Program Innovation & AI Literacy Specialist (IMPACTdmv)

Lead For America•Oxon Hill, MD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Innovation & AI Literacy Specialist serves full-time with IMPACT Your Acceptance (IYA), an IMPACTdmv youth program focused on leadership and workforce development, college access, career readiness, and AI literacy. Under the supervision of designated IMPACTdmv staff, the AmeriCorps Member facilitates hands-on workshops for middle and high school students and their families at partner school sites, supports and coaches college volunteers from the University of Maryland, College Park, and assists staff with approved AI tools for program tracking and records. Students learn to use AI as a thought partner rather than a thought replacement and apply generative AI tools to real problems in their communities. The role supports students in the DC metropolitan area as they prepare for college, careers, and an AI-powered future. The Member delivers workshops using approved curricula, supports student leaders and ambassadors, helps students identify educational and career opportunities, contributes to program development, and assists with family workshops and community events. The position also includes data entry and documentation, family communication, volunteer coordination, partnership development, and staff-supervised process improvement using approved AI tools. Student and family information must be handled confidentially, and the Member may use only authorized systems and procedures. Staff retain responsibility for program decisions, supervision, approval of official records and communications, and verification of outcomes. This is an AmeriCorps State and National service assignment with IMPACTdmv, Inc. Members serve approximately 40 hours per week and complete 1,200 service hours during the term from December 7, 2026, through August 13, 2027. The Member must follow AmeriCorps requirements and host-site policies, accurately document service hours, and perform activities that supplement rather than displace paid staff or existing volunteers.

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 served fewer than four AmeriCorps State/National terms.
Have a passion for community service and connecting neighbors to digital tools, skills, and opportunities.
Have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Be able to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
Have an interest in gaining experience in community development or digital inclusion.
Follow applicable AmeriCorps requirements and host-site policies, including requirements concerning prohibited activities, nonduplication, and nondisplacement.
Maintain confidentiality of student, family, volunteer, and partner information and use only authorized AI tools, systems, and procedures.

Responsibilities

Facilitate workshops for high school students across the AI Academy, School Partnership Programs, IYA Clubs, and High School Ambassador Program, using approved curricula and adapting delivery to participants.
Deliver scheduled, typically weekly, on-site sessions during the school year using IMPACTdmv session plans, eBook, and online e-course.
Lead hands-on AI literacy workshops in which students use staff-approved generative AI tools to address community problems, while reinforcing privacy, confidentiality, data security, critical evaluation, appropriate attribution, and independent thinking.
Facilitate college readiness, career exploration, leadership development, and workforce development workshops.
Coach students as they prepare to present and defend work in pitch competitions, symposiums, and TED-style talks.
Work directly with students at school sites and support IYA Student Leaders and High School Ambassadors in leading peers.
Mentor IYA Club Student Leaders and help run club meetings and twice-monthly in-school sessions under staff supervision.
Identify students who need support and refer concerns to appropriate staff or designated school personnel.
Provide educational guidance to help scholars find and secure internships, academic programs, job shadows, and volunteer opportunities, and connect students with appropriate organizations and contacts.
Help plan and facilitate quarterly Building Future Ready Families parent workshops, including virtual evening sessions, and coordinate with guest specialists.
Collaborate with school staff, community stakeholders, Club Sponsors, families, and students to help improve programming within assigned activities and staff-approved priorities.
Research, document, and recommend instructional approaches for teaching high school students to build with AI, for staff review and approval.
Help identify and connect with schools, employers, and community organizations under staff direction, and log confirmed educational opportunities in the Opportunity Tracker.
Maintain the program calendar across partner schools and support program applications by updating information and tracking deadlines and application status.
Assist with volunteer orientation, coordination, engagement, follow-up, and events involving IMPACT Now Club volunteers; record volunteer participation as assigned.
Plan and help run pitch competitions, end-of-year showcases, family events, school engagement efforts, and other educational community events.
Enter and import program data after workshops and sessions, including sign-in records, attendance, participation, and completion records.
Maintain the Opportunity Tracker and support Student Leaders in logging peer progress accurately.
Update school, parent, and family contact information and administer family and post-session surveys.
Prepare school-level data views for quarterly benchmark reviews and support documentation for school, board, funder, and end-of-year reporting, subject to staff review and approval.
Assist staff with approved AI tools and processes for routine workflow improvements, such as attendance entry, contact-list updates, survey distribution, and reminders; staff review and approve automated processes and resulting records.
Support the DuVal High School Partnership by facilitating 30 sessions, collecting session records and surveys, tracking scholars’ progress toward three real-world experiences, supporting applications and placement preparation, and helping plan parent workshops and a closing showcase.
Support AI Academy programming by facilitating curriculum-based workshops, including AI literacy instruction, helping students develop community-benefit projects with generative AI, and preparing them to present and defend their projects.
Support program outreach and engagement at local high schools, facilitate site-aligned workshops, and document student leadership and volunteer participation.
Follow data collection, retention, confidentiality, access-control, AmeriCorps, and host-site procedures; promptly report data errors or suspected unauthorized disclosures.
Accurately document service hours and complete required program documentation.

Benefits

$23,300 living stipend, disbursed bi-weekly during the service term.
$5,220 Segal Education Award through AmeriCorps, usable for eligible education expenses after the program, including qualifying student loan repayment.
Healthcare coverage, if applicable.
Access to childcare benefits.
Student loan forbearance during the service year.
Fully funded ACC Winter Institute, including travel, lodging, and a per diem stipend.
Week-long virtual national cohort orientation.
Twice-monthly virtual training in service skills, including project management, asset-based community development, grant writing, and serving vulnerable populations, with self-paced curricula and opportunities to earn badges and credentials.
Structured community listening tour at the start of service.
Dedicated one-to-one support from a Lead For America Program Coordinator and twice-monthly peer pod meetings for networking and professional development.
Access to a national network of ACC Members, alumni, and community partners.