Monroe County Georgia 4-H AmeriCorps State

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Benefits offered by this job

Education award

Living Allowance

Training

Job summary

Georgia 4-H, part-time AmeriCorps State program, supports youth through 4-H activities across Georgia. ACMs deliver direct youth services, lead in-school meetings, and help run projects and community service events while collecting performance data.

Compensation includes a modest monthly living allowance and an education award upon successful service; orientation and ongoing trainings are provided.

Qualifications

• Associates degree (AA) required.
• Minimum age 18 (and up).
• Willingness to transport youth and work some nights/weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct services to youth in 4-H programming (in-school meetings, projects, camps, community service).
• Collect and track data related to performance measures (outputs and outcomes).
• Assist with coordinating the county volunteer registration database and recruitment/training of volunteers.
• Transport youth and accommodate some night and weekend hours as needed.

Skills

Youth Development

Education/Teaching

Team Work

Education

Associates degree (AA)

Job description

Georgia 4-H is a unit of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Cooperative Extension. The Georgia 4-H AmeriCorps program is managed by faculty and staff at the Georgia 4-H State office.

The program provides a total of 26 half-time and 7 full AmeriCorps State members (ACMs) throughout Georgia to support our mission: to assist youth in acquiring knowledge, developing life skills, and forming attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing, productive and contributing members of society. This mission is accomplished through "hands on" learning experiences, focused on agricultural and environmental issues, agriculture awareness, leadership, communication skills, foods and nutrition, health, energy conservation, and citizenship. ACMs provide research-based youth development programming in 32 counites in Georgia. School-based interventions are aligned with the Georgia Performance Standards. ACMs receive a modest, monthly living allowance. ACMs are required to attend a two-day New Service Year Orientation yearly (10/06-10/07/2026), additional face-to-face training, and monthly webinars. ACMs attend local, district, and state program activities and events.

Member Duties

ACMs provide direct services to youth in all areas of 4-H programming, focusing on in-school educational club meetings, preparing youth for 4-H Project Achievement, attending summer camp, and delivery of community service projects. ACMs collect and track data related to performance measures (in-school educational club meetings, the 4-H Project Achievement process, volunteer recruitment, and volunteer hours contributed), including survey administration and data entry. This includes numbers served (outputs) and the benefit received by the youth participant. Outcomes include youth demonstrating knowledge related to content presented during club meetings, best practices of and confidence in public speaking. ACMs support the volunteer program through recruitment, screening, training, and engagement. ACMs may assist with coordinating the county volunteer registration database. This is a direct service position that requires transport of youth and some night and weekend hours.

Program Benefits

• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Living Allowance
• Training

Terms

Car recommended.

Service Areas

• Children/Youth
• Education

Skills

• Education
• Teaching/Tutoring
• Youth Development
• Team Work

Program Type

AmeriCorps State / National

Program

Monroe County Georgia 4-H AmeriCorps State

Program Start/End Date

09/01/2026 - 08/31/2027

Work Schedule

Part Time

Education level

Associates degree (AA)

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: 99

Program Locations

GEORGIA

Accepting Applications

From 07/01/2026 To 08/31/2027

Contact

Jennifer Cantwell

484 Hwy 83 South

Forsyth GA 31029

706-542-4444

[e-mail]

www.georgia4h.org

Listing ID

130765