Community Engagement Specialist (Achieve Brown County), RPC Fellow

Lead For America • Green Bay, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Community Engagement Specialist is a full-time Rural Partners Corps (RPC) AmeriCorps Fellow serving with Achieve Brown County. Fellows work 40 hours per week from December through August alongside host-site staff and community partners to build organizational and community capacity and advance cradle-to-career economic mobility for rural young people. Fellows are locally rooted in or near the communities they serve.

The fellow will support three community projects focused on early literacy and parent voice. Under Achieve Brown County’s forWORDS literacy initiative, the fellow will help develop an Early Literacy Asset Map by collecting and organizing information about local resources, such as storytimes, tutoring services, and book distribution, to identify community strengths, service gaps, and access barriers. The fellow will also help expand Built Literacy Environments in rural communities, working with residents and businesses to incorporate literacy opportunities into places families already visit, including parks, food pantries, and other public spaces.

The fellow will additionally support the pilot and launch of a six-month Parent Advocates cohort for 10 local parents. Work includes researching peer programs, drafting curriculum, establishing administrative systems and community partnerships, and coordinating outreach, recruitment, registration, gatherings, and participant feedback.

The role includes structured training and professional development through Lead For America, including a virtual orientation, an in-person Winter Institute, twice-monthly virtual training, a community listening tour, dedicated program-coordinator support, peer meetings, and access to a national network of fellows, alumni, and community partners. The service term is December 7, 2026 through August 13, 2027, with 1,200 service hours. The role is not remote.

Requirements

• Be a U.S. citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident.
• Have a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Be at least 17 years old by the start of service.
• Have fewer than four completed AmeriCorps State/National terms.
• Live in or near the rural community served and have a meaningful connection to it and an understanding of its strengths, priorities, and relationships.
• Be committed to serving the community where you live.
• Demonstrate relationship-building, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Be self-directed and able to take initiative, organize work, and move projects forward independently.
• Be able to work across nonprofit, government, education, business, and community sectors.
• Bring humility and curiosity and be willing to learn from community members and local leaders rather than arrive with predetermined solutions.
• 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, draft curriculum materials, and establish administrative infrastructure for the six-month Parent Advocates cohort.
• Support outreach to elevate parent voices and identify community partners and local stakeholders, including childcare providers, for monthly cohort gatherings.
• Coordinate Parent Advocates cohort recruitment, registration, and meeting logistics; compile participant feedback to track engagement and inform program improvements.
• Gather and organize local resource data for the Early Literacy Asset Map, identifying community strengths, service gaps, and barriers to access.
• Draft outreach materials to raise awareness of early literacy resources, promote third-grade reading proficiency, and strengthen collaboration across the forWORDS network.
• Support expansion of Built Literacy Environment pilots into rural communities by working with community members and local businesses to embed literacy resources in non-traditional community spaces.
• Participate in a community listening tour, training, peer meetings, and other structured fellowship learning and development activities.

Benefits

• $23,300 living allowance dispersed 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-on-one support.
• Student loan forbearance for eligible fellows.
• Childcare support for eligible fellows.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, if applicable.
• Fully funded training throughout the year, including covered travel, lodging, and per diem for the in-person Winter Institute.
• Hands-on experience, in-demand skills, and career exploration in community development and digital inclusion.

What This Job Offers

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