Community Education Support Member

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; Tennessee; Sur place; USD 16 000 - 20 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Education award upon completion

Living stipend

Segal Education Award

Résumé du poste

The South Cumberland Plateau AmeriCorps Project seeks a Community Education Support Member (CESM) to help enrich reading and financial literacy programs in rural Tennessee. This service emphasizes two focuses: childhood education and adult education, with partners for specialized outreach.

Members receive a living stipend during service and are eligible for the Segal Education Award at the end of their term, supporting ongoing education and community impact.

Qualifications

• Communications, Education, Leadership, Teaching/Tutoring, Writing/Editing, Youth Development, Team Work

Responsabilités

• The Community Education Support Member (CESM) will address the education disparity between the SCP region and Tennessee.
• It focuses on childhood and adult education, partnering with BetterFi for adults and Early Literacy Ambassadors for children.

Connaissances

Communications

Education

Leadership

Teaching/Tutoring

Writing/Editing

Youth Development

Team Work

Description du poste

The South Cumberland Plateau AmeriCorps Project is a direct service initiative with some capacity-building opportunities that engage our community through hunger relief, financial literacy, opioid prevention and recovery, tutoring, and education. SCP AmeriCorps encourages collaboration with community partners, organizations, and individuals to understand local rural communities' prevalent social, structural, and systemic issues. Direct service volunteer opportunities invite students and local and national civic-minded volunteers to actively engage in promoting social change through community-based initiatives in rural Appalachia. Service members receive a living stipend during their service and are eligible for the Segal Education Award at the end of their service term.

Member Duties :

The Community Education Support Member (CESM) will primarily work to address the education disparity between the South Cumberland Plateau and the rest of Tennessee. With many deficient educational statistics, this member will work to enrich educational programs at all levels, from reading lessons at grade schools to financial literacy for adults who have been affected by predatory loan providers. This role will have two main focuses: one with childhood education and another with adult education. Each education support member will have a primary partner, with BetterFi being the adult focussed, and Early Literacy Ambassadors being the childhood-focused partner. The Adult CESM role will focus on financial comprehension and outreach to engage with the community. This outreach will target community stakeholders to inform them of this program and to provide these community members with precise information on how to get involved, either as a volunteer or as a recipient.

Program Benefits :

Education award upon successful completion of service,Stipend,Training.

Terms :

Car recommended,Permits attendance at school during off hours,Permits working at another job during off hours.

Service Areas :

Community and Economic Development,Children/Youth,Education,Technology.

Skills :

Communications,Education,Leadership,Teaching/Tutoring,Writing/Editing,Youth Development,Team Work.