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6 people are interested
New American Services AmeriCorps Position
ORGANIZATION: Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
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6 people are interested
The Massachusetts AmeriCorps "New American Integration Program" (NAIP) is an opportunity to serve immigrants and refugees while building and utilizing your professional skills. NAIP is accepting applications from individuals wanting to serve as full-time AmeriCorps members for the 2023-2024 year. A placement at JFS Metrowest will allow the AmeriCorps member to be involved in immigrant services across the agency with a particular focus on Citizenship, pre-employment services, refugee resettlement, and support programs for immigrant children and their families. Additional involvement in the agency's homecare program to grow the service to more elders in immigrant communities. This is a full-time 40-hour week service position.
*Those with Spanish, Portuguese or Mandarin language skills are encouraged to apply
Scope and Expectations:
- Complete at least 1700 hours of documented service
- Satisfactorily complete projects in assigned host organization
- Complete NAIP-wide projects to benefit the field of immigrant integration
- Attend all corps-wide training, retreats, and weekly supervisory sessions at the host site
- Maintain a service portfolio and service journal
- Complete all required AmeriCorps documentation
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About Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
Location:
475 Franklin St., Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01702, US
Mission Statement
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest (JFS) provides vital social, health and community services to alleviate suffering, enhance lives and support people in need.
Description
For over 30 years, JFS has served the Metrowest communities of Framingham and surrounding towns. From its start -- providing information and referral for elders. --JFS has transformed into a multi-service agency providing social, health and community services for people of all ages, faiths and backgrounds. JFS provides services to ALL people in need of assistance within our community, regardless of religious affiliation, with a special focus on frail elders and vulnerable children. Once funded solely by the local Jewish community and staffed by volunteers, JFS now has 70 full and part-time staff and engages 200 volunteers.
JFS delivers services throughout Metrowest; 80% are provided outside the agency walls. Services target diverse populations across the life cycle, ranging from young children to frail elders. Most JFS clients are served without cost or at a significantly subsidized rate. Programs include:
- After-school/extended day learning
- Chronic disease management
- Citizenship and resettlement
- Geriatric Care Management
- Healthy Aging
- Homecare
- Intergenerational Volunteer Programs
- Family Assistance
- Case management
- Cash assistance
- Food pantry
Commitments to frail elders and vulnerable children propel an intensified focus on community-delivered services and organizational collaboration.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
475 Franklin St., Suite 101Framingham, MA 01702
DATE POSTED
July 31, 2023
SKILLS
- Basic Computer Skills
- Youth Services
- Mentoring
- Case Work / Management
- CSR / Volunteer Coordination
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training