Community Engagement Specialist (Achieve Brown County), RPC Fellow

Lead For America•Green Bay, WI

14h

About The Position

Achieve Brown County’s Rural Partners Corps (RPC) Fellow will support three high-priority community projects focused on the forWORDS literacy initiative and parent voice activation. The fellow will advance development of the Early Literacy Asset Map by gathering and organizing local program data so families, service providers, and community partners can navigate early literacy opportunities and identify community strengths, service gaps, and barriers to access. The fellow will also help expand Built Literacy Environments in rural Brown County communities, including Denmark, Wrightstown, and Pulaski, by building local relationships and working with community members and businesses to embed literacy opportunities in places families already visit. The fellow will support the pilot and launch of a six-month Parent Advocates cohort for 10 local parents. Work includes researching peer programs, drafting curriculum materials, building administrative infrastructure and partnerships, and coordinating cohort recruitment, registration, gatherings, and participant feedback. The role also involves communications and cross-sector collaboration to promote early literacy resources and third-grade reading proficiency. RPC Fellows are locally rooted service fellows placed with rural, place-based organizations to build organizational and community capacity and advance cradle-to-career economic mobility for rural young people. Fellows serve approximately 40 hours per week from December through August and complete 1,200 service hours over the term. This position is with Achieve Brown County, a backbone and collective impact partnership in the StriveTogether network whose mission is to use data and rally the community to co-create equitable conditions so all young people can thrive.

Requirements

Be a U.S. Citizen, National, or Lawful Permanent Resident.
Hold a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
Be at least 17 years of age by the start of service.
Have served fewer than four AmeriCorps State/National terms.
Live in or near the rural community served.
Have a meaningful connection to the community and understand its strengths, priorities, and relationships.
Demonstrate commitment to serving the community where they live.
Have strong relationship-building, communication, and collaboration skills.
Show initiative and independence in organizing work and moving projects forward.
Be able to work across nonprofit, government, education, business, and community sectors.
Bring humility and curiosity and a willingness to learn from community members and local leaders.
Align with the Host Site’s mission, values, culture, and priorities.
Be ready to meet Lead For America, AmeriCorps, and service fellowship expectations.

Nice To Haves

Transferable skills in project management, community engagement, youth development, workforce development, partnership development, communications, or organizational capacity building.

Responsibilities

Research model peer programs and gather best practices for the Parent Advocates cohort.
Draft curriculum materials and assemble administrative infrastructure for launching the six-month cohort.
Assist with outreach strategies to elevate parent voices and identify community partners and local stakeholders, including childcare providers.
Coordinate cohort recruitment, registration, and meeting logistics; compile participant feedback to track engagement and inform improvements.
Gather and organize local resource data for the Early Literacy Asset Map, identifying community strengths, service gaps, and barriers.
Draft outreach materials to raise awareness of early literacy resources, promote third-grade reading proficiency, and strengthen collaboration across the forWORDS network.
Help expand Built Literacy Environments into rural communities and nontraditional community touchpoints such as parks, auto service waiting rooms, health clinics, and food pantries.
Build relationships with local community members and businesses to design literacy environments where families already spend time.
Participate in a structured community listening tour and fellowship training and development activities.

Benefits

$23,300 living allowance paid biweekly during the service term.
$5,220 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award upon successful program completion.
Access to a national network of fellows, community partners, and alumni, with one-to-one support.
Student loan forbearance and childcare support for eligible fellows.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage, if applicable.
Fully funded training throughout the year.
A week-long virtual orientation with the national cohort.
A week-long in-person national Winter Institute; travel, lodging, and per diem stipend are fully covered.
Twice-monthly virtual training and self-paced curricula with opportunities to earn badges and credentials.
Hands-on experience, in-demand skills, and career exploration in community development and digital inclusion.