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Improving Access to Healthcare for Youth with Epilepsy
 
 
 
As New England’s largest safety net hospital, Boston Medical Center (BMC) serves a primarily medically under-served population experiencing high health disparities. The Telehealth Epilepsy Care Collaborative at BMC works to understand, prevent and creatively disrupt barriers to medical care for over 2,500 children and youth with a seizure disorder in Eastern Massachusetts. Along with our team of clinicians, researchers, patient advocates and other AmeriCorps service members, this VISTA will work to expand the capacity and sustainability of our youth mentorship program, which provides support networks and health education for teens with epilepsy.This VISTA will also help build long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with partner mentoring organizations within the BU School of Medicine, the Rhodes Lab Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring, and the Epilepsy Foundation of New England (EFNE). This position is ideal for a candidate who has a passion for improving health care for low-income communities, clinical care, social work, community education, working with children and youth, and/or neuroscience. The VISTA volunteer should be highly motivated, collaborative, proactive, and organized, with excellent interpersonal skills and a desire to work with a wide range of social, racial, and ethnic populations.
 
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Member Duties : The VISTA member will build the capacity of our mentoring program for youth with epilepsy, Transition Together, to sustainably operate under community volunteer leadership. For young people with chronic conditions, supportive connections during late adolescence contribute significantly to positive self-concept and healthy choices later in life. Our program connects volunteer mentors with mentees looking to develop a larger support network, improve self-esteem, practice self-care skills and learn executive functioning “life hacks” tailored for their unique goals. Key objectives for this position will include:1) improving recruitment and training materials for mentee and mentors, 2) building awareness of healthcare transition issues with medical providers at Boston Medical Center; 3) organizing social and skill-building opportunities for mentees 4) developing workflow management systems and leadership training to ensure project sustainability in the volunteer leadership team.
 
Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance ,  Living Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Training ,  Health Coverage* ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
None
 
Service Areas :
Health ,  Education ,  Children/Youth . 
 
Skills :
Medicine ,  Public Speaking ,  Social Services ,  Youth Development ,  Community Organization ,  Leadership ,  Computers/Technology ,  Teaching/Tutoring ,  Education ,  Recruitment ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Public Health . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Improving Access to Healthcare for Youth with Epilepsy
Program Start/End Date
08/01/2020  -   07/31/2021
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations MASSACHUSETTS   Boston  
Accepting Applications
From  07/07/2020  To  09/01/2020 
Contact Madeline Niemann
725 Albany St
Boston   MA   02118
8168307503
madeline.niemann@bmc.org
Listing ID 97743

       

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