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Job Description:

ABOUT US
City Year is an education-focused nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on track to graduate. City Year AmeriCorps members commit to a year of full-time service in schools, where they work as tutors, mentors and role models. Founded in Boston in 1988, City Year works in 28 cities across the United States and has international affiliates in London & Birmingham, England and Johannesburg, South Africa.

City Year has earned Charity Navigator’s highest rating since 2003, certifying our commitment to accountability, transparency and responsible fiscal management. Only 1% of charities have received this distinction for twelve consecutive years, placing City Year among the most trustworthy nonprofits in America.

OUR SERVICE
Who We Serve

Nearly one million students give up on school each year – and 50 percent of those dropouts come from just over 10 percent of schools. City Year AmeriCorps members serve where the need is greatest. Of the 242 schools we serve, three quarters are among the lowest performing five percent in their state.

How We Work

·         Partner with public schools - We work in partnership with school districts to support their goals and provide additional support – the human capital – required to make a difference with students who are at risk of dropping out. City Year AmeriCorps members (CMs) serve full-time in grades 3 through 9.

·         Target high-need schools and students - Research shows that students who are at the highest-risk to drop out can be identified as early as sixth grade. AmeriCorps members receive more than 300 hours of professional training to intervene based on three early warning indicators, the ABC’s – poor attendance, behavior, and course failure in math and English.

·         Harness the power of young people - City Year hires and trains diverse teams of young adults – 18 to 24 year olds – to give a year of full-time service in schools. Younger than the teachers but older than pupils, AmeriCorps members are uniquely positioned to form a strong bond with students and help them succeed. AmeriCorps members provide at least 1,700 hours of service each year.

Our Model

Whole School Whole Child - City Year’s school-based model is called Whole School Whole Child (WSWC). AmeriCorps members tutor students identified as at-risk of dropping out, serve as an additional resource for teachers in classrooms, and lead afterschool programs and school-wide initiatives to improve school culture. Each school where we serve has at least one team of 8-12 AmeriCorps members, instantly increasing the ratio of adults: children in the building.

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
Founded in Boston in 1988, City Year has established programs in 28 cities, including Baton Rouge, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia, SC, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Little Rock/North Little Rock, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Miami, Milwaukee, New Hampshire, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Antonio, San José/Silicon Valley, Seattle/King County, Tulsa, and Washington, D.C., and international affiliates in Johannesburg, South Africa and London, England.  City Year is a proud member of AmeriCorps.

POSITION OVERVIEW
The mission of the Impact Manager (IM) role is to lead and develop AmeriCorps members as a City Year team of idealistic, emerging leaders and practitioners focused on strengthening schools and supporting students as directed by the WSWC missions and practices. Reporting directly to an Impact Director, the IM’s role plays a critical part in implementing City Year’s school-based WSWC service model.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Service Delivery & Impact

Implement City Year’s WSWC model with a high degree of quality to the right students, in the right time, at assigned schoolhouse(s). The IM will develop and manage partnerships with school administration and personnel to ensure the necessary conditions and resources are in place for AmeriCorps members to deliver attendance, behavior, and course performance interventions for students. Additional duties include:

·         Manage AmeriCorps member mobilization

·         Conduct Progress Monitoring, tracking student performance and intervention data across Early Warning Indicators

·         Partner with Regional Impact Director to obtain relevant teaching materials and provide professional development to AmeriCorps members to support interventions and ongoing assessments.

·         Oversee AmeriCorps Member-led school climate activities and organizational initiatives

·         Review lesson plans regularly, and coaches Team Leaders / AmeriCorps Members  effectively in creating scaffolded lesson plans that meet student needs based on data.

Corps Member Program Delivery & Experience

Lead, manage, and coach a team of AmeriCorps members to achieve service performance and standards requirements and to reach their leadership development potential. Model leadership that is animated by City Year's culture and values, and create spaces that empower AmeriCorps members to access the power of our culture and values in personally meaningful ways.  The IM is also an effective talent developer who will lead AmeriCorps members to have a successful and rewarding year of service through civic engagement and a citizenship development curriculum. The IM will manage up to 12 City Year AmeriCorps members.

Service Partner Management

Build and cultivate strong partnerships with teachers, principals, school officials, and other key decision makers and stakeholders. Manage implementation of school partnership agreement and conditions for success.

·         Coach Team Leaders on organizing and leading culture building activities and trainings within the schoolhouse.

