School-Age AmeriCorps Member - Summer 2025

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY

The Y’s True North AmeriCorps (TNAC) program is dedicated to enhancing long term education equity outcomes by increasing K-8th grade students’ social emotional learning (SEL) skills. TNAC members facilitate daily interventions including positive relationship building, academic enrichment, and individualized SEL skill building with identified students at their site. By engaging positive adults as mentors to provide interventions for youth with unmet needs, the program will improve participants' social and emotional skills, attitude towards learning, and resiliency; ultimately increasing their likelihood to graduate high school on time. This is an AmeriCorps member position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates and delivers social emotional learning activities, lessons, and interventions in small groups or one-on-one using evidence-based resources

• Facilitates social emotional learning “teachable moments” in response to minor emotional regulation needs, relationship repairs, or other SEL challenges 

• Regularly tracks caseload attendance and progress on SEL competencies (summer only members do not have an identified caseload but will still track SEL interventions)

• Completes observational surveys and other data collection with fidelity, reviews results with site supervisors to develop and implement intervention plans and goals (summer only members do not complete observational surveys)

• Follows procedures to maintain accurate and timely AmeriCorps-specific data entry 

• Assists site staff with planned enrichment programming in ways that do not duplicate or displace staff or volunteer duties 

• Builds positive developmentally appropriate relationships with youth at site

• Maintains safe and respectful environment for students

• Fosters an inclusive environment appreciative of differences. Meaningfully participates in and leads efforts to support the Y’s commitment to equity and diversity

• Develops and implements a project to engage youth in service learning and leadership, documenting impact including volunteers engaged 

• Communicates regularly and effectively with True North staff, Site Supervisor, and other site personnel via phone, email, online systems, and verbal interactions

• Participates in all required True North AmeriCorps meetings and trainings 

• Serves as an ambassador of the program by submitting Great Stories and participating in outreach activities

BENEFITS

● Monthly Living Allowance up to about $2,200 pre-tax dependent on position size

● Education Award up to $7,395 (Full year) or $1,956.35 (Summer) at end of service term dependent on position size

● Student Loan Forbearance and Interest Repayment

● Free Family YMCA Membership

● Free and subsidized YMCA National Trainings

● Free Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (full time only)

● Child Care Assistance (full time only)

● Ongoing Professional Career Development

AMERICORPS ELIGIBILITY 

• 18 years or older at start of service term

• High school graduate with diploma or GED

• U.S. citizen, U.S. National, or Lawful Permanent Resident Alien of the United States

• Complete and successfully pass the National Criminal History Check

• Served no more than 3 AmeriCorps terms previously

• Committed to completing the entire term of service 

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Experience volunteering or working with youth

• Professionalism in a variety of settings including schools and afterschool programs

• Computer skills including effective use of email, word processing skills, information entry into spreadsheets, and the ability to learn new technology systems

• Strong written and oral communication skills effective with people from different backgrounds, cultures, and walks of life

• Effectively manage a variety of tasks, deadlines, priorities, and people 

• Commitment to supporting principles of equal opportunity 

• Basic CPR/AED and First Aid for adults, children, and infants. Training will be provided and paid for by the program upon start. Must be obtained within 60 days

Preferred

• Training or education in education, social work, human services, recreation, mental health, trauma-informed care, healing-centered care, social emotional learning

• Demonstrates strong self-awareness and emotional maturity 

• Accepts and celebrates cultural differences

TYPICAL SERVICE ENVIRONMENT 

• Noisy with many youth demanding attention in a classroom or large program space

• May include a combination of inside computer/planning work in a shared office or cubicle and outside program facilitation in all weather conditions

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Visual and auditory ability to observe and respond to participant behavior, enforce safety regulations, and apply appropriate behavior-management techniques.

• Physical ability to respond to situations requiring first aid. Must be able to assist youth in an emergency including lifting up to 50 pounds (fire, evacuation, illness, or injury). Possess strength and endurance to maintain constant supervision of youth.

• Ability to drive and be insured for driving a YMCA or Site vehicle dependent on site.

NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Qualified individuals with disabilities and those from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. The Y provides equal opportunities to all applicants for AmeriCorps service without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression/ sex, marital or parental status, military status, political affiliation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, reprisal, pregnancy, submission of a complaint. In addition to federal law requirements, the Y complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination. Reasonable accommodations provided upon request for interviews and service activities.