AmeriCorps Education Interventionist – 35 hours/week - 12 Positions
- Total number of hours—Three Quarter Time: 1200 hours which include training, service hours and professional development
- Living Allowance $14,500 Education Award $4,546.5
- September 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023
Service Location: Middle School and High School Campuses in Harris and Fort Bend Counties
Primary Responsibilities:
- Engages with approximately 20 students per campus per day either 1:1 via a push-in intervention or in small groups as appropriate for pull-out interventions
- Provides supplementary support in English or Spanish for bilingual and/or ESL program students needing intervention
- Meets with teachers to plan and implement supplementary interventions
- Ensures understanding and comprehension for ESL students to complete classroom activities successfully
- Fosters a nurturing, supportive, and positive learning environment to encourage English language development, enhances motivation, and clearly communicate classroom routines and expectations.
- Maintains complete and accurate records of student’s progress
- Informs Classroom Teachers of student's progress
- Leads students in two community service programs throughout the year
Required/Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Bilingual preferably Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, Urdu or Chinese;
- Experience working in areas of case management, disaster recovery, and/or advocacy preferred;
- Ability to maintain confidentiality;
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
- Willingness to serve flexible hours;
- Superb interpersonal, time management, and organizational skills;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
- Strong attention to detail, meet deadlines and follow up in a timely fashion;
- 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:
- 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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