Community Outreach AmeriCorps Member

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The Community Outreach AmeriCorps member organizes activities and events to educate the community about refugee issues and raise community awareness about New American Pathways programs. The member will coordinate all aspects of the agency’s group volunteer programs, and co-sponsorship program. The member will have recurring access to vulnerable populations and will serve in afterschool as a tutor once a week.

General Responsibilities:

• Help coordinate group volunteer efforts that engage the community and individuals in refugee service and empowerment, including efforts such as apartment set-ups.
• Identify ongoing group volunteer opportunities and partnerships that serve the needs of the communities that New American Pathways serves; recruit community volunteers to support these needs.
• Raise awareness of New American Pathways and refugees through presentations, events, volunteer orientations and outreach fairs with schools, businesses and faith/community partners.
• Assist our community and faith-based co-sponsors by coordinating all aspects of the co-sponsorship program.
• Liaise with the Resettlement department in order to provide support and feedback to our co-sponsors when assisting client families.
• Liaise closely with Resettlement department and recruited Apartment Setup Volunteers (Groups and Individuals) to help build capacity and meet clients’ needs.
• Provide support for special events activities.
• Share success stories about community engagement events internally and externally.
• Attend trainings, events and meetings for the AmeriCorps Program, occasionally outside of regular service hours.
• Assist classroom supervisor in tutoring and mentoring.
• Submit monthly reports measuring progress toward Project RISE goals.
• Additionally, Project RISE members will periodically have the opportunity to learn about and serve in different departments within the agency. This will allow for a more extensive understanding of services extended to refugees, as well as enable members to develop a range of skills based in the environs of Volunteer Management, Refugee Education and Self-Sufficiency.