Spalding County Georgia 4-H AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; Georgia; On-site; USD 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education award

Living allowance

Training

Job summary

Georgia 4-H AmeriCorps State in Spalding County, GA is seeking members to deliver hands-on youth programming through 4-H clubs, projects, and community activities. Members support in-school and after-school activities, summer camps, and community service initiatives to help youth gain knowledge and life skills.

The role involves collecting performance data, helping youth build public speaking and leadership abilities, and assisting with volunteer recruitment and training.

Qualifications

• ACMs collect and track data related to performance measures (outputs and outcomes).
• The program emphasizes youth knowledge, speaking confidence, and public speaking skills.
• Applicants should be prepared for local travel and occasional night/weekend hours.

Responsibilities

• ACMs provide direct services to youth in 4-H programs, including in-school clubs and project preparation.
• Assist with summer camp activities and delivery of community service projects.
• Support recruitment, screening, training, and engagement of volunteers and coordinate the county volunteer registry.

Skills

Education

Teaching/Tutoring

Youth Development

Team Work

Job description

Spalding County Georgia 4-H AmeriCorps State

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. If you do not see the position you are interested in, please check back frequently as they are in the process of being posted.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.

Spalding County Georgia 4-H AmeriCorps State