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Case Management Aide - AmeriCorps
ORGANIZATION: Keep Austin Housed AmeriCorps Program
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11 people are interested
Keep Austin Housed (KAH), a project of Front Steps, affects positive change in the lives of children, youth, and adults who are at risk of experiencing or currently experiencing homelessness. KAH places 35 full-time AmeriCorps members in 11 nonprofits across Austin to address the issues of homelessness and contribute to a community that is healthy, educated, safe, and self-sustaining. KAH AmeriCorps members work directly with individuals to overcome barriers to housing, employment, and personal stability. In addition to work at their sites, members develop personally and professionally through team-building events, trainings, and service opportunities.
What is AmeriCorps? AmeriCorps is a national service initiative in which people of all ages commit to a year of service to their country in one of four areas: economic opportunity, education, and environmental stewardship
Members Will: - Serve full-time from September 2019-July 2020. Work hours vary but are typically 9:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday. - Serve for 11 months as part of AmeriCorps, a national service initiative to help others and meet critical needs in the community. For more information about AmeriCorps, visit http://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/americorps-state-and-national. - Aid with existing case management services to address specific barriers clients are experiencing regarding his or her housing, employment, and/or personal stability goals. - Educate the community about homelessness as well as recruit, train and coordinate volunteers in supporting client, site, and project needs. - Attend regular trainings and participate in community service projects. - Make lifelong friendships and connections
Member Benefits: - Annual living allowance of $13,991 - Education award - Health Insurance - Childcare assistance - Student loan forbearance on qualified federal loans - Professional development and training opportunities
Member Qualifications: - Members must be at least 20 years of age - Have completed at least one year of college coursework - Work/volunteer/intern experience with homeless and/or social services preferred - Members must be able to establish and maintain professional boundaries as well as feel comfortable working with families, children, adolescents, and single adults in issue areas of shelter and housing, mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, general health, education, and refugee services. **Members will be required to pass a National Criminal Background Check before beginning service.
Our Partners: Any Baby Can, Caritas of Austin, Casa Marianella, Family Eldercare, Foundation Communities, Foundation for the Homeless, Goodwill Industries of Central Texas, LifeWorks, SafePlace, and Trinity Center.
How to Apply: Submit a resume to keepaustinhoused@frontsteps.org.
For more information about KAH: http://www.frontsteps.org/what-we-do/keep-austin-housed
Front Steps Keep Austin Housed is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, citizenship status, or sexual orientation.
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About Keep Austin Housed AmeriCorps Program
Location:
500 E. 7th St., Austin, TX 78701, US
Mission Statement
To effect positive change in the lives of children, youth, and adults who are at-risk of experiencing, currently experiencing, or have formerly experienced homelessness. The Keep Austin Housed project promotes personal stability by providing AmeriCorps Members and community volunteers meaningful service activities to assist those accessing services to achieve their highest potential.
Description
Keep Austin Housed, an AmeriCorps project of Front Steps, provides intensive mentoring and case management services to Austin area adults, families and youth experiencing homelessness, at-risk of becoming homeless, and who are formerly homeless. The project partners with local social service agencies to augment existing service delivery systems, providing service sites for AmeriCorps members to carry out their term of service. Members will be serving in issue areas of shelter and housing, mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, general health, education, basic needs, and refugee services. In addition to members being engaged in direct service delivery, they will be involved in community service projects, Member Council activities, project enhancement efforts, and regular reflection and training opportunities.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
500 E. 7th St.Austin, TX 78701
DATE POSTED
January 11, 2019
SKILLS
- Elder care
- Crisis Intervention
- Case Work / Management
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Youth Services
- Social Work
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 20
- 11 month term
- Some college experience