Community Liaison

AmeriCorps

Sugar Land (TX)

On-site

USD 14,000 - 20,000

Part time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Living Allowance

Training

Education award upon completion

Stipend

Robust training in subject

Job summary

AmeriCorps in Texas is seeking a Community Liaison for the ASPIRE After School program to engage families and identify social welfare needs and acculturation challenges.

You will coordinate home visits, connect families with resources, and document activities in CiviCRM while building partnerships with schools and local organizations.

This part-time role offers living allowance, training, and an education award upon completion, supporting families to rise out of poverty.

Qualifications

Must be 18 years or older.
Ability to work with children and families.
Willing to coordinate with schools and community agencies.

Responsibilities

Conducts assessment of community needs.
Provides access to social, economic, and health resources for parents of children attending ASPIRE.
Coordinates home visits and parent meetings to discuss student and family needs.

Skills

Leadership

General Skills

Social Services

Team Work

Passion for service

Job description

For children to excel, the needs of the whole child must be addressed. At our ASPIRE After School Learning Centers, Members serving as COMMUNITY LIAISONS can reach out to children and their families to identify social welfare and acculturation issues; provide access to essential resources, services and programs; encourage communication with children's schools; and cultivate relationships with area agencies, organizations and businesses to support community well‑being. This position offers an opportunity to empower and uplift entire families at a time. The Member’s support at the after‑school center will contribute to the evolution of educated, productive and gainfully employed citizens while helping entire families to acculturate, improve quality of life, and progress socially. These Members will reach beyond the needs of the child to help the entire family rise up out of poverty. Because with each individual that succeeds, the entire community thrives.

Member Duties

Conducts assessment of community needs.
Provides access to social, economic, and health and welfare resources for parents of children attending ASPIRE.
Coordinates home visits and parent meetings for the purpose of gaining information and/or discussing needs and problems involving students and their families.
Creates and regularly updates files for all families in CiviCRM to document all activities, exchanges and referrals.
Regularly updates resource lists to support students and their families.
Refs children and their families to outside agencies (e.g., state agencies, medical professionals, counselors, foundations, charities, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the needs of students and families are met.
Responds to inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources (e.g., parents, children, Education Coordinators, staff, outside agencies, etc.) for the purpose of providing information and/or direction as may be required.

Program Benefits