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Serve as an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow
The mission of the Minnesota Alliance With Youth is to ensure that all young people in Minnesota have access to the resources they need to be successful: caring adults; safe places; a healthy start; effective education; and opportunities to help others. The AmeriCorps Promise Fellows’ year of service focuses on both the civic engagement and achievement gaps experienced by many of Minnesota’s students of color and low-income students. Fellows serve in a school-community partnership site or at a lead partner organization to develop innovative ways to deliver the fundamental resources young people need to successful.
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AmeriCorps Promise Fellow Position
Responsibilities
In brief, AmeriCorps Promise Fellows are responsible to:
- Coordinate youth development programming in school and/or after-school to increase student academic gains and civic engagement opportunities.
- Recruit and support community and family volunteers to work with youth in mentoring, tutoring, and civic engagement activities.
- Support teachers and other community partners to finalize best local strategies for closing the achievement gap.
Requirements
- Must be 18 years old*
- U.S. citizen or U.S. National or have status as a Lawful Permanent Resident Alien
- Please note that final candidates will be required to successfully pass a background check before officially enrolled by the Minnesota Alliance With Youth
Qualifications
- Interest in youth, service, education, and non-profit work
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Able to deal effectively with ambiguity of tasks and able to take the initiative
- Self-motivated, able to work independently without daily supervision—strong organizational skills a must
- Able to present oneself in a highly professional manner and be an ambassador of the program
Benefits
As a full-time AmeriCorps member, Promise Fellows serve 1700 hours from August 15, 2008 to August 14, 2009 and receive: Modest Living Allowance (appx. $1000/month); Health Insurance; Qualified Student Loan Deferment; $4725 Education Award upon successful completion of service; Ongoing, extensive support and training
For more detailed information about serving as an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow, click here... (or go to the Position Description in the blue Related Resources box in the upper right corner of the screen)
Apply to be an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow for 2008-2009
The applicant selection process has two stages, with the goal of having every Fellow hired by August 15th:
1. Application and acceptance by the Alliance & AmeriCorps and
2. Application and selection by host site.
To join the AmeriCorps Promise Fellow program, individuals are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and 3-4 references:
o Applications can be mailed to the Alliance’s office (1313 Fifth Street SE, Suite 321 Minneapolis, MN 55414). or emailed to: Melissa Burwell, Program Director, mburwell@mnyouth.net.
o After receiving an applicant’s information, Alliance Program staff review applications and send them onto our partner host sites.
o Please note that the Alliance does NOT place individuals, but works to bring together applicants and sites
Beginning in May, applicants will be emailed a list of sites and an overview of each project (including location, short description, and contact information) for the 75 sites. Then, applicants select positions that are of interest to them and apply to those Sites directly. Information about sites and position descriptions can be found on the Alliance website (www.mnyouth.net), on the AmeriCorps website, and at theMinnesota Council of Nonprofits job board at http://www.mncn.org/jobs/starting in late Spring.
After applying to as many sites as individuals choose, sites select and interview candidates of interest. Each FINAL candidate must
- complete the host site’s application,
- submit a cover letter, resume, and references to the Alliance
- complete a background check and courtesy interview with Alliance program staff.
After the courtesy interview is complete, the Alliance staff, in collaboration with the host site, will offer the position. A good fit between applicant and Site is critical for a successful year of service. The Minnesota Alliance With Youth will assist with the application process, but ultimately the site is responsible for selecting a final candidate for their position. Program staff will make the final decision in whether a candidate is offered a position and is responsible for managing the Fellow’s administrative paperwork required for hiring. ALL paperwork must be completed before the Fellow can begin serving, with the goal of starting on August 15th.
For more information, please contact Melissa Burwell, Program Director, Email: mburwell@mnyouth.net
Please note:
- We are committed to recruiting and engaging individuals without regard to disability, gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation.
- Reasonable accommodations provided upon request.
- This document is available in alternative formats.
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