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Bethany Christian Services - School Program Coordinator
 
 
 
Bethany Christian Services Unaccompanied Alien Children’s (UAC) Transitional Assessment Center (TAC) will provide short term (30-90 days) residential services to newly arriving male unaccompanied minors ages 14-17. All youth who enter this program have recently crossed the border into the United States (primarily from Central America) and have been placed in Federal Custody while they seek reunification with sponsors. Populations served have experienced trauma and are limited in their knowledge of U.S. culture and the English language. 95% of the youth will be reunified with sponsors who live in the United States and 5% may be referred to Long Term Foster Care at Bethany’s Unaccompanied Minors Program. Due to the short term nature of this program, all the youth will be provided with on-site schooling which includes a comprehensive educational assessment. Along with daily education services, all youth will be provided with weekly individual therapy and twice a week group therapy in order to prepare them for reunifying with family and working through past trauma.
 
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Member Duties : The AmeriCorps VISTA member will work with Transitional Center staff to develop educational partners in the community and to develop additional resources needed for Bethany's on-site educational program. Specifically, developing tutoring program resources to aid students. The youth are all a part of the unaccompanied minors program and speak little to no english, therefore it would be beneficial if member possessed adequate to good spanish speaking abilities. The member will focus on developing educational partnerships, program curriculum, and volunteer/tutor recruitment to make sure the Transitional Center has the educational resources and volunteers/tutors it needs to meet the needs of the youth served.
 
Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Training ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Health Coverage* ,  Living Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
None
 
Service Areas :
Homelessness ,  Children/Youth ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Education . 
 
Skills :
Counseling ,  Youth Development ,  Community Organization ,  Education ,  Teaching/Tutoring ,  Public Speaking ,  Communications . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Bethany Christian Services - School Program Coordinator
Program Start/End Date
02/10/2015  -   02/13/2016
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations MICHIGAN  
Languages
Spanish
Accepting Applications
From  11/05/2014  To  12/19/2014 
Contact Rhonda Fitzsimmons
901 Eastern Ave NE
Grand Rapids   MI   49503
(616)224-7523
rfitzsimmons@bethany.org
www.bethany.org
Listing ID 48196

       

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