AmeriCorps YOUth Serve Member (2026-2027)

Youth & Opportunity United • Evanston, IL

12h • Onsite

About The Position

AmeriCorps 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 AmeriCorps! Y.O.U.’s AmeriCorps 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; and to leverage volunteers as a result of our program.

Requirements

• Must complete the AmeriCorps application at www.americorps.gov/join
• Strong interest and/or experience working with youth ages 7 to 18 years old or 2nd through 12th grades
• At least 17 years of age at the time of application
• A high school student or graduate; or GED recipient
• A US citizen or permanent resident
• Valid driver's license or willingness to obtain one
• Able to pass a Federal and State background check, National Sex Offender check, and reference checks
• Knowledge of social and emotional learning with Youth
• Knowledge of youth development

Nice To Haves

• Punctuality
• Flexible and Adaptable
• Attention to detail
• Time Management
• Problem-Solving Ability
• Decision-Making Skills

Responsibilities

• Support youth by serving in Y.O.U.'s afterschool and summer programs.
• Provide youth with crucial academic support.
• Help lead workshops on social and emotional enrichment and life skills.
• Assist the program in building relationships with families, community members, and school administration.
• Assist with a variety of enrichment activities on a daily basis including but not limited to 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 learned and curriculum during programs.
• Assist instructors and service providers with small group instruction and facilitate homework help in a safe and structured environment including but not limited to one on one academic support for students.
• Provide individual and small group tutoring sessions in partnering schools.
• Incorporate feedback in daily tasks 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 in and out of school time.
• 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.
• Participates in community and organizational events as volunteers as guided by the organization.
• Facilitates youth surveys.
• Create monthly newsletters and calendars to send out to program families.
• Attend weekly site-based team meetings, bi-weekly grade level team meetings and monthly direct service team meetings.
• Complete assessments as needed in support of OST data and evaluation efforts.
• Assist with daily snack prep for the program.
• Inventory and supply shop for educational program supplies on an on-going basis.
• Participates either as volunteers or paid attendees at organizational fundraisers.
• Participate in, lead, and attend all required volunteer activities.
• Attend all AmeriCorps cohort meetings and training as scheduled.
• 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 with After School Program Managers to identify and attend external training opportunities.
• Implement knowledge and skills learned into the OST curriculum and program.

Benefits

• Bi-monthly Living Stipend
• Professional Development
• Up to 10 days of vacation and up to 10 days of sick leave for full-time members only. Part-Time members' vacation and sick leave will be prorated based on availability.
• Y.O.U./AmeriCorps Uniform
• AmeriCorps Segal Education Award up to $7,395 (subject to change)
• Childcare Benefits paid by AmeriCorps
• Loan Forbearance and Interest Accrual Payments for Qualified Student Loans
• Time Accrual toward the U.S. Department of Education’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED