Note: This is a 1-year, full-time AmeriCorps position.
The Community Engagement Coordinator position is a full-time role supporting community engagement events for students, families, and neighborhood residents on campuses that provide opportunities for programming & services such as basic needs, health, technology. Members are provided with extensive training and serve alongside teachers, school administrators, and other National Service members to implement academic enrichment programs. In this role members will:
*Develop and implement fun, quality, safe and educational programming that support students and help meet the four goals of the community education initiative: increasing 3rd grade reading levels, increasing graduation rates, increasing student attendance, and neighborhood impact
*Deliver service-learning lessons related to curriculum and opportunities to connect to the community
*Train community partners in College Positive Volunteerism to create and facilitate college and career readiness activities
Program Benefits : Training , Education Award (approx $5800) , Childcare assistance if eligible , Living Allowance (approx $12,400/yr), Health Coverage.
About the Flint Community Schools Corps: The Crim Fitness Foundation supports a Community Schools Corps made up of AmeriCorps members and NCCC teams who provide during and after-school and summer learning activities for K-12 grade students and build capacity for community education in all Flint Community Schools schools. AmeriCorps VISTA members serve in schools and create systems to connect the school administration, parents, social service supports and community members in ways that improve academic outcomes, and recruit and manage a core pool of parent and community volunteers to help deliver during and after-school and summer programs.
*To apply go to https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/publicRequestSearch.do
