Rural Impact Fellow: Shape Youth Pathways

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; California; On-site; USD 15,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance

Education award

Health coverage

Stipend

Training

Job summary

Rural Partners Corps (RPC) places AmeriCorps service fellows with rural, place-based backbone organizations in the communities where Members already live. RPC Fellows serve as capacity-building partners within local Host Site organizations.

They support “cradle-to-career” efforts that help rural young people access the relationships, resources, skills, education, and career opportunities needed to thrive. Specific assignments will vary by Host Site and community.

Qualifications

• Interest in community development
• Ability to work with diverse stakeholders
• Commitment to service

Responsibilities

• Community asset mapping and research
• Community convening and cross-sector engagement
• Strategic planning and implementation support
• Training and workshop development
• Volunteer recruitment and engagement
• Partnership and stakeholder engagement
• Project coordination and implementation
• Communications and outreach
• Developing tools, processes, and resources that strengthen Host Site capacity
• Supporting youth, education, workforce, career pathway, and economic mobility initiatives

Job description

Rural Partners Corps (RPC) places AmeriCorps service fellows with rural, place-based backbone organizations in the communities where Members already live. RPC Fellows serve as capacity-building partners within local Host Site organizations.

They support “cradle-to-career” efforts that help rural young people access the relationships, resources, skills, education, and career opportunities needed to thrive. Specific assignments will vary by Host Site and community.