leadership, conflict resolution, basic computer skills, planning.