Build and cultivate professional development opportunities for Team Leaders and AmeriCorps Members

Work with staff to ensure that service teams are in compliance with City Year Headquarters and AmeriCorps

Work with staff and service teams to facilitate Student, Family and Community Engagement

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

·         Relationship Development: Demonstrated ability to develop and manage complex relationships with schools and community partners. Proven ability to have tough conversations and to hold staff accountable towards their performance goals.  Manage relationships with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders to help achieve service goals and AmeriCorps member development.

·         Talent Development: Proven success managing diverse teams towards a common goal. History of coaching/leading young people between the ages of 17-24.

·         Executes to Results: Must have a strong record of achieving transformational results with students from low-income communities, at the classroom, school, or network/multiple-school levels. Ability to problem solve, trouble shoot, and show creative problem solving when faced with perceived barriers.

·         Communication: Ability to translate mission and vision from organization level to AmeriCorps members and talk about complex topics and parse them for specific audiences. Able to communicate effectively, efficiently, and with transparency to the right people at the right time to ensure success of our AmeriCorps members in service.

CORE COMPETENCIES

·         Setting direction and effectively aligning resources to execute on priorities.

·         Providing inspirational leadership that mobilizes diverse groups toward achieving ambitious goals.

·         Coaches and motivates individuals to achieve their maximum potential.

·         Building successful partnerships to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.

·         Prioritizing projects and tasks, measuring progress, and driving results; accepts accountability and takes initiative and knows when to ask for help.

·         Analyzing data to identify trends, cause-effect relationships and opportunities for improvement.

·         Using creativity and critical thinking to solve challenges and make well-informed, ethical decisions.

·         Clearly articulating thoughts and ideas; demonstrating active listening.

·         Ability to have frank/difficult conversations with AmeriCorps members around issues such as poor performance, interpersonal and inter-team conflict, race and diversity.

·         Authority/Personal Presence/Confidence/Ability to face obstacles.

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALITIES NEEDED

·         Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred; or equivalent work experience.

·         Candidates with a background in education preferred.

·         City Year/AmeriCorps experience is a plus.

·         Sets high expectations for self and others s/he is leading and holds self and team accountable for performance goals.

·         Able to develop diverse talent through performance plans, reviews, and leadership opportunities.

·         Thrives in diverse, youthful, high energy, entrepreneurial, and fast-changing environment.

·         Ability to work in a fast paced and diverse environment.

·         Excellent communication, interpersonal, analytic, and problem solving skills.

·         Negotiation and third party mediation skills.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
City Year teams work in conjunction with Columbus City School schedules. A typical day for an Impact Manger includes a start time of 6:45 AM until 4:15 PM. Daily activities include team management, classroom observations, analyzing data, and meetings with school staff and service partners.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Salary is commensurate with experience. Great benefits including health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more.

TO APPLY 
Qualified applicants should complete the online application and attach a resume and cover letter. 

Job Description:

Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio is currently seeking multiple full-time AmeriCorps members to serve from August 2019-July 2020 in the role of Construction Crew Leads.

The Construction Crew Leads will assist in the improvement of the overall experience, quality of work and production on Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio (HFHMO) work sites by providing individual and group leadership and project management pertaining to construction technique, safety, and knowledge of the Habitat program with a focus on Neighborhood Revitalization (NR) related projects: new builds, rehabs, and Home Repair (HR).

Duties include: 

• Assist with hands-on construction tasks including, but not limited to, demolition, site prep, framing, insulation, drywall, flooring, roofing, finish carpentry and landscaping. Projects may include new and gut rehab homes as well as Home Repair (HR), Rock the Block (RTB), and neighborhood beautification projects.
• Lead small groups of volunteers, ensuring that they are well-employed while on the work sites.
• Use volunteer management techniques to facilitate positive experiences for volunteers and homeowner families working on site.
• Collaborate with construction staff to identify skilled, enthusiastic volunteers, cultivating their involvement in Habitat’s work (i.e. encourage them to considering being trained as regular site leaders and/or returning volunteers).
• Maintain site safety by modeling best practices and guidelines, volunteer education and site monitoring. Attend safety trainings with construction staff.
• Provide on-site orientations and safety talks to groups of volunteers and homeowner families.
• Help with materials management on site and at the affiliate warehouse and storage trailers. Pick up and organize materials needed for projects.
• Set up and cleanup project sites.
• Maintain site logs for each project completed for supervisor to assess progress and next steps.
• Participate in regular planning and debriefing meetings as needed.
• On occasion, member may participate in larger community projects, such as lot cleanups, community gardens, etc.
• Attend and participate in select affiliate events; responsibilities may include set up, clean up, and engaging with attendees, informing them about the AmeriCorps program, our affiliate’s mission, Neighborhood Revitalization programming, and how to become a volunteer or family partner.

