Job description

(*1) Full Time and (1) Part Time AmeriCorps Program Assistant Positions*
Home Base program - Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley

***WAHRS will be offering a $1,000 sign on bonus for full time AmeriCorps members that are enrolled by October 14th, 2022, and $500 for part time!***

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley is searching for talented, dynamic, and motivated youth-focused professionals to provide outreach, support, and advocacy services for youth and families experiencing challenges related to running away and/or transience and/or housing insecurities.

Primary Function
The AmeriCorps Program Assistants will use a best-practice, trauma-informed approach to connecting with at-risk, runaway, transient, and homeless youth and families involved in some areas of Home Base programming. Program Assistants will work independently, collaboratively as part of a team, as well as a part of a larger collaborative community agency. Program Assistants will create program awareness and presence in the community, conduct crisis intervention and response, provide hotline response, street and community outreach, basic needs support, prevention services, and additional advocacy activities to youth and families in the service area.

Ideal Candidates will be:

• Mission-driven
• A skilled communicator with youth and community partners
• Able to successfully connect small groups of youth and one-on-one conversation with youth
• Skilled at motivating and engaging children, youth, and families
• Abe to function as an effective member of a team
• Self-motivated and innovative
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and of unquestionable personal integrity
• Comfortable in larger community settings

Preferred Education and Experience
Successful candidates will demonstrate outstanding communication skills, knowledge of youth issues, and have previous experience working with at-risk youth. High School diploma required. Experience in Social Work and/or other Human Services fields preferred. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle.

Term Length/Time Commitment
These positions are funded through the AmeriCorps National Community Service program. The term of service is a one-year commitment and runs from September 2022 through August 2023.

• Full-Time – Members must complete 1,700 hours within the service year, which averages about 32 hours per week. Full time members receive a yearly living allowance of $16,502 which equates to about $687 (with less withholdings), paid out on the 15th and the last day of each month. Members that fulfill their yearly hourly commitment receive an education award at the conclusion of their term of service. The 2022-23 education award amount is $6,345. Flexible schedule required. Primarily daytime hours with occasional evenings/weekends.
• Part-Time – Must complete 900 hours within the service year, which averages about 17 hours per week. Part time members receive a yearly living allowance of $8,736 which equates to about $364 (with less withholdings), paid out on the 15th and last day of each month. Members that fulfill their yearly hourly commitment receive an education award at the conclusion of their term of service. The 2022-23 education award amount is $3,172. Flexible schedule required. Primarily daytime hours with occasional evenings/weekends.

Health and Childcare Benefits
Health insurance is available for full-time members provided they are not covered under another policy. Family members are not eligible for coverage. WAHRS will provide a policy that meets requirements of the Affordable Care Act. Childcare benefits are also available for full-time members who meet income requirements.

• AmeriCorps Service offers by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley are contingent upon passing a criminal background check, identity verification and a drug screen.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

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