Phennd Fellows-Community Outreach Coordinator

PHENND Fellows-Community Outreach Coordinator
At the Workshop School, our mission is to graduate students who value learning and growth, build community, and know how to shape their lives and our world. Founded in 2012, the Workshop is one of the most dynamic and innovative high schools in the country. The school's project-based curriculum, focus on real-world skills and experience, steadfast commitment to serving historically marginalized students and communities, and creative and diverse faculty set us apart. Workshop students take on a huge range of issues and projects, from disrupting the school to prison pipeline to designing escape rooms. Our Makerspace gives students access to a wide range of tools and technologies to create and invent, whether that means 3D printing a model or testing a new soup recipe! We are a small school that places a premium on community and relationship building. We value and honor the gifts and talents of everyone in our community, students and staff alike. We believe that we are all at our best when we are doing work that's meaningful, building skills we can use, with people who know, trust and support us.
Member Duties : This VISTA member will build capacity for the Workshop school to engage historically marginalized Philadelphia students and communities as well as partner organizations. The work is multifaceted, entrepreneurial and highly creative. Through focus groups, community meetings, school advisory council meetings, individual connections, newsletters, and social media, the VISTA will help us improve our communication with these diverse groups, and expand and support the growth of partnerships to increase resources available to our students. The VISTA will: 1)build a robust family engagement program by developing onboarding processes, print and electronic materials and regular communications 2) Increase public engagement through direct communication with stakeholder groups (feeder schools, funders, like minded educators, partners) and social media reach 3) Leverage of out-of-school time opportunities for students through outreach and communication with partner organizations
Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Health Coverage* , SEPTA Transportation Pass , Education award upon successful completion of service , Training , Childcare assistance if eligible .
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits .
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours .
Service Areas :
Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach , Children/Youth .
Skills :
Writing/Editing , Leadership , Team Work , Public Speaking , Community Organization , social media, project manament , Communications , Youth Development , Computers/Technology , Education , Recruitment .