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IL Safe Schools Alliance Professional Development VISTA
 
 
 
Based in Chicago, Illinois Safe Schools Alliance (the Alliance) is a program of Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago (PHIMC). The Alliance’s mission is to promote safety, support, and healthy development for LGBTQ+ youth in Illinois schools and communities, through advocacy, education, youth organizing, and research. The Alliance has nearly 15 years of experience working with young people, community organizations, schools and districts, and state agencies towards the goal of fostering safer school spaces for LGBTQ+ youth. Through each of its programmatic areas – youth leadership and organizing, policy and advocacy, and professional development – the Alliance approaches its work as transformational rather than transactional and its programming is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and rooted in equity. The Professional Development (PD) VISTA will work alongside a cohort of VISTAs to support the Alliance program and the Safe Schools Consortia Project (Consortia). The goal of the Consortia is to create regional networks of education leaders who are committed to ensuring their school district(s) are safe and affirming environments for youth who hold LGBTQ+ identities. This project increases the Alliance’s capacity to advance it’s mission statewide and builds on peer-learning principles to empower school leadership to become regional experts in the Safe Schools Movement. The PD VISTA will support the management of PD workshops, the development of new workshops and improvement of existing workshops, and specific tools and resources for the Consortia project. The Alliance seeks Professional Development VISTA applicants who are aligned with the program mission, thrive in team-based environments, demonstrate initiative and strong organizational skills, and have a solutions-oriented mindset. Special skills may include curriculum development, some facilitation and/or teaching experience, research and quality improvement, and strong writing skills.
 
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Member Duties : The Alliance offers professional development workshops to youth and adults within school systems to ensure all youth spaces remain places where all young people can thrive as learners because their identities are not merely supported, but affirmed and celebrated. These sessions offer best practices for educators, student support staff, and other youth-facing adults in creating spaces within their school communities that model positive social norms and hold an increased sense of physical and psychological safety for LGBTQ+ students. The Professional Development VISTA will support the Alliance’s PD work and helping to pilot and implement the Safe Schools Consortia Project. Specifically, they will be supporting the development and implementation of a Training of Trainers (TOT) model, strengthening the Alliance’s adult education offerings and ways to measure impact, creating promotional and supplemental materials to support the TOT model, and supporting the creation of new workshops.
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Health Coverage* ,  Living Allowance ,  Training ,  Relocation Allowance ,  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 :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Community Outreach ,  Children/Youth . 
 
Skills :
Writing/Editing ,  General Skills ,  Public Speaking ,  Community Organization ,  Education ,  Team Work ,  Teaching/Tutoring . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
IL Safe Schools Alliance Professional Development VISTA
Program Start/End Date
12/05/2022  -   12/04/2023
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations ILLINOIS   Chicago  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  03/08/2022  To  10/28/2022 
Contact Meghana Menon
180 N Michigan Ave
Chicago   IL   60601
3126292988
meghana.menon@phimc.org
phimc.org/initiatives/
Listing ID 110531

       

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