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SalaryAbout us:
Minnesota Alliance With Youth is looking for our next cohort of passionate and dedicated individuals to serve as AmeriCorps Groundwork Fellows. This is an exciting opportunity for someone committed to making a lasting impact on communities by addressing education-related challenges. As a Groundwork Fellow member, you will play a crucial role in building capacity, fostering sustainable solutions, and creating lasting change.
AmeriCorps Groundwork Fellows serve at nonprofits, schools, and government agencies. This position is placed at QUEERSPACE collective’s. Their mission is to create space for LGBTQ+ youth to feel safe and empowered to be their true selves. Their vision is for all LGBTQ+ youth to have a network of support to help them develop a strong sense of pride in who they are, where they come from, and where they want to go. QUEERSPACE collective works with LGBTQ+ youth, the broader LGBTQ+ community and local organizations to create a strengthened support network and safer spaces for LGBTQ+ youth. QUEERSPACE collective activities include: 1) supporting LGBTQ+ youth through an intergenerational mentorship program focused on building healthy relationships, education and career pathing, and increasing self-esteem 2) providing community events to increase a sense of support, belonging, cultural identity and pride and 3) providing LGBTQ+ inclusivity training and consulting to other youth serving organizations to create space for LGBTQ+ to feel safe and empowered to be their true selves.
You Serve:
Through their service, Groundwork Fellows implement three key strategies:
• Build capacity at their host site organization to help address education inequities such as the achievement and opportunity gaps
• Coordinate efforts that bridge and build the integration of school and community wide support for youth, focused on providing and sharing resources that increase a young person's school attendance, behavior and/or course performance (all indicators with a strong link to academic engagement and high school graduation)
• Actively engage youth as agents of change in closing the opportunity and achievement gaps in their communities
Groundwork Fellow Duties:
The goal of the Youth Programming Groundworks Fellow is to support the creation and review of policy and evaluation protocols for our new LGBTQ+ youth center. This work will support the mission of QUEERSPACE collective through a measurable increase in local partnerships and the development of robust and culturally-informed policies, procedures, and evaluation methods.
Groundwork Fellow must commit to:
Engage actively in onboarding training and continuous professional development.
Maintain regular and effective communication with program staff and site personnel.
Input data into online systems promptly and accurately.
Exhibit consistent, punctual attendance and adhere to scheduled hours.
Dedicate to serving the full-service term, fulfilling the total 1200-hour requirement within the specified term.
Attend all mandatory Alliance-sponsored training sessions, meetings, and coaching sessions; travel as required.
Groundwork Fellows will earn:
AmeriCorps Living Stipend: $1066 twice per month.
AmeriCorps Education Award: $5,176.50 Education Award upon successful completion of service. This award can be used toward federally qualifying student loans or future qualified post-secondary education.
Benefits: Health and dental insurance, qualified student loan forbearance, qualified child care assistance, AmeriCoach life coach, TAP transportation card (metro area), support applying for SNAP benefits.
Training: Equity in education. Effective leadership skill development including public speaking and facilitation, resource mapping, inclusive spaces and language, and other relevant topics. Professional development goal setting.
Minimum requirements:
18 years or older
High School graduate with a Diploma or GED
A U.S. Citizen, U.S. National or Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States
Not have served more than the allowed number of AmeriCorps terms before this term—eligibility based on AmeriCorps term limitations.
Able to pass a complete National Service Criminal Service History Background check (including National Sex Offender Registry, State of service and State of residence, and FBI checks) - eligibility requirements listed here.
Learn more & apply today - www.mnyouth.net/AmeriCorps
Please note: This program is available to all, regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information, and military service. Reasonable accommodations are provided upon request for interviews and service activities. This document is available in alternative formats.
