The Massachusetts Promise Fellow LC Success Fellow at Youth Enrichment Services (YES) will be working with 9th & 10th grade students in the Leadership Corps program. The Fellow will support youth by facilitating workshops, volunteer projects, and activities focused on leadership, social emotional development and academic engagement. The LC Success Coordinator will have a unique opportunity to use YES offered outdoor programming to reinforce lessons learned in workshops.
Responsibilities:
- Youth Program Facilitation: lead and support inclusive and equitable youth programming for youth from diverse backgrounds; build positive, safe environments and relationships with youth
- Youth Mentorship: provide youth with one-on-one support, facilitate goal setting, benchmarks, support transition from YES program participant to youth leader and from middle school to high school student.
- Outdoor Opportunity Lead: lead Outdoor Adventure and Operation SnowSports programs where Leadership Corps teens serve as volunteers, co-facilitate and coach youth during YES offered outdoor weekday or weekend programming and training experiences
- Time & Project Management: prioritize tasks, manage time, and meet deadlines while remaining flexible in a fast-paced work environment
- Communication & Collaboration: communicate effectively and appropriately, collaborate in a professional setting
- MPF Commitment: complete MPF data and evaluation requirements, travel at least once per month for Fellowship meetings, retreats, and training throughout the Commonwealth, and make a full-time, 10.5 month commitment
Supervisor Name: Mollie Sullivan Supervisor Email: msullivan@yeskids.org
Benefits For an 10.5 month full-time commitment (minimum of 1,700 hours of AmeriCorps service), Fellows receive: A taxable living allowance of up to $27,000/year ♦ Loan forbearance and $7,395 Segal education award that can be used on past or future educational expenses ♦ Training and professional development ♦ FREE courses at Northeastern University in the College of Professional Studies & discounted courses upon successfully completing the service year ♦ Travel reimbursement for 15+ miles for Fellow monthly meetings ♦ Career coaching and support ♦ Medical & Dental benefits
Learn more about LC Success Fellow responsibilities and qualifications here!