10800 / College and Career Coach with College Success Foundation AmeriCorps
Position Information
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Join our enthusiastic AmeriCorps team at College Success Foundation!
Our AmeriCorps program offers great opportunities to:
– Gain professional experience working in the fields of education and youth development in a school setting
– Help young people in your community attain their educational goals
Learn how a passionate nonprofit organization operates
Benefits:
– Up to $13,000 living allowance (distributed throughout the 11-month service term)
– $5,730 education award towards your continued education or loan repayment (upon successful completion of 1,700 service hours)
– Up to $385 annual cellular phone reimbursement (throughout the 11-month service term)
– 100% medical insurance coverage
– Loan forbearance and a portion or all of accrued interest paid on eligible loans
– Comprehensive career development that will prepare you for your next occupational endeavor after your CSF AmeriCorps experience
– Statewide network of CSF AmeriCorps members
– Onboarding: A two-week interactive and team building training to ensure that the team is prepared for the upcoming year
– Ongoing professional development throughout the year
Program Overview & Program Summary
Established in 2010, AmeriCorps – College and Career Coach (CACC) is a service program managed by College Success Foundation. This results-driven program provides the opportunity for individuals to become involved in service communities by providing support to low-income, underserved youth and families.
A team of 15 AmeriCorps members will deliver CSF’s college and career readiness lessons to middle school students in one of our partner schools throughout Washington State from the following districts: Highline, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, and Yakima. The member’s efforts will contribute toward the development and growth of the school’s college-going culture and strengthen students’ college aspirations. The CACC collaborates with counselors, teachers, community partners and College Success Foundation staff.
• believe in the importance of a college education
• have ability and experience working in diverse communities, and
• successfully pass required criminal background checks