About us:

Minnesota Alliance With Youth is looking for our next cohort of passionate and dedicated individuals to serve as AmeriCorps Groundwork Fellows. This is an exciting opportunity for someone committed to making a lasting impact on communities by addressing education-related challenges. As a Groundwork Fellow member, you will play a crucial role in building capacity, fostering sustainable solutions, and creating lasting change.

AmeriCorps Groundwork Fellows serve at nonprofits, schools, and government agencies. This position is placed at St. Louis Park Public Schools. Their mission is to see, inspire, and empower each learner to live their brilliance in an environment that centers student voices and experiences to create racially equitable learning that energizes and enhances the spirit of our community.Their vision at St. Louis Park Public Schools is to foster an environment where students are seen and valued and become their best selves as racially conscious, globally minded contributors to society.

We believe in:

The brilliance of ourselves and others. Everyone has the capacity and responsibility to foster the growth and brilliance of others.

Authentic community engagement. Engaging and supporting our employees, families, and communities will enhance the healthy development of each learner.

High expectations. Instilling and upholding high expectations empowers students and staff to higher levels of achievement.

Collective responsibility. Embodying the collective and urgent responsibility of anti-racist practices enriches a work and learning environment and community.

Persistent effort. Through persistent effort we will create anti-racist schools and academically successful learners.

Racial consciousness and cultural competence. Racial consciousness and cultural competence are essential to each person’s ability to be a catalyst for change.

Advocacy for equity. Everyone has equal intrinsic worth and we will advocate for the historically marginalized. In recent years, they have witnessed MACMH’s transformation into a BIPOC-led organization and they want to meet the demands of what that truly means. MACMH has historically been a leading resource for professionals and educators to continue their education within their professional development community. They now recognize the need to reach beyond their comfort zone. There are children who do not have access to services or an understanding of how MACMH can help them navigate mental health. They are committed to making themselves available to new and underserved communities throughout Minnesota.

You Serve:

Through their service, Groundwork Fellows implement three key strategies:

• Build capacity at their host site organization to help address education inequities such as the achievement and opportunity gaps

• Coordinate efforts that bridge and build the integration of school and community wide support for youth, focused on providing and sharing resources that increase a young person's school attendance, behavior and/or course performance (all indicators with a strong link to academic engagement and high school graduation)

• Actively engage youth as agents of change in closing the opportunity and achievement gaps in their communities

Groundwork Fellow Duties:

The volunteer program for St. Louis Park Public Schools is housed under St. Louis Park Community Education at Lenox Community Center. The volunteer program is essential for community members and families looking to engage with students, teachers, and staff in the district. The Groundwork Fellow serving in this role will help with community outreach, application and background check support, training and onboarding, volunteer/teacher coordination, assessment and reporting, tracking participation, marketing, and capacity building for the program. The volunteer program helps facilitate meaningful connections and quality interactions between community members and the school sites.

Groundwork Fellow must commit to:

• Engage actively in onboarding training and continuous professional development.
• Maintain regular and effective communication with program staff and site personnel.
• Input data into online systems promptly and accurately.
• Exhibit consistent, punctual attendance and adhere to scheduled hours.
• Dedicate to serving the full-service term, fulfilling the total 1200-hour requirement within the specified term.
• Attend all mandatory Alliance-sponsored training sessions, meetings, and coaching sessions; travel as required.

Groundwork Fellows will earn:

• AmeriCorps Living Stipend: $1066 twice per month.
• AmeriCorps Education Award: $5,176.50 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 child care 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) - eligibility requirements listed here.

Learn more & apply today - www.mnyouth.net/AmeriCorps

Please note: This program is available to all, regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information, and military service. Reasonable accommodations are provided upon request for interviews and service activities. This document is available in alternative formats.

Job Type: Temporary

Pay: $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in St Louis Park, MN 55426