AmeriCorps Instructional Support Team

Description

AmeriCorps members assist students one-on-one and in small groups; assisting with before school, during school, after school, weekend and summer programs; recruiting volunteers; attending faculty meeting, board meetings and attending weekly AmeriCorps member meetings and any state-wide events. AmeriCorps members receive a living allowance (instead of a wage), which is distributed to the member in equal payments, on the last day of each month. Full-time members complete at least 1,710 service hours during a 9-12 month period and usually receive a $11,400 living allowance, health care, childcare reimbursements (if eligible), and a $4,725 education award that can be used to pay tuition or to pay back qualified student loans. Additional Qualifications: FY 2008-2009 qualifications for the AIST program under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), state that paraprofessionals (including tutors) who provide instructional support in Title I schools must have a secondary school diploma or its equivalents and must have: completed two years of study (60 credit hours) at an institution of higher education or obtained an associate's or higher degree; or met a rigorous standard of quality and be able to demonstrate the appropriate and relevant job skills through a formal State or local academic assessment. Butler County Board of Education requires applicants to pass the ACT WorkKeys Test.