As a Healing School Americorps Member, you will facilitate culturally rooted, trauma-informed curriculum for young men, young women, and parents of students. Members will also be involved in mentoring, life coaching, youth leadership development, parent engagement, and bridging school and community through event planning. Members receive training in behavioral intervention and culturally-rooted, trauma-informed therapeutic care through La Cultura Cura curriculum (Xinachtli young girls group, El Joven Noble young boys curriculum, and Cara y Corazon for parents). In partnership with licensed clinicians from the Trauma Recovery Center, members will assist in student support services and social-emotional learning. Will be placed at one of our school sites: Van Buren Elementary, Nightingale Elementary, Monroe Elementary, El Dorado Elementary, Montezuma Elementary, Merlo High, and Franklin High
Service Activities
Facilitate weekly Xinachtli young girls, El Joven Noble, and Cara y Corazon groups.
Create lesson plan and activities for the La Cultura Cura curriculum and other youth development activities.
Provide mentoring and life coaching.
Engage with parents of group participants.
Assist in student support services and social-emotional learning with site supervisor.
Community Need Addressed
Like many larger urban regions in the U.S., the history of the city of Stockton has been a tale of two cities: a city of stark contrast and disparate outcomes. Areas of Stockton, specifically the neighborhoods that house the seven schools that Support Specialists will be working in, were disinvested in the 1930s by redlining practices. Almost a century later, the result of this is reflected in GIS mapping of practically every social determinant of health; educational attainment, crime rates, and indicators of economic prosperity - maps that mirror those faded red map lines of the past. Vast disparities in services and opportunities for youth manifest in high rates of violent crime within the service area, increasing the need for access to mental health and trauma services for youth and families.
FFSJ’s STRC will expand their Healing Schools Initiative to address the growing need of youth and their families within Stockton Unified School District (SUSD). Several SUSD students have experienced complex, recurring trauma and exhibit behaviors maladaptive to their environment as evidenced by chronic absenteeism, poor interpersonal relationships, deleterious impulsive behaviors, premature exposure to community violence, lack of support, and substance use. FFSJ will extend existing culturally-rooted, trauma-informed services to identified South Stockton schools.
Position Outcomes
- Students will have an improved quality of life and be healthy on a holistic level, academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually
- Students will show improved academic engagement
increased attendance, and decreased disciplinary incidents
Benefits
Living allowance, Student loan forbearance, Training
Education Benefits
College Degree
Skills you will gain
Facilitation, teaching, curriculum design, therapy / social-emotional support services
Competencies You Will Develop
Communication
Demonstrate sensitivity and empathy, Lead group discussion, Listen to and consider others' viewpoints, Maintain open lines of communication with others, Speak clearly, in precise language and in a logical, organized and coherent manner, Turn taking, Write cleary and effectively
Creativity & Problem Solving
Able to identify and define the problem, Capable of generating possible solutions, Communicate the problem to appropriate personnel, Improvise, Provide relevant expertise, Select and implement well-considered solution
Teamwork
Derive consensus, Develop constructive working relationships and maintain them over time, Establish a high degree of trust and credibility with others, Interact professionally and respectfully with supervisors and co-workers, Stay positive and outcome oriented, Use appropriate strategies and solutions for dealing with conflicts and differences to maintain a smooth workflow
Decisions
Accepts responsibility, Anticipate the consequences of decisions, Identify and prioritize the key issues involved to facilitate the decision making process, Involve people appropriately in decisions that may impact them, Quickly respond with a back-up plan if a decision goes amiss
Tools
Carefully consider which tools or technological solutions are appropriate for a given job, Consistently choose the best tool or technological solution for the problem at hand, Operate tools and equipment in accordance with established operating procedures, safety standards, and ethical guidelines, Seek opportunities to improve knowledge of tools and technologies that may assist in streamlining work and improving productivity
Planning
Able to prioritize various competing tasks, Create environment of contribution, Create plan of action, schedule tasks so that work is completed on time, Demonstrate the effective allocation of time and resources efficiently, Drive decision making, Effectively delegate tasks, Facilitate group planning, Set goals
Service
Be pleasant, courteous, professional and respectful when dealing with internal and external customers or clients, Evaluate customer or client satisfaction, Honor the privilege of being able to work with and for those being served, Provide personalized, prompt, and efficient service to meet the requirements, requests and needs of customers, Recognize the importance of maintaining privacy and confidentiality of those being served, Understand and anticipate the needs of others, Understand the importance of one's role in the functioning of the organization, Understand the significance of maintaining a healthful and safe environment