•  Assist with warranty and repair issues.
• Collaborate with Project Lead/Community Outreach Supervisor to assess specific streets for potential Rock the Block and Home Repair project needs.
• Assist Project Lead/Community Outreach Supervisor with establishing scopes and schedules for identified and approved Rock the Block and Home Repair projects.
• Assist Project Lead in facilitating partner family contact with neighbors on a continual basis throughout the build process.
• Help in educating families on the sustainable features of their homes.

Required Qualifications:

• 18 years of age or older

• U.S. citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident

• High school diploma or GED equivalent (or agree to work towards one while serving)

• Driver's license

• Personal vehicle

• Ability to be on one’s feet for extended periods of time, often on rough and uneven terrain

• Ability to lift at least 50 lbs. on a regular basis

• Ability to work on ladders and heights of up to two-stories

• Ability to work in varying weather conditions – sites are often not heated during winter and not air-conditioned during summer

Helpful Qualifications:

• Previous experience with a residential homebuilder or as a construction AmeriCorps member.
• Experience with power tools.
• Ability to drive large pick-up, stake bed, and box trucks (or willingness to learn).
• Knowledge of, and willingness to promote, the mission and activities of Habitat for Humanity International and AmeriCorps.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with volunteers, teaching or group facilitation.
• Experience working as a member of a larger team.
• Strong organizational, multi-task, and time management skills.
• Knowledge of community development practices.
• Basic experience with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word and Excel.

For more information, visit http://www.habitatmidohio.org/get-involved/habitat-americorps/

AmeriCorps members will receive a living allowance of $15,750, basic health benefits, and an Education Award of $6095 upon completion of service. Habitat MidOhio also provides members with housing assistance of up to $200 per month. 

Job Description:

Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio is currently seeking a full-time AmeriCorps member to serve from August 2019-July 2020 in the role of Volunteer Services Coordinator.

The Volunteer Services Coordinator will help recruit, train, schedule and recognize volunteers while growing the volunteer base and advancing individual and group partnerships. The member will assist with volunteer management, including orientation, maintenance of database, volunteer tracking and follow-up opportunities in construction, office work, ReStores, deconstruction, family services, special events and other needs that may arise. The member may also focus on specific impact areas, such as neighborhood revitalization, disaster recovery, veteran outreach, etc.

Duties include: 

• Assist with volunteer management including orientations, maintenance of database, volunteer tracking and follow up for opportunities in construction, office, ReStore, deconstruction, family services and special events with other needs.
• Work with volunteer services and construction staff to fulfill daily tasks needed to ensure successful volunteer build day – volunteer counts confirmed, workday information communicated, volunteers are signed in properly, orientation and safety briefing are provided as needed, volunteer are engaged throughout workday, safety guidelines are observed, and sites are maintained.
• Assist in the development of written volunteer position or assignment descriptions, as needed.
• Assist in the development and implementation of effective recruitment messaging.
• Visit the build sites to observe and gain an understanding of tasks in which volunteers are asked to participate, occasionally building alongside volunteers.
• Schedule and communicate affiliate needs with all assigned individual volunteers and volunteer groups.
• Improve volunteer resource database and online volunteer management tools through collecting updated contact information for volunteers who can assist with specific needs.
• Maintain communication with volunteers through volunteer e-newsletters and by updating volunteer-related areas of the affiliate website, and individual and team volunteer manuals with current information as needed.
• Assist in the planning and execution of annual volunteer appreciation banquet and other volunteer appreciation and recognition activities throughout the year.
• Assist in the development of new and revision of old volunteer recognition tools.
• Assist in collection of feedback through volunteer experience survey and analyzing the results that follow.
• Attend community outreach programs to promote volunteer opportunities, including events targeted at the military, veteran and senior communities, HYP (Habitat Young Professionals), and other specialized and skilled volunteer groups to help fill affiliate needs. Secure and manage affiliate presence at volunteer fairs.
• Assist in the strengthening of existing and the development of new partnerships with community businesses and organizations to provide in-kind donations for volunteer appreciation activities and other volunteer services department needs.
• Assist in volunteer communication and appreciation through website articles, social media, recruitment emails, and community needs.
• Assist with Neighborhood Revitalization activities, such as Rock the Block and other community events.

