Full time members will work within their communities to address community needs that will range from volunteer recruitment, tutoring and other areas specified by the director and host site.
Service Activities
Essential Functions:
• Members must adhere to a consistent service schedule and demonstrate reliability and seriousness of purpose
• Members must be able to read to young children and/or adult learners.
• Members must complete paperwork on time
• Members must be able to communicate effectively with everyone involved in the project – community members, college staff and volunteers, AmeriCorps Program director, service recipients
• Members must demonstrate an ability to understand and implement project service plans, program policies, regulations, objectives, and activities
Member Responsibilities
• Enhance the quality and effectiveness of community or campus-based literacy programs by serving as a tutoring program leader in a community organization for approximately 35-40 hours a week
• Develop a volunteer recruitment plan targeted towards recruiting diverse volunteers
• Conduct in pre- and/or post-evaluations (varies by site) on learners to assess the quality of the NC LiteracyCorps Project
• Collaborate with other community sites to define needs in the community
• Assist with training of tutors or volunteers
• Perform other allowable program service duties as requested by local supervisor
• Attend all required AmeriCorps trainings and meetings conducted by SCALE
• Work with fellow LiteracyCorps members to plan and conduct 3rd quarterly training
• Participate in SCALE technical assistance activities such as conference calls and site visits
• Receive certification in Adult and Child CPR and First Aid
• Assist in disaster preparedness activities as needed
• Participate in National Identity Days such as: Day of Service based on Make A Difference Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, National Volunteer Week, and AmeriCorps Week. Work with placement site and other LiteracyCorps members to plan and implement a local, community-based service-learning project for Make a Difference Day
• Complete all required paperwork including but not limited to required enrollment documentation, monthly timesheets, self-evaluations, end-of-year survey, healthcare enrollment or waiver, loan deferment documents
Community Need Addressed
Our priority service areas include:
providing skills development training to economically disadvantaged adults in
adult basic education (ABE),
general educational development (GED),
English to speakers of other languages (ESOL);
recruiting, training, and supporting volunteer literacy tutors;
and increasing literacy skills in K-12 students
Position Outcomes
Youth will engage in community development and provide educational resources to children (K-12 in public schools and nonprofits).
Benefits
Childcare assistance if eligible, Education award upon successful completion of service, Living allowance, Stipend, Student loan forbearance, Training
Full-time LiteracyCorps members will receive a living allowance of up to $13,732 for 1,700 hours of service and, upon satisfactory completion of service, an educational award of $ 5920.
Education Benefits
CPR
Skills you will gain
CPR
Competencies You Will Develop
Communication
Demonstrate sensitivity and empathy, 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, 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
Teamwork
Derive consensus, Develop constructive working relationships and maintain them over time, Stay positive and outcome oriented, Use appropriate strategies and solutions for dealing with conflicts and differences to maintain a smooth workflow
Decisions
Accepts responsibility, 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, 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, Effectively delegate tasks, Facilitate group planning, Set goals
Service
Be pleasant, courteous, professional and respectful when dealing with internal and external customers or clients, Recognize the importance of maintaining privacy and confidentiality of those being served, Understand the importance of one's role in the functioning of the organization