AmeriCorps Member New Jersey
Company: Playworks
Location: Newark
Posted on: June 25, 2022
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Job Description:
Apply to be an AmeriCorps Playworks Member today to change the
lives of kids in your community tomorrow!
https://www.playworks.org/about/careers/americorps/
ABOUT PLAYWORKS We believe in the power of play to bring out the
best in every kid. We are changing the school climate by leveraging
the power of safe, fun, and healthy play at school every day. We
create a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be
active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. We partner
with schools, districts, and after-school programs to provide a
service or mix of services including on-site coaches, professional
training for school staff who support recess, and consultative
partnerships.
Playworks Coaches are AmeriCorps members. As an AmeriCorps member
you will join nearly 300,000 other members and over one million
alumni nationally who have committed their time and talents to
strengthen communities. Partnership organizations, like Playworks,
engage with AmeriCorps members to improve the communities they
serve.
How you'll make an impact:
* Create a safe and inclusive recess on the playground by being a
caring role model to ensure that every kid plays every day.
* Implement a youth leadership program by providing student
leadership opportunities at recess and facilitating trainings for a
cohort of students before or after school.
* Lead individual classes to build youth leadership skills, promote
cooperation, and introduce new games that kids can play on the
playground, including the rules and boundaries.
* Enlist and coach students in interscholastic/developmental sports
leagues that might include basketball, volleyball, or soccer.
* Design and implement a community event during the year that
engages students' families at the school site.
* Recruit and coordinate volunteers who will join you at recess to
strengthen school climate.
* Develop a strong school culture by influencing, motivating and
building rapport with faculty, administrators, parents, and
volunteers.
* Participate in national days of service and some weekend service
projects in the greater community.
* Flex your administrative muscles to organize program schedules,
track your hours, and collect and enter important program data.
Essential Qualifications
* Be at least 18 years of age
* US Citizenship or Permanent Resident status
* High school diploma or equivalent
* Commitment to fulfilling your entire term of service with the
ability to serve your scheduled hours consistently- this term of
service requires a minimum of 1700 hours over the remaining school
year (typically 10 months from August to June), participation in a
minimum of two (2) National Days of Service, as well as ongoing
required trainings and professional development
* Experience leading or teaching groups of children with the
ability to engage and inspire youth
* Must be an organized self-starter exhibiting good judgment with
the flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities and demands
* Experience using technology required to input program data and
communicate with other team members- we use Salesforce and Google
products
* Deep commitment to national and community service as demonstrated
through volunteerism or other service work
* Experience interacting with diverse communities and the ability
to integrate into an existing school community
* Ongoing access to reliable transportation to and from your
assigned school site
* Criminal history background checks are conducted on all
AmeriCorps members when an offer is made. Your term of service is
always contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background
check. The results of state and FBI criminal history background
checks and national sexual offender checks through the National Sex
Offender Public Registry Website (NSOPW) are considered.
* Successful completion of a Tuberculosis (TB) test and CPR and
First Aid certification upon hire
Benefits of being an AmeriCorps member at Playworks:
* A modest living stipend paid out semi-monthly, with amounts
varying by region
* Medical health insurance at no cost
* Access to Dental and Vision insurance at a low cost
* Education award that can be used for eligible student loans,
tuition, and other education related expenses after successful
completion of your service year. See more information
here-www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/alumni/segal-americorps-education-award
* Child care expense reimbursement if you qualify- see
www.americorpschildcare.com
* Enrollment as an AmeriCorps service member- see
www.americorps.gov for details
* Leadership skill development and valuable experience for a career
in education and youth development
* You'll make a lasting difference in children's lives and your
community and what's better than that?
Playworks is a hands-on, creative, playful and fun-loving place to
be, all while contributing to the success of our nation's youth. So
if you're ready to immerse yourself in the education sector, take
on a rewarding set of challenges and if you've got the skills,
experience, passion, and a team spirit, apply!
For more information about AmeriCorps service with Playworks, check
out www.playworks.org/coach
Service Environment: This position operates in a K-12 school
environment both indoors and outdoors. The position interacts with
children on playgrounds and in classrooms on a daily basis.
Typical physical and mental demands:
This position requires sufficient physical ability and mobility to
stand for extended periods at times; walk on a school site in
various weather conditions; to climb stairs at some sites; to
occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach and twist and,
dependent on assignment the employee may occasionally lift, push,
pull and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Requires a range of hearing, vision, and speech that enables the
member to exchange information, to hear and locate the source of a
sound in a noisy environment and to see effectively to monitor
student activities
Playworks provides reasonable accommodations to applicants,
members, and employees as required by law. Applicants with
disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation at any point in
the interview, service, or enrollment process.
Playworks is changing the way children experience school every day
by leveraging the power of safe and healthy play. We create a place
for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and
build valuable social and emotional skills. Our ambitions demand
that we invest in recruiting, developing and managing a team that
reflects the broad diversity of our communities.
Our core values of inclusion, respect, healthy community and
healthy play are the foundation of our organization and are infused
in all aspects of our work, including recruiting and retaining the
best talent we can.
As an equal opportunity program, Playworks encourages applications
from all individuals regardless of age, gender, race, religion,
ethnicity, sexual orientation, marital status, physical ability or
any other legally protected basis. Playworks evaluates all
candidates on a merit basis.
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