AmeriCorps Program Director

AmeriCorps the agency is a national service organization committed to addressing community needs. The agency provides grants to AmeriCorps programs to recruit members to serve a term of service for a specified number of hours. Upon successful completion of the member’s term of service, members receive an education award to pay for qualified future education expenses or qualified student loans. (Members who are 55 or older at the time of their enrollment may transfer their education award to a child, grandchild, or foster child.)

AmeriCorps Youth Launch is an education-based program providing high quality youth development for youth in 6 counties in south central Iowa. Members serve in Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Ringgold, Union and Wayne counties. Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets provide an evidence-based framework to guide the youth development activities and programs.

Position Summary and Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Summary: The AmeriCorps Youth Launch Program Director is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the AmeriCorps Youth Launch grant. Program implementation includes recruitment, tracking expenditures, managing members, as well as reporting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Director will:

• Be responsible for the daily overall development and implementation of the AmeriCorps Youth Launch program, including program management, budget, creation of required reports in Iowa Grants, and program evaluation.
• Ensure program is meeting federal and state compliance requirements
• Create and update program forms and procedural manuals to guide daily program operations
• Ensure collection of performance measure data, analyze and report
• Recruit, train and support AmeriCorps sites and supervisors
• Lead and provide oversight to Host Sites in the recruitment and selection of AmeriCorps members
• Lead AmeriCorps member training classes and provide support to ensure member retention
• Ensure ALL required National Service Criminal History Check (NSCHC) background checks are completed, signed and filed in each member/staff file
• Responsible for filing the necessary documents in Oracle for the hiring of staff/members
• Ensure all forms are collected and placed in member files
• Ensure members do not engage in prohibited activities
• Network with community agencies and youth organizations throughout our region
• Travel and network within the six southern Iowa counties of Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Ringgold, Union and Wayne
• Attend all required state and national trainings and conferences

Qualifications:

BA preferred with a strong background in youth development or equivalent combination of education and experience. Strong written and oral communication skills and computer competencies in Microsoft. Driver’s license and good driving record required with willingness to travel. A strong candidate for the position will have the ability to

• Work closely with many different constituents
• Develop excellent relations with community organizations
Work independently

Key Competencies:

Communication, oral and written

Interpersonal relations

Organized

Project Management

Relationship building

Self-motivated

Time-management