AmeriCorps Teen Education Specialists - Work That Works

Job Overview

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Position: AmeriCorps Teen Education Specialists

Pay: Living allowance Total: 22,100 ($884-taxes every 2 weeks over 36 weeks) + Education Award: $6,895.00

Shift Information: 1700 Hour Contract – Minimum of 36-38 hours/week. 50 Weeks Contract (September 5^th,2023 – August 17^th, 2024)

• Monday: 8am – 5pm
• Tuesday: 8am – 5pm
• Wednesday: 8am – 5pm
• Thursday: 8am – 5pm
• Friday: 8am – 5pm
• Saturday and Sunday: Off

Eligibility Criteria:

• Pass a criminal history check prior to the first day
• Hold one of the following citizenship statuses: US citizen, US national, or Lawful Permanent Resident

Position Description: City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Members implement key skill-building program to have the following impacts:

• Youth experience programs promoting healthy lifestyles resulting in decreased youth risk-related behaviors.
• Youth development skills to build meaningful and healthy relationships while experiencing inclusion and belonging.
• Providing every young person with the opportunity to grow up safely and access their best possible future.

The Teen Education Specialist will play a pivotal role in implementing Hillcrest Family Services’ teen public health education curriculum. This position will develop and implement prevention education around risk-related behaviors to high school populations. The AmeriCorps Member will also engage junior high students in similar activities that are targeted for a younger audience. This position engages with and builds relationships with youth and their families, helping them develop key life-skills.

Essential Duties:

• Collaborate with the Community Outreach Manager to implement educational curriculum focusing on:
  • STD education
  • Romantic relationship safety education
  • Safe sex education
  • Teen pregnancy
  • Smoking cessation education and prevention
  • HIV education and Opioid Education
  • Trauma-Informed Care and ACEs Education
• Collaborate closely with AmeriCorps members serving at program partners (Arts & Cultural Affairs, Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Mentor Dubuque, Multicultural Family Center, and Engineering) to establish collaborative programming efforts.
• Recruit, manage, monitor, train, and document volunteer involvement with health education programming.
• Document and maintain records of the impact on area youth who participate in the health education programs.
• Participate in A-DRT training(s) to ensure the member has knowledge and ability to respond to disasters.