School-Age AmeriCorps Member

Duluth YMCA-posted 4 months ago

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Duluth, MN

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The Y’s True North AmeriCorps (TNAC) program is dedicated to enhancing long term education equity outcomes by increasing K-8th grade students’ interpersonal skills and social competencies. TNAC members facilitate weekly interventions including positive relationship building, academic enrichment, and individualized skill building with identified students at their site. By engaging positive adults as mentors to provide interventions for youth with unmet needs, the program will improve participants' interpersonal skills, social competencies, attitude towards learning, and resiliency; ultimately increasing their likelihood to graduate high school on time. This is an AmeriCorps member position.

Coordinates and delivers formal and informal activities, lessons, and 'teachable moments' to build targeted interpersonal skills for identified youth
Regularly tracks caseload attendance and interventions completed with program participants
Completes observational surveys and other data collection with fidelity, reviews results with site supervisors to develop and implement intervention plans and goals
Follows procedures to maintain accurate and timely AmeriCorps-specific data entry
Assists site staff with planned enrichment programming in ways that do not duplicate or displace staff or volunteer duties
Builds positive developmentally appropriate relationships with youth at site
Maintains safe and respectful environment for students
Fosters an inclusive environment appreciative of differences
Develops and implements a project to engage youth in service learning and leadership, documenting impact including volunteers engaged
Communicates regularly and effectively with True North staff, Site Supervisor, and other site personnel
Participates in all required True North AmeriCorps meetings and trainings
Serves as an ambassador of the program by submitting Great Stories and participating in outreach activities

Experience volunteering or working with youth
Professionalism in a variety of settings including schools and afterschool programs
Computer skills including effective use of email, word processing skills, information entry into spreadsheets, and the ability to learn new technology systems
Strong written and oral communication skills effective with people from different backgrounds, cultures, and walks of life
Effectively manage a variety of tasks, deadlines, priorities, and people
Commitment to supporting principles of equal opportunity
Basic CPR/AED and First Aid for adults, children, and infants. Training will be provided and paid for by the program upon start. Must be obtained within 60 days

Training or education in education, social work, human services, recreation, mental health, trauma-informed care, healing-centered care, youth development
Demonstrates strong self-awareness and emotional maturity
Accepts and celebrates cultural differences

Monthly Living Allowance up to about $2,600 pre-tax dependent on position size
Education Award up to $7,395 (Full year) or $1,956.35 (Summer Only) at end of service term dependent on position size
Student Loan Forbearance and Interest Repayment
Free Family YMCA Membership
Free and subsidized YMCA National Trainings
Free Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (full time only)
Child Care Assistance (qualifying full time only)
Ongoing Professional Career Development

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