[Plsugs] JOB - AmeriCorps State & Community Schools Initiative

[Quist, Tanya M - (tquist)]

MESSAGE TO STUDENTS


Are you looking for an internship or job experience? Money for school and leisure? Doing good in the community? Serve a year as an AmeriCorps State Member, working part-time to address poverty right here in Arizona! We would like you to apply today!


At Arizona Serve, we take pride in providing a meaningful, supportive experience for our National Service members. Our members participate in a unique, skill-based training program that qualifies them for a Certificate in Civic Leadership through Prescott College.


Below is our full list of available positions.  Each position description includes the link to our fillable PDF AmeriCorps State application, and instructions to apply.


Click each link to see information about our Community Schools 900-hour positions in Tucson, AZ:


·         Serve with one of eight Tucson community schools as a specialist in enrollment, intake, and referrals to increase student and family access to programs and services they deserve<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfdDYzVUEzc3V5TEE>

·         Serve with one of eight Tucson community high schools as a Resource Navigator to work directly with students to increase access to services and increase graduation rates<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfU2cyWm5VbmpXTG8>

·         Serve with Higher Ground to support the Community Schools Initiative and increase high school graduation rates<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfdHVNQVhNS01XcWc>

·         Serve with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tucson to support the Community Schools Initiative by mentoring high school students toward college and career success<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfSE9FeHJEbUtxSEk>


Click each link to see information about our 900-hour positions in Prescott, AZ

·         Serve with the Boys to Men Mentoring Network of North Central Arizona to expand school-based mentoring programs for adolescent boys<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfVGJOY1ZIVy11XzA>

·         Serve with the West Yavapai Guidance Clinic Foundation to provide peer support to participants of the Senior Peer Prevention Program<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfblhySTdNRXV6M0U>

Click each link to see information about our 900-hour positions in Tucson, AZ

·         Serve with the International Rescue Committee to provide housing assistance and support for incoming refugee families<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfb0JXRFhKaEZRdFU>

·         Serve with the International Rescue Committee to provide targeted support for refugee families through mobilization of volunteer and in-kind resources<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfc1BpcHVHNkdIbU0>

·         Serve with the International Rescue Committee to provide culturally appropriate intensive case management services for those identified as survivors of torture<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfdzktZWprUmxoaTQ>

·         Serve with the Tucson Urban League to facilitate the Financial Empowerment Center's participant orientation session and financial education workshops<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfTGhxalkzUWRweFk>

·         Serve with the Tucson Urban League to create a Family Resource Center focused on families of young children<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfZThFbmM5VEExVEk>

·         Serve with Make Way for Books to provide opportunities for thousands of children to enter school ready to read and succeed<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfU2dCdlJ2cVprcEE>

·         Serve with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tucson to improve the quality of mentoring relationships between Bigs and Littles<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfYkh2VXR6aFFRcDQ>

·         Serve with Compass Affordable Housing to enhance residents' daily lives by improving their economic and community participation<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfN0FHbk9mUW9ZVFU>

·         Serve with Higher Ground to mentor middle and high school students to ensure they receive the focus and services they need to succeed<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfRnVJVUZxWXVhc2M>

·         Serve with Literacy Coonects to coordinate and implement adult basic literacy and GED classes in Spanish<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfMnZUVUQ0VWh0Wjg>

·         Serve with Literacy Connects to serve as a mentor to improve the literacy and language skills among infants, children, adults and families<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfUEQ5VTBkRDdrQ2s>

·         Serve with Literacy Connects to provide program coordination and capacity building to the Reach Out and Read of Southern Arizona Program<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfNVRMWFBvcFhiVm8>

·         Serve with the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona to support the farm and garden operations, community engagement, and program evaluation<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfWGx2UGZ3NEE4d2M>

·         Serve with the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona to support the Demonstration Garden through planting, harvesting, and program assessment<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfeVRPVzlJUHJvR1k>

·         Serve with the Pima County Joint Technical Education District to mentor and support students in accessing, developing and supporting growing Workplace Employability Skills<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfbDZsRDZuUDBma1k>

·         Serve with Youth On Their Own to develop, implement, and evaluate a new tutoring program for homeless and at-risk youth<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfbktQNkI5eVlvNG8>

·         Serve with the Pima County Public Library to provide program support to 101 Ideas for Career Success to help establish a pathway to self-sufficiency for teens and adults<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfRVd4QzVYR3J2RTg>

Click each link to see information about our 300-hour positions in Tucson, AZ

·         Serve with Higher Ground to mentor students to make positive choices in their lives and develop confident identities<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfVlJYdFp3dGFYYnc>

·         Serve with the Metropolitan Education Commission to provide one-on-one peer advising and college preparation for low-income students<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfS3RrMHFPYzkxZmM>

·         Serve with the Tucson Urban League to tutor and mentor students, co-lead afterschool classes, and follow-up with students' progress<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfWExOWFN3Yjk0Qkk>

·         Serve with Make Way for Books to support educator and caregivers in fostering infant, toddler, and preschool-age children's early literacy, language and communicationd development<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfZlJXbERZdWxXUmc>

·         Serve with the Primavera Foundation to promote literacy skills and raise academic achievement through tutoring with a special focus on reading<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfMlE0MkRKaWNBWkE>

·         Serve with Changemaker High School to develop and implement activities and events that emphasize the core competencies of empathy, problem solving, teamwork, and leadership<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfc1ZQd2xCNkVuSWs>


If any of these positions sound like a good fit for you, download the AmeriCorps State application HERE<https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B26uamUf-3m-ekgtNlY1cWZuQ2M>. This application is a fillable PDF file. Please download the application, complete it, save, and then submit your application electronically to: americorps at arizonaserve.org<mailto:americorps at arizonaserve.org>. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so please don't wait to apply!


If you would like to receive updates about AmeriCorps openings in Arizona, please sign-up here<http://eepurl.com/beldJf>. Additionally, here is an overview of our recruitment process.<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Ijrw-iGAwfeWVOTklFSm5qSVU>


We hope to hear from you soon!

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Carrie Henderson

Recruitment Support Specialist, Arizona Serve
of Prescott College
520-276-8606
530 S. Main Ave. Suite A
Tucson, AZ 85701

www.arizonaserve.org<http://www.arizonaserve.org/>
@AZServe
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