Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers AmeriCorp - Columbus, GA
Duties :
GoodwillSR AmeriCorps members will assist in the recruitment and outreach strategies to our target audience to increase client engagement within Mission Services offerings with the ultimate goal of helping individuals achieve gainful employment. AmeriCorps members may use several methods of communication to reach clients: outreach calls, texts, social media, and other forms of communication. AmeriCorps members will log all data into the assigned case management system. AmeriCorps members will recruit volunteers for GoodwillSR programs such as the Voluntary Income Tax Assistance Program. AmeriCorps members will participate in multiple training programs to gain skills and knowledge.
Program Benefits:
- Bi-weekly stipend
- Free medical insurance
- Child care assistance
- Preferred hiring status on military bases after completion of the program
- Student loans can be deferred while in the program
- $7,000 educational scholarship after completion of service (Award can be used to further education at your choice of school, pay off student loans .
Schedule:
Monday – Friday (8:30 – 5:00) with Holidays and time off allowed, must complete 1700 hours in 11 months
Service Areas:
Community and Economic Development
Skills:
Team Work and Communication Skills
Service Description:
AmeriCorps members will help increase community awareness of the programs that GoodwillSR offers and support Mission services activities, Monday through Friday, 4o hours a week. The members will implement several service methods of outreach that include phone calls, emails, text messaging, social media campaigns, geo-marketing/geo-tracking, and special events. Outreach includes but n limited to re-engaging clients that have not visited the center for 31 days or more, inviting clients to job fairs and special events, informing clients about services such as classes, free tax prep, Veterans Services, certification training, etc. Outreach includes our rural population through the methods mentioned above to promote virtual services and opportunities provided by GoodwillSR. Outreach by the AmeriCorps members will increase the number of clients we have re-engaging with center activities with the goal of helping the client attain sustainable employment.
Other:
AmeriCorps is a national service program for the Corporation of National and Community Services. The service position of an AmeriCorps member is a full-time (40 hour a week) 11-month state AmeriCorps grant opportunity in partnership with Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers (GoodwillSR). AmeriCorps members are required to complete 1,700 service hours in 11 months. This grant may be extended for additional years if state funding is approved. This service position does not equate to direct employment with GoodwillSR.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Pay: $2,200.00 per month
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
