School-Age AmeriCorps Member

Lake Superior YMCA; Hill City (MN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Superior YMCA seeks a Youth Development AmeriCorps Member for a summer term at Hill City, MN. The position supports K-8 learners through mentoring, academic enrichment, and targeted skill-building with identified students.

Average 35 hours per week; start Oct 16, 2026, end June 10. Eligible for Living Allowance, Education Award, and student loan forbearance; program emphasizes service, leadership, and community impact.

Qualifications

• Experience volunteering or working with youth
• Professionalism in a variety of settings including schools and afterschool programs
• Computer skills including effective use of email, word processing skills, information entry into spreadsheets, and the ability to learn new technology systems
• Strong written and oral communication skills effective with people from different backgrounds, cultures, and walks of life
• Effectively manage a variety of tasks, deadlines, priorities, and people***

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and delivers formal and informal activities, lessons, and “teachable moments” to build targeted interpersonal skills for identified youth
• Regularly tracks caseload attendance and interventions completed with program participants
• Completes observational surveys and other data collection with fidelity, reviews results with site supervisors to develop and implement intervention plans and goals
• Follows procedures to maintain accurate and timely AmeriCorps-specific data entry
• Assists site staff with planned enrichment programming in ways that do not duplicate or displace staff or volunteer duties
• Builds positive developmentally appropriate relationships with youth at site
• Maintains safe and respectful environment for students
• Meaningfully participates in and leads efforts to support the Y’s commitment to serving the whole community
• Develops and implements a project to engage youth in service learning and leadership, documenting impact including volunteers engaged
• Communicates regularly and effectively with True North staff, Site Supervisor, and other site personnel via phone, email, online systems, and verbal interactions
• Participates in all required True North AmeriCorps meetings and trainings
• Serves as an ambassador of the program by submitting Great Stories and participating in outreach and recruitment activities

Skills

Youth development experience

Professionalism

Computer literacy

Communication skills

Task management

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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Position Title: Youth Development AmeriCorps Member- Summer

Contract-AmeriCorps Hill City School, Hill City, MN, US

Reports To: True North AmeriCorps Staff and Site Supervisor

Service Site Location: 500 Ione Ave NE Hill City, MN 55748

Start Date: October 16, 2026

End Dates: June 10

Position Sizes: Average 35 hours/week.

Hours: Dependent on location - visit the below descriptions !

Stipend amounts were increased for the 26-27 term!

The Y’s True North AmeriCorps (TNAC) program is dedicated to enhancing long term education equity outcomes by increasing K-8th grade students’ interpersonal skills and social competencies. TNAC members facilitate weekly interventions including positive relationship building, academic enrichment, and individualized skill building with identified students at their site. By engaging positive adults as mentors to provide interventions for youth with unmet needs, the program will improve participants' interpersonal skills, social competencies, attitude towards learning, and resiliency; ultimately increasing their likelihood to graduate high school on time. This is an AmeriCorps member position.

DESCRIPTION OF SITE

At the heart of our school is a strong commitment to knowing every student, supporting the whole child, and building a culture where all learners feel seen, valued, and capable of success. As a small K-12 school in northern Minnesota, we pride ourselves on strong relationships, community connection, and a shared mission to prepare students for their future while honoring the unique strengths they bring. Our students benefit from a close-knit environment, but like many schools, they face growing academic, behavior, and social challenges. This TNAC position is unique because it offers the opportunity to make a direct daily impact through individualized student support, meaningful relationship-building, and targeted interventions that strengthen student success both in and beyond the classroom.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates and delivers formal and informal activities, lessons, and “teachable moments” to build targeted interpersonal skills for identified youth
• Regularly tracks caseload attendance and interventions completed with program participants
• Completes observational surveys and other data collection with fidelity, reviews results with site supervisors to develop and implement intervention plans and goals
• Follows procedures to maintain accurate and timely AmeriCorps-specific data entry
• Assists site staff with planned enrichment programming in ways that do not duplicate or displace staff or volunteer duties
• Builds positive developmentally appropriate relationships with youth at site
• Maintains safe and respectful environment for students
• Meaningfully participates in and leads efforts to support the Y’s commitment to serving the whole community
• Develops and implements a project to engage youth in service learning and leadership, documenting impact including volunteers engaged
• Communicates regularly and effectively with True North staff, Site Supervisor, and other site personnel via phone, email, online systems, and verbal interactions
• Participates in all required True North AmeriCorps meetings and trainings
• Serves as an ambassador of the program by submitting Great Stories and participating in outreach and recruitment activities

BENEFITS

• Monthly Living Allowance of up to $2,800 pre-tax dependent upon position size
• Education Award up to $5,176.50, dependent upon successful completion of the term
• Student Loan Forbearance and Interest Repayment
• Free Family YMCA Membership
• Free and subsidized YMCA National Trainings
• Free Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (full time only)
• Child Care Assistance (qualifying full time only)
• Ongoing Professional Career Development

AMERICORPS ELIGIBILITY

• 18 years or older at start of service term
• High school graduate with diploma or GED
• U.S. citizen, U.S. National, or Lawful Permanent Resident Alien of the United States
• Complete and successfully pass the National Criminal History Check
• Served less than 4 terms or have received less than 2 full education awards, whichever comes later.
• Committed to completing the entire term of service

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Experience volunteering or working with youth
• Professionalism in a variety of settings including schools and afterschool programs
• Computer skills including effective use of email, word processing skills, information entry into spreadsheets, and the ability to learn new technology systems
• Strong written and oral communication skills effective with people from different backgrounds, cultures, and walks of life
• Effectively manage a variety of tasks, deadlines, priorities, and people***