Required Qualifications:

• 18 years of age or older

• U.S. citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident

• High school diploma or GED equivalent (or agree to work towards one while serving)

• Driver's license

• Personal vehicle

• Microsoft Office Suite (especially Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Helpful Qualifications:

• Knowledge of, and willingness to promote, the mission and activities of Habitat for Humanity International and AmeriCorps.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong research skills.
• Detail oriented and highly organized.
• Experience working with volunteers, teaching or group facilitation.
• Experience working as a member of a larger team.
• Problem solving skills.
• Adaptable to change.
• Public speaking experience.
• Knowledge of community development practices.
• Project management experience.

For more information, visit http://www.habitatmidohio.org/get-involved/habitat-americorps/

AmeriCorps members will receive a living allowance of $15,750, basic health benefits, and an Education Award of $6095 upon completion of service. Habitat MidOhio also provides members with housing assistance of up to $200 per month. 

Job Description:

Nutrition Educator

Reports to the Director of Programs

Local Matters, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is a nonprofit organization, with a mission to create healthy communities through food education, access, and advocacy. Local Matters delivers critical hands-on cooking, nutrition and growing education, working with everyone from preschoolers to seniors, at over 100 sites throughout the city and state, supporting over 22,000 people annually, to combat chronic disease and food insecurity.

We are seeking an energetic and flexible candidate for Nutrition Educator, a key role in the delivery of our curricula, spanning all ages and backgrounds.

Position Summary

This role leads and supports education and coordination specific with our Cooking Matters courses, tours, and events within Local Matters. Cooking Matters™ is a cooking-based nutrition education course designed to teach low-income families how to prepare healthy, tasty meals on a limited budget. The Nutrition Educator will also be a key member of the Local Matters Education team, delivering food and garden-based curriculum and education programming on and off-site.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

The Nutrition Educator will work with Local Matters Education staff to implement effective hands-on courses and tours teaching families at risk of hunger that healthy cooking can be delicious, achievable, and perhaps most importantly – affordable. Responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:

Education:

• Teach nutrition education and life skills through food preparation and hands-on, interactive experiences.
• Educate individuals about healthful, whole foods through engaging activities that frame the relationship between the food they eat and the health of their bodies.
• Teach and facilitate class discussions on basic healthy eating and food budgeting messages, according to the objectives of each Cooking Matters lesson.
• Invite families and communities to learn about nutritious foods and chronic disease prevention by participating in classroom lessons, parent engagements, community workshops, hands-on cooking classes, gardens, special events, and collaborative projects related to food.

Program Coordination:

• Attend and coordinate all 6-week Cooking Matters courses with partners.
• Work with chefs, nutrition educators, and agency/site managers to implement courses
  and tours using Cooking Matters core curricula and Cooking Matters at the Store
  curricula.
• Complete all preparations for class including, but not limited to, assembling and
  transporting.
• Work with Training & Evaluation Manager on program evaluation.
• Participate in actively seeking out, working with, and maintaining positive relationships
  with agencies serving low-income clients to host Cooking Matters courses and tours.
• Assist with the development of Cooking Matters outreach materials and handouts for
  Cooking Matters audience, as needed.

Volunteer Management and Training:

• Provide volunteer instructors with training and materials needed to teach courses and
  tours and make sure they follow procedures and course guidelines.
• Support and manage volunteer instructors during class to make sure they have all
  required materials and communicate key messages.
• Provide timely and consistent communications with volunteers.
• Identify and participate in opportunities to recruit volunteers. Build relationships with
  chefs, dietitians, nutritionists and other potential volunteers to maintain enough trained
  instructors to reach course goals.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition or related field
• Strong classroom management skills and enjoyment of working with children, families,
  and adults
• Ability to meet people where they are and deliver work with a culturally thoughtful
  approach
• Willingness to work collaboratively with other staff, interns, and volunteers
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Basic computer skills, knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
• Familiarity with food preparation
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Flexible, friendly, and positive
• Education and/or professional background in nutrition and/or early-childhood
  education/pre-natal care a plus
• Reliable access to transportation and willingness to travel in the Columbus area

The hours for this full-time position vary based on needs of programming. Evenings and weekends are customary, and efforts will be made to balance hours.

Compensation, Benefits, and Perks

The salary range for this position is $29,000 to $32,000. Local Matters offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, as well as subsidized gym membership and CSA bag. All employees are given support to be their best, healthiest, and most productive selves.

Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY

The Communications and Marketing Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining and evaluating comprehensive communication and marketing program for The Childhood League Center. Working in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Advancement Officer, Chief Program officer and League volunteers, the manager will perform a wide range of services focused on promoting and enhancing awareness of the mission of The Childhood League Center among key audiences.

• Media and Public Relations
• Integrated Marketing Communications
• Strategic Communications

For more information, click here: Communications and Marketing Manager