CIS-SA AmeriCorps Volunteer; Internship

Job Description:

Ameri Corps Volunteer (Internship)

Location:

Various Locations in San Antonio, TX

Pay:
Living Allowance

Communities In Schools of San Antonio (CIS‑SA) is proud to be selected as a recipient of the Ameri Corps State grant through the One Star Foundation. In CIS‑SA’s Ameri Corps program, volunteers will provide research‑based integrated student supports to students at‑risk of dropping out of school. Members will be placed directly in a high‑need public school under the supervision of an experienced CIS Site Coordinator and engage in the following activities:

• Provide intentional case‑management services to a minimum of 5 to 15 economically disadvantaged students who are at‑risk of dropping out of school
• Co‑facilitate 1 group to address common barriers among students and provide a supportive environment in which students can build relationships, develop critical skills, and learn from the Ameri Corps Member and their peers
• Coordinate services within the CIS Targeted Needs, including Academic Needs, Attendance Needs, Mental & Behavioral Health Needs, Social Service Needs and College & Career Readiness Needs
• Participate in weekly supervision sessions and trainings
• Commit to completing a term of service of 100, 300, 450 or 675 hours and options for both the full school year and by semester

This rewarding experience is a great way to get hands‑on professional experience in the field of social work and counseling while earning money for school. The CIS‑SA Ameri Corps program seeks to provide volunteers with the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills that will be valued by future employers, practice and develop their skills in critical thinking, problem solving, and time management skills while making a real difference in students’ lives.

• Working toward a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Family Studies or other human services field
• Possess a desire and ability to work with underserved youth
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Relationship‑building skills
• Time management skills

• Be 17 years or older
• Hold one of the following citizenship statuses: US citizen, US National, Lawful Permanent Resident
• Pass a national service criminal history check (FBI fingerprinting, state of service check, and national sex offender registry check)
• Receive a high school diploma or its equivalent
• Serve a minimum of 100, 300, 450 or 675 hours according to the service terms listed on the contract. Volunteers must serve for the entire program length. Start and end dates are non‑negotiable.

While charging time to the Ameri Corps program, accumulating service or training hours, or otherwise performing activities supported by the Ameri Corps program, staff and volunteers may not directly or indirectly engage in the following activities:

• Attempting to influence legislation
• Organizing or engaging in protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes
• Assisting, promoting, or deterring union organizing
• Impairing existing contracts for services or collective bargaining agreements
• Engaging in partisan political activities, or other activities designed to influence the outcome of an election to any public office
• Participating in, or endorsing, events or activities that are likely to include advocacy for or against political parties, political platforms, political candidates, proposed legislation, or elected officials
• Engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship services, providing instruction as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship, constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship, maintaining facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship, or engaging in any form of religious proselytization
• Providing a direct benefit to – A business organized for profit; A labor union; A partisan political organization; A nonprofit organization that fails to comply with the restrictions contained in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 related to…