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PHENND Fellows - Immigrant Education Liaison

Since its founding, NSC has expanded and transformed to meet the changing and increasingly complex needs of immigrants and refugees. Despite programmatic and structural changes over the years, NSC’s dedication to serving all immigrants and refugees and its philosophy of providing comprehensive services in one location have remained steadfast. For more than a century, NSC has been a critical part of the Philadelphia community. Today, NSC serves 5,000 immigrants and refugees each year from over 100 countries around the world. NSC has never wavered from our founding commitment to assist all newcomers with building a solid foundation for a self-sustaining and dignified future. The PHENND Fellow at NSC will address the impact of poverty by supporting low-income immigrants to actively engage in their children’s education. This project will work to break families free from poverty by providing newcomer parents and students with the information, support and connections they need to succeed. The VISTA will develop an education system orientation, recruit volunteers to support families and develop relationships with local education support systems. As a result of the VISTA’s efforts, newcomer families will have the information, support and connections they need to actively engage with their children’s education.

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Member Duties : The Immigrant Education Liaison will engage in three activities to advance newcomer education: 1 Needs/Best Practices: conduct research and outreach related to best practices for orienting newcomers to the education system, 2 Collaboration/Relationship Building: connect and collaborate with education programs, the School District and the community college to identify existing orientation and adult education resources. 3 Volunteer Recruitment – recruit and train volunteers to provide newcomer education orientation. The Immigrant Education Liaison implements orientation programming to newcomer children and parents on how to navigate the US school system. Additionally, the VISTA is the agency’s key ambassador to local resources in order to cultivate relationships to support newcomer families. Finally, they will conduct outreach to recruit volunteers to support program activities. The member will serve as a key member of NSC’s team participating in team and agency meetings and activities.

Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Health Coverage* , SEPTA Monthly Transportation Pass , Living Allowance , Education award upon successful completion of service , Training , Stipend , Relocation Allowance .


*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 , Community and Economic Development , Education , Children/Youth .

Skills : General Skills , Social Services , Education , Public Speaking , Conflict Resolution , Team Work , Communications , Community Organization , Leadership , Non-Profit Management .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
PHENND Fellows - Immigrant Education Liaison

Program Start/End Date
07/31/2023 - 07/29/2024

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
Some college

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City

Accepting Applications
From 03/15/2023 To 07/17/2023

Contact	Roslynn Blount
3440 Market St
Philadelphia PA 19104
2155732379
roslynnb@phennd.org
www.phennd.org

Listing ID	118378


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