AmeriCorps Groundwork Fellow with RSVP

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP is excited to be partnering with the Minnesota Alliance with Youth to bring AmeriCorps Groundwork Fellows to our community for the 2024-25 service year.  Groundwork Fellows play a crucial role in creating lasting sustainable change to help address educational inequities in the community.    This position will be placed with the City of St. Cloud RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program), a program of AmeriCorps Seniors.

 Position begins November 1, 2024 and ends May 31, 2025.   

*Application deadline is Friday, September 27th.    Learn more and apply at https://mnyouth.net/americorps/

Groundwork Fellows serve 35 hours per week.

The Fellow will play a pivotal role in building capacity for the RSVP’s Happiness in Action program to bring a volunteer led youth resiliency program into our local schools.   

 **We are offering a virtual information session with our staff so you can learn more about the position and ask questions.   Please let us know if you can join us on: Wednesday, September 18th at 2:30 pm.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88936968905?pwd=zH0yEfY1PP2DufbbOqiL8sDxSYDjgU.1

    Meeting ID: 889 3696 8905 | Passcode: 979037

Groundwork Fellows will earn:

? AmeriCorps Living Stipend: $1,066 twice per month.

? AmeriCorps Education Award: $3,697.50 Education Award upon successful completion of service. This award can be used toward federally qualifying student loans or future qualified post-secondary education.

? Benefits: Health and dental insurance, qualified student loan forbearance, qualified childcare assistance, AmeriCoach life coach, TAP transportation card (metro area), support applying for SNAP benefits.

? Training: Equity in education. Effective leadership skill development including public speaking and facilitation, resource mapping, inclusive spaces and language, and other relevant topics. Professional development goal setting.

Minimum requirements:

? 18 years or older

? High School graduate with a Diploma or GED ? A U.S. Citizen, U.S. National or Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States ? Not have served more than the allowed number of AmeriCorps terms before this term—eligibility based on AmeriCorps term limitations.

? Able to pass a complete National Service Criminal Service History Background check (including National Sex Offender Registry, State of service and State of residence, and FBI checks).

Learn more and apply, AmeriCorps | Minnesota Alliance With Youth (mnyouth.net)