AmeriCorps Student Success Program PAID Volunteer

Summary of Work

AmeriCorps PAID Volunteers serve in elementary and secondary schools throughout Utah. They provide one-on-one and/or small group intervention support with a caseload of specific students identified by the school/district.

Member Key Responsibilities

• Promoting student attendance and implementing improvement strategies
• Providing or arranging for one-on-one tutoring and other academic supports
• Promoting and providing social emotional learning support
• Connecting students and families with community resources to help meet basic needs
• Enhancing school-family connections and assisting with home visits as needed
• Helping students set and achieve weekly goals so they can take ownership of their academic and behavioral progress
• Recruiting and training volunteers to assist with one-on-one tutoring, mentoring or school events that focus on literacy, career and college options, family involvement, etc.

Member Qualifications

• High school graduate
• Age 18+
• US Citizen or lawful permanent resident
• High standards of professional ethics and conduct
• Desire to make a difference in your community
• Member must submit to and pass an FBI background check/sex offender check conducted prior to hire
• Basic computer skills preferred including experience with spreadsheets (training is available)
• Able to serve during typical school hours and onsite either in elementary or secondary schools
• Experience working with children or youth preferred
• Good organization & communication skills
• Punctual, reliable, and a team player

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with children or youth preferred
• Interest in pursuing a career in education, social work, or another related field

Wage

AmeriCorps PAID Volunteers are National Service Volunteers and not employees. Rather than an hourly rate, volunteers receive a monthly living allowance during their service term determined by the position type. The living allowance ranges from $600-$1,600/month.

Benefits

• Gain Experience - Gain first-hand experience in education and social work; develop excellent management, organization, and volunteer recruitment and supervision skills as they work hand in hand with professional educators to manage a meaningful and effective student success program in a school; many AmeriCorps members receive internship credit for their service as they pursue their degree.
• Education Award - At the end of each honorably completed service year, volunteers receive an education award that can be used for tuition, fees, and books at any accredited post-secondary institution or towards payment of student loans.
• Health Care Subsidy and Child Care Assistance (for full-time and reduced full-time volunteers) - A health insurance subsidy and child care assistance is available for full-time and reduced full-time volunteers serving 32+ hours/week.
• Student Loan Forbearance - All volunteers qualify for forbearance of payments on current student loans.
• On-going Professional Development and Support - Volunteers receive training, support and encouragement as well as check-in’s and site visits from our program staff during their term of service and ongoing access to the nationwide AmeriCorps Alumni Network that can help them with networking, employment and mentorship.