AmeriCorps Community Liaison Half Time – 25 hours/week - 5 Positions

• Total number of hours: Half-Time--900 Hours which include training, service hours and professional development
• September 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023

Living Allowance $10,500 Education Award $3,247.50

Service Location: Sewa International ASPIRE Afterschool Centers located in SW Houston.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conducts assessment of community needs;
• Provides access to social, economic, and health and welfare resources for parents of children attending ASPIRE;
• Coordinates home visits and parent meetings for the purpose of gaining information and/or discussing needs and problems involving students and their families;
• Creates and regularly updates files for all families in CiviCRM to documents all activities, exchanges and referrals;
• Regularly updates resource lists to support students and their families; and
• Refers children and their families to outside agencies (e.g. state agencies, medical professionals, counselors, foundations, charities, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the needs of students and families are met.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources (e.g. parents, children, Education Coordinators, staff, outside agencies, etc.) for the purpose of providing information and/or direction as may be required.

Required/Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
• A desire to help underserved communities
• Ability to work with individuals of diverse backgrounds
• Excellent communication skills
• Proven organizational skills
• Problem solving skills to identify issues and define responses
• Research and data collation skills
• Self-initiative and responsibility
• Ability to work well in a Team
• Ability to maintain accurate and updated records
• Ability to deal with sensitive or confidential issues
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• A commitment to humanitarian issues, equal access to opportunity, and building resilient, welcoming communities.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or ongoing studies and comparable work experience in that can be applied to the requirements of this position.

Service Conditions:

• Service takes place at ASPIRE Center and may include home visits
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or be a permanent resident.
• Enrollment in the program is contingent on the results of a National Service Criminal History Check that includes FBI fingerprinting and national record check, National Sex Offender Registry, and state criminal background check.

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