What’s the plan?
Thread plans to host 16 AmeriCorps members to facilitate and expand our threadHOURS programming to support our growing high school student enrollment. ThreadHOURS offers structured spaces for groups of students and their Thread Families—the up to four volunteers assigned to one student—to connect, build relationships, and have meaningful experiences that promote students’ academic and personal growth.
Each AmeriCorps member will be matched to a high school site; members will have time throughout their experience to develop meaningful relationships with the students, volunteers, and Site Coordinators within their assigned site. Much of the members’ day-to-day work will take place at partner schools in coordination with Site Coordinators who manage and support Thread Family volunteers at each high school site. Informed by Site Coordinators intimate knowledge of students and volunteers, the AmeriCorps members will implement after-school threadHOURS programming at their site.
Service Activities
What are the key responsibilities of the role?
AmeriCorps members will facilitate threadHOURS for their site by:
Organizing event logistics
Communicating with students and Thread Family volunteers
Attending programming activities
Supporting students and volunteers during events
Tracking attendance
Collecting and entering student data
Gathering feedback from participants
Community Need Addressed
Our AmeriCorps members will work side-by-side with students, staff, volunteers, and collaborators to support our youth in successfully graduating from high school, engaging in internships and employment, accessing individualized support services in the community, and beyond.
Position Outcomes
1. Academic Outcome Target: 60% of the students will earn more credits in FY20 than they earned in FY19
a. The primary mechanism for achieving this target is that AmeriCorps members will provide extra support inside the school by tracking students' academic progress.
2. Employment Output Target: 90% of all high school students will receive job placement services
a. AmeriCorps members support in Youthworks registration and job performance monitoring during the summer.
3. Employment Outcome Target: 65% of high school students who receive placement services will receive summer job placements.
a. AmeriCorps members support in monitoring work attendance in the first two days of Youthworks summer employment.
Benefits
Childcare assistance if eligible, Education award upon successful completion of service, Health coverage, Living allowance, Relocation allowance (if applicable), Stipend, Student loan forbearance, Training
Partial housing support
Monthly Transportation support
Free Medical, Dental, and Vision
Monthly Professional Development Trainings
Skills you will gain
Transferable skills through working with a rapidly growing non-profit organization such as group facilitation, administrative (Google Suite), workshop development, Salesforce etc
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