Rural Community Engagement Fellow for Early Literacy

Lead For America; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Award

Healthcare coverage

Fully-funded training

Childcare support

Student loan forbearance

National network

Job summary

Lead For America is seeking a Rural Partners Corps (RPC) fellow to serve full-time in Brown County, Wisconsin. The role focuses on advancing literacy initiatives and parent advocacy, connecting families with local resources, and expanding literacy environments into non-traditional spaces.

The fellow will work up to 40 hours per week from December through August, receiving a living allowance and education award, and will join a national network of fellows and partners for ongoing training and

Qualifications

• Be a US citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident.
• Hold a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Be 17 years of age or older by the start of service.
• Have not already served four AmeriCorps State/National terms.

Responsibilities

• Research model peer programs to gather best practices and draft curriculum materials for the Parent Advocates cohort.
• Assist with outreach strategies to elevate parent voices and identify community partners for monthly gatherings.
• Coordinate recruitment, registration, and meeting logistics for the Parent Advocates cohort.
• Support expansion of the Early Literacy Asset Map by gathering local resource data.
• Draft outreach materials to raise awareness of early literacy resources and strengthen partnerships across the forWORDS network.
• Support expansion of the Built Literacy Environment pilot into rural communities.

Skills

Project management

Community engagement

Youth development

Partnership development

Communications

Organizational capacity building

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Lead For America is seeking a Rural Partners Corps (RPC) fellow to serve full-time in Brown County, Wisconsin. The role focuses on advancing literacy initiatives and parent advocacy, connecting families with local resources, and expanding literacy environments into non-traditional spaces.

The fellow will work up to 40 hours per week from December through August, receiving a living allowance and education award, and will join a national network of fellows and partners for ongoing training and