Empire State Service Corps

Not found for 'AmeriCorps; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 6,000 - 9,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Education award

Stipend

Training

Job summary

The SUNY Empire State Service Corps offers SUNY students an opportunity to engage in paid public service for 300 hours across an academic year. Selected participants join a cohort aligned with their interests and serve at campus or community sites, gaining lifelong skills and contributing to community impact.

Applicants can select from 6 cohorts and impact areas; the program is AmeriCorps State/National. Start date is September 1, 2026 with end date August 31, 2027, and schedule is part-time.

Qualifications

• Selected SUNY students may apply if they are active undergraduate or graduate students.
• Paid public service for 300 hours over the academic year.
• Participants can choose which of the 6 cohorts and corresponding impact areas to pursue.
• Program is AmeriCorps State / National and affiliated with SUNY Empire State Service Corps.

Responsibilities

• Perform duties at on-campus or community-based host sites to support community needs.
• Gain hands-on experience and develop lifelong skills through paid service.
• Contribute to projects aligned with Education, Economic Opportunity, Environmental Stewardship, Healthy Futures, and Veterans and Military Families Outreach.

Skills

Counseling

Communications

Community Organization

Education

Leadership

Teaching/Tutoring

Writing/Editing

General Skills

Non-Profit Management

Social Services

Disaster Services

Veterans

Team Work

Job description

Selected SUNY students engage in paid public service work for 300 hours over the academic year. Selected students are placed in a cohort aligned with their interest areas and will serve at either an on-campus or community-based host site. This opportunity allows NYS students to be paid for meaningful work that can provide lifelong skills as well create lasting impacts in their community. The Empire State Service Corps will focus on different types of work on campus or in the community and is open to all active SUNY undergraduate or graduate students to apply. When completing the SUNY Empire State Service Corps application, students will be able to choose which of the 6 cohorts they are interested in and which corresponding impact areas they prefer working in for their service term. NOTE: the 5 cohorts that are eligible to apply for our AmeriCorps program are as follows: Education, Economic Opportunity, Environmental Stewardship, Healthy Futures, and Veterans and Military Families Outreach.

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Member Duties

If you have a desire to do good and make a difference, you can get hands-on experience and serve your community through paid public service work with the Empire State Service Corps. Selected students engage in paid service work for 300hrs over the academic year. Selected students are placed in a cohort with their interest areas and will serve at either an on-campus or community-based host site. This opportunity allows New York State students to be paid for meaningful work that can provide lifelong skills as well create lasting impacts in their community. When completing the SUNY Empire State Service Corps application, students will be able to choose which of the 6 cohorts they are interested in and which corresponding impact areas they prefer. NOTE: the 5 cohorts that are eligible to apply for our AmeriCorps program are as follows: Education, Economic Opportunity, Environmental Stewardship, Healthy Futures, and Veterans and Military Families Outreach.

Program Benefits

• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Stipend
• Training

Terms

None

Service Areas

• Community and Economic Development
• Community Outreach
• Children/Youth
• Disaster Relief
• Education
• Veterans

Skills

• Counseling
• Communications
• Community Organization
• Education
• Leadership
• Teaching/Tutoring
• Writing/Editing
• General Skills
• Non-Profit Management
• Social Services
• Disaster Services
• Veterans
• Team Work

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Program Type

AmeriCorps State / National

Program

Empire State Service Corps

Program Start/End Date

09/01/2026 - 08/31/2027

Work Schedule

Part Time

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

NEW YORK New York City (inc. Long Island CT NJ NY)

Accepting Applications

From 08/01/2026 To 08/01/2027

Contact

Alina Daley

353 Broadway

Albany NY 12246

5182653019

[e-mail]

https://www.suny.edu/student-experience/essc/