AmeriCorps Position - Financial Empowerment Program Assistant

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Recruiting Organization: El Centro de la Raza

[NOTE: This is a full-time, year-long AmeriCorps position for 2022-2023. Benefits of an AmeriCorps position include: A monthly stipend to cover living expenses; an education award of up to $6,495 that can be used for future schooling or to pay off existing qualified student loan debt; basic health insurance; workers compensation coverage; and more. Find more information about what an AmeriCorps position can offer you at: https://washingtonservicecorps.org/become-a-member/]

As an organization grounded in the Latino community of Washington State, it is the mission of El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races) build the Beloved Community through unifying all racial and economic sectors; to organize, empower, and defend the basic human rights of our most vulnerable and marginalized populations; and to bring critical consciousness, justice, dignity, and equity to all the peoples of the world.

The Financial Empowerment Program provides low-to moderate-income individuals with group workshops, one-on-one financial skills counseling, and enrollment assistance in lending circles, to increase their knowledge of banking, savings, establishing credit and increasing household financial stability. builds individual and household capacity to improve credit, reduce debt, and increase savings. The Financial Empowerment Program Assistant will engage with students and program staff to support student success in increasing overall financial literacy and improving financial security.

The financial Empowerment Program Assistant will assist in intake assessments, preparing lesson plans, coordinating program activities, support staff in conducting 1:1 financial counseling sessions, providing technical assistance in creating budgets, enrolling in lending circles, and monitoring savings goals. Participant data collection and program data analysis using Salesforce database, assist with donor and organizational reporting materials.

This position requires fluency in English and Spanish, both written and oral.

Stipend ProvidedFalse

Training ProvidedFalse

Housing AvailableFalse

Language/Cultral Support AvailableFalse

Wheelchair Accessible

Fee RequiredFalse

Fee Amount: None

This opportunity is recurring