Community Schools Positions
Tucson
1700 hour (40 hours/week)
- Serve as an AmeriCorps State School Coordinator to coordinate services that improve graduation rates and connect students to post-graduate opportunities
- Serve with Palo Verde Family Resource Center to find alternatives to the school-to-prison pipeline and support students' education by working with the broader community
- Serve with the University of Arizona Office of Early Academic Outreach to bolster the Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) program
900 hour (20-25 hours/week)
- Serve as a Resource Navigator collaborating with schools and partner organizations to connect students to vital community services
- Serve with United Way as a specialist in enrollment, intake, and referrals to increase student and family access to programs and services they deserve
- Serve as the Pima Community College Liaison and Career and College Readiness Specialist to develop relationships with students and families that increase college access
300 hour (5-10 hours/week)
- Stay tuned!
300 hour Summer (25 hours/week)
- Check back next year!
AmeriCorps State Positions
Prescott
1700 hour (40 hours/week)
900 hour (20 hours/week)
- Serve with West Yavapai Guidance Clinic through data entry and volunteer supports for the Senior Peer Program
- Serve with the Launch Pad Teen Center by coordinating tutoring services for teens
300 hour (5-10 hours/week)
- Serve with Boys to Men Mentoring Network to provide high quality group mentoring for teenage boys
- Serve with the Launch Pad Teen Center to facilitate after school tutoring and clubs for teens
Tucson
1700 hour (40 hours/week)
- Serve with the International Rescue Committee to coordinate and advocate medical support for refugees
- Serve with United Way to improve volunteer efforts to increase tax and financial literacy support for low-income families
- Serve with the UA's Department of Family & Community Medicine to coordinate care and outreach in underserved areas
- Serve with Higher Ground as an Academic Coordinator to enrich learning experiences for youth in need
- Serve as Data Management Specialist to improve data tracking to maximize Higher Ground's efforts to support and empower youth
- Serve with Higher Ground to improve program outreach and after-school S.T.E.A.M. education for youth
900 hour (20 hours/week)
- Serve with Changemaker High School to develop skill training and engage students in leadership, culture, and sustainability
- Serve with the Community Food Bank at Las Milpitas Farm to promote environmental stewardship and food justice
- Serve with Chicanos Por La Causa to mentor students and build a community engagement student leadership program
- Serve with Higher Ground as a Child and Family Advocate to coach and mentor youth in need
- Serve with the International Rescue Committee to connect new refugees with community resources and housing opportunities
- Serve with the International Rescue Committee to guarantee extra support to refugees by increasing volunteer engagement and outreach
- Serve with the International Rescue Committee to help refugees navigate community resources and events
- Serve with Literacy Connects as a English Language Tutor & Volunteer Support Assistant to help program efforts to increase literacy for youth, immigrants and refugees
- Serve with Metropolitan Education Commission as a College Coach Team Leader to inspire and help high school students prepare for college
- Serve with Pima County Public Library as a mentor to help teens graduate and connect them to career and academic opportunities
- Serve with Pima County Public Library as an Early Literacy and Kindergarten Readiness Specialist to develop an early literacy curriculum for youth at county libraries
- Serve with Paulo Freire Freedom School to coach students in math and help plan engaging math lessons
- Serve with City High School to address food insecurity by teaching youth and adults urban gardening and healthy eating
- Serve with Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona to engage low-income youth by teaching them job-readiness skills in order to increase their economic security
- Serve as a Youth Academic Specialist at Goodwill Industries of Southern AZ to support and expand academic futures of youth
- Serve with Lutheran Social Services to help refugee youth be more successful by connecting them to valuable resources
450 hour (15-20 hours/week)
300 hour (5-10 hours/week)
- Serve with Higher Ground as homework mentor and role model for youth in need
- Serve with Make Way for Books to help children enter school ready to read and succeed through outreach and program enhancement
- Serve with the Pima County Public Library to develop and promote technology focused curriculum for teens
300 hour (Education Award only 5-10 hours/week)
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- Serve with Changemaker High School to support student engagement and success through event organizing and program development
- Serve as Math Tutor at Changemaker High School to help students improve their math skills
- Serve as a Reading Tutor at Changemaker High School to engage students in reading and language arts
- Serve with Fred G Acosta Job Corps Center to engage students and community members to gain academic skills and success
- Serve as an After School Program Literacy Coordinator to tutor and assist students in activities that increase literacy
- Serve as an English Language Tutor and Program Assistant to help migrant and refugee adults improve their language skills
- Serve with Literacy Connects to coach youth to gain reading proficiency in the Reading Seed Program
- Serve with Lutheran Social Services to increase teen refugees' agency and knowledge of community resources
- Serve with Lutheran Social Services to improve networking and resource access for refugee youth
