Skills Trainer

AmeriCorps; Sitka (AK); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education award upon successful completion of service

Housing

Health Coverage

Childcare assistance if eligible

Job summary

A community service program in Sitka, Alaska, seeks AmeriCorps members to support youth through mentoring and academic assistance. Members will foster developmental relationships and provide crisis support in schools and community settings. This full-time role includes extensive training in leadership and conflict resolution. Candidates must be college graduates, possess strong communication skills, and be willing to engage with local communities. The program offers housing, educational benefits, and health coverage.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills are essential for a positive service experience.
• Ability to adapt to changing needs and maintain a collaborative environment.
• Must be able to work full-time, typically 36-40 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Support youth using a trauma-informed, culturally responsive approach.
• Provide mentoring, behavioral redirection, and crisis response.
• Deliver non-clinical skills training for ages 5-21.

Skills

Medicine

Communications

Fine Arts/Crafts

General Skills

First Aid

Non-Profit Management

Recruitment

Conflict Resolution

Teaching/Tutoring

Computers/Technology

Fund Raising/Grant Writing

Community Organization

Architectural Planning

Counseling

Environment

Team Work

Writing/Editing

Business/Entrepreneur

Social Services

Education

Leadership

Public Speaking

Trade/Construction

Disaster Services

Veterans

Youth Development

Urban Planning

Public Health

Law

Education

College graduate

Tools

Computers/Technology

Job description

The Sitka AmeriCorps Program works to address the high rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in rural Alaska by fostering strong developmental relationships with youth. Members support this mission through enrichment activities, academic assistance, mentoring, mental health support, and capacity building efforts. Members typically serve 36–40 hours per week in roles such as tutors, mentors, outreach workers, and community organizers. Members live in shared co-housing and help maintain a cooperative living environment. Up to 10% of service hours may be spent participating in community activities beyond the primary site— such as clubs, cultural events, tribal organizations, or community groups—to broaden cultural understanding and strengthen community relationships. Given Alaska’s geography and the community based nature of service, members commit to a full term of service, with preference for local applicants. Leadership development is integral and includes training in self leadership, conflict resolution, and effective service delivery. Sitka is a walkable community, and members primarily travel by foot, bicycle, or public transit. Successful members communicate well with staff, adapt to changing needs, and maintain a collaborative, supportive approach. Strong communication skills—and appropriate gear for local weather—are essential for a positive service experience.

Member Duties

AmeriCorps members support youth in Sitka using a trauma-informed, culturally responsive approach to build resiliency through academic, mental-health, and life-skills support. Members collaborate with teachers, counselors, and administrators to provide mentoring, behavioral redirection, crisis response, and positive role-modeling for at-risk youth. Under the CMHP Program Manager, they deliver non-clinical skills training for ages 5–21, teaching social-emotional skills, healthy relationships, self-care, and conflict resolution. Members serve in schools lacking support or supplement existing skills‑trainer capacity, offering consistent classroom assistance, behavioral interventions, and improved access to mental-health resources. Positioned in Sitka School District buildings, members remain at one school to build strong relationships and help YAS clients engage successfully in the school day.

Program Benefits

• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Housing
• Health Coverage
• Childcare assistance if eligible

Terms

None

Service Areas

Children/Youth, Community and Economic Development, Education, Community Outreach

Skills

• Medicine
• Communications
• Fine Arts/Crafts
• General Skills
• First Aid
• Non-Profit Management
• Recruitment
• Conflict Resolution
• Teaching/Tutoring
• Computers/Technology
• Fund Raising/Grant Writing
• Community Organization
• Architectural Planning
• Counseling
• Environment
• Team Work
• Writing/Editing
• Business/Entrepreneur
• Social Services
• Education
• Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Trade/Construction
• Disaster Services
• Veterans
• Youth Development
• Urban Planning
• Public Health
• Law

Program Start/End Date

09/01/2026 - 08/31/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

College graduate

Age Requirement

Minimum: 22 Maximum: 99

Program Locations

ALASKA

Accepting Applications

From 03/01/2026 To 08/31/2027

Contact

Lawrie Lawrie
601 Halibut Point Rd
Sitka AK 99835
9077385234
[e-mail]
https://www.sitkaschools.org/en-US/americorps-b7d951ac