Helping the People

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Benefits offered by this job

Education award

Living Allowance

Job summary

The ABHS AmeriCorps Program in Arizona seeks individuals to plan and lead Apache culture-based community events, preserving stories and teachings through digital media. You will work with elders, youth, and partner programs to strengthen community wellness and cultural continuity.

Responsibilities include documenting voices, coordinating logistics, and delivering at least five events or digital projects within the service period.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience coordinating community programs preferred.
• Ability to lead events and coordinate volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead Apache culture-based community events such as harvest gatherings and storytelling nights.
• Support event logistics, outreach, setup, and collaboration with elders and youth.
• Capture and preserve community voices via digital documentation, video, interviews, and cultural storytelling projects.
• Lead at least 5 events or digital projects and complete summary and self-assessments.
• Maintain sign-in sheets, outreach records, and digital files.

Skills

Team Work

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

The ABHS AmeriCorps Program engages members in service roles that strengthen community wellness, cultural continuity, environmental stewardship, and youth development across the White Mountain Apache Tribe. Members support culturally grounded, evidence-informed activities aligned with AmeriCorps priority areas. Cultural engagement members plan and lead intergenerational activities rooted in Apache traditions, seasonal teachings, and collective healing. They also support the preservation of stories and oral histories through digital media, strengthening cultural pride and connection. These roles build local capacity and support long-term, culturally rooted solutions for community well-being.

Member Duties

Plan and lead Apache culture-based community events such as harvest gatherings, MMIP awareness walks, storytelling nights. Supports event logistics, outreach, set-up, and collaboration with elders, youth, and partner programs. Capture and preserve community voices and teachings through digital documentation, video recording, interviews, and cultural storytelling projects. Lead at least 5 community events and/or digital cultural preservation projects (videos). Complete event summary form, pre- and post-service self-assessments. Maintain accurate sign-in sheets, outreach records, documentation logs, digital files.

Program Benefits

Education award upon successful completion of service , Living Allowance .

Program Terms

Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours , Uniforms provided and required .

Service Areas

Community Outreach , Education , Tribal .

Skills

Team Work .

Program Type

AmeriCorps State / National

Program

Helping the People

Program Start/End Date

01/08/2027 - 01/08/2028

Work Schedule

Part Time

Education level

High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement

Minimum: 17 Maximum: None

Program Locations

ARIZONA

Accepting Applications

From 09/15/2026 To 12/31/2026

Contact

Anna Olson

PO Box 1089

Whiteriver AZ 85941

928-988-3289

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