SAP members will provide academic coaching at all grade levels throughout the Sitka School District (SSD), life skills coaching to at-risk teenagers with Youth Advocate Services (YAS), protection and promotion of traditional Alaska Native subsistence lifestyle and resources through the Sitka Tribe of Alaska (STA), arts enrichment and healthy futures opportunities through service with the Greater Sitka Arts Council (GSAC), adult academic coaching at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS), volunteer recruitment and respite/end-of-life training with Brave Heart Volunteers (BHV), recovery and intervention programming with Sitka Counseling and Prevention Services (SCAPS), support and empowerment for vulnerable women and children with Sitkans Against Family Violence(SAFV), healthy, family- friendly wellness program design with Hames Wellness Center, strengthen SSD education on Alaska Native history and ethnography with the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum (FOSJM), and salmon hatchery/marine science outreach with the Sitka Sound Science Center (SSSC) and environmental stewardship with the Sitka Conservation Society (SCS). SAP member service at Mount Edgecumbe High School (MEHS) deserves special mention; as a state funded boarding school, MEHS serves Alaska Native students from throughout Alaska, some from very remote and tiny traditional villages. SAP members at MEHS provide mentorship and academic coaching and support for this special population. In addition to this multi-focused approach, SAP members attend disaster training offered by Serve Alaska (SA). The course trains SAP members to liaise between government agencies and local volunteer groups and to act as a local reception center in the event of a disaster.
Over the course of one year, SAP members will provide the catalyst for leveraging an additional 400 community volunteers who, because of the member’s service, will engage in non-profit volunteering and build capacity for host-site partners.
Service Activities
SAP members will provide academic coaching at all grade levels throughout the Sitka School District (SSD), life skills coaching to at-risk teenagers with Youth Advocate Services (YAS), protection and promotion of traditional Alaska Native subsistence lifestyle and resources through the Sitka Tribe of Alaska (STA), arts enrichment and healthy futures opportunities through service with the Greater Sitka Arts Council (GSAC), adult academic coaching at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS), volunteer recruitment and respite/end-of-life training with Brave Heart Volunteers (BHV), recovery and intervention programming with Sitka Counseling and Prevention Services (SCAPS), support and empowerment for vulnerable women and children with Sitkans Against Family Violence(SAFV), healthy, family- friendly wellness program design with Hames Wellness Center, strengthen SSD education on Alaska Native history and ethnography with the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum (FOSJM), and salmon hatchery/marine science outreach with the Sitka Sound Science Center (SSSC) and environmental stewardship with the Sitka Conservation Society (SCS). SAP member service at Mount Edgecumbe High School (MEHS) deserves special mention; as a state funded boarding school, MEHS serves Alaska Native students from throughout Alaska, some from very remote and tiny traditional villages. SAP members at MEHS provide mentorship and academic coaching and support for this special population. In addition to this multi-focused approach, SAP members attend disaster training offered by Serve Alaska (SA). The course trains SAP members to liaise between government agencies and local volunteer groups and to act as a local reception center in the event of a disaster.
Over the course of one year, SAP members will provide the catalyst for leveraging an additional 400 community volunteers who, because of the member’s service, will engage in non-profit volunteering and build capacity for host-site partners.
Community Need Addressed
SAP members will provide academic coaching at all grade levels throughout the Sitka School District (SSD), life skills coaching to at-risk teenagers with Youth Advocate Services (YAS), protection and promotion of traditional Alaska Native subsistence lifestyle and resources through the Sitka Tribe of Alaska (STA), arts enrichment and healthy futures opportunities through service with the Greater Sitka Arts Council (GSAC), adult academic coaching at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS), volunteer recruitment and respite/end-of-life training with Brave Heart Volunteers (BHV), recovery and intervention programming with Sitka Counseling and Prevention Services (SCAPS), support and empowerment for vulnerable women and children with Sitkans Against Family Violence(SAFV), healthy, family- friendly wellness program design with Hames Wellness Center, strengthen SSD education on Alaska Native history and ethnography with the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum (FOSJM), and salmon hatchery/marine science outreach with the Sitka Sound Science Center (SSSC) and environmental stewardship with the Sitka Conservation Society (SCS). SAP member service at Mount Edgecumbe High School (MEHS) deserves special mention; as a state funded boarding school, MEHS serves Alaska Native students from throughout Alaska, some from very remote and tiny traditional villages. SAP members at MEHS provide mentorship and academic coaching and support for this special population. In addition to this multi-focused approach, SAP members attend disaster training offered by Serve Alaska (SA). The course trains SAP members to liaise between government agencies and local volunteer groups and to act as a local reception center in the event of a disaster.
Over the course of one year, SAP members will provide the catalyst for leveraging an additional 400 community volunteers who, because of the member’s service, will engage in non-profit volunteering and build capacity for host-site partners.
Position Outcomes
SAP members will provide academic coaching at all grade levels throughout the Sitka School District (SSD), life skills coaching to at-risk teenagers with Youth Advocate Services (YAS), protection and promotion of traditional Alaska Native subsistence lifestyle and resources through the Sitka Tribe of Alaska (STA), arts enrichment and healthy futures opportunities through service with the Greater Sitka Arts Council (GSAC), adult academic coaching at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS), volunteer recruitment and respite/end-of-life training with Brave Heart Volunteers (BHV), recovery and intervention programming with Sitka Counseling and Prevention Services (SCAPS), support and empowerment for vulnerable women and children with Sitkans Against Family Violence(SAFV), healthy, family- friendly wellness program design with Hames Wellness Center, strengthen SSD education on Alaska Native history and ethnography with the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum (FOSJM), and salmon hatchery/marine science outreach with the Sitka Sound Science Center (SSSC) and environmental stewardship with the Sitka Conservation Society (SCS). SAP member service at Mount Edgecumbe High School (MEHS) deserves special mention; as a state funded boarding school, MEHS serves Alaska Native students from throughout Alaska, some from very remote and tiny traditional villages. SAP members at MEHS provide mentorship and academic coaching and support for this special population. In addition to this multi-focused approach, SAP members attend disaster training offered by Serve Alaska (SA). The course trains SAP members to liaise between government agencies and local volunteer groups and to act as a local reception center in the event of a disaster.
Over the course of one year, SAP members will provide the catalyst for leveraging an additional 400 community volunteers who, because of the member’s service, will engage in non-profit volunteering and build capacity for host-site partners.
Benefits
Childcare assistance if eligible, Education award upon successful completion of service, Health coverage, Living allowance, Student loan forbearance, Training
Education Benefits
College Degree
Skills you will gain
Timekeeping, leadership, education, healthy futures, mentoring, tutoring, future planning, personal growth, non profit support, academic support, mental health support.
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, Select and implement well-considered solution
Teamwork
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, 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, Set goals
Service
Be pleasant, courteous, professional and respectful when dealing with internal and external customers or clients, Honor the privilege of being able to work with and for those being served, Recognize the importance of maintaining privacy and confidentiality of those being served, Understand and anticipate the needs of others, Understand the significance of maintaining a healthful and safe environment