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Healthy Learners Fall 2024

Healthy Learners (HL) was founded in Columbia, South Carolina in 1992 as the first health ministry of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine through Providence Hospital, when concerned community leaders realized that there were children in the community who suffered from unaddressed vision issues that were affecting their ability to succeed in school. Staff and supporters soon realized that there were far too many children in South Carolina who needed not only vision care, but other health care services that directly impacted success in school. So, HL stepped up to meet those needs, expanding its services and geographic reach over the past 32 years. Today, Healthy Learners partners with 230+ schools in 20 School Districts and more than 200 local health care providers throughout South Carolina to provide children who are in need and without resources with essential health care services, including preventative ones. Healthy Learners is on a mission to transform the futures of children in poverty in South Carolina. Research has proven that education is the key for children to go further in life, empowering them to obtain higher-wage jobs, make positive life choices, and learn to invest in their future communities to make them stronger, healthier, and vibrant. For many children in poverty, their educational success is at risk because of fixable health care challenges that have not been addressed – known as health barriers to learning. Healthy Learners was created to address these challenges head on and serve as the catalyst to ensure every child receives the health care they need to thrive in school.

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Member Duties : The AmeriCorps Student Services Coordinator will assist the Healthy Learners staff with vision, hearing and dental screenings, data entry of screening results and other administrative tasks to follow up with failed screening results. They may serve as a primary person for safely transporting children to provider appointments as well as for delivery of glasses, medications and other resources in a timely and responsible manner. The member will also appropriately document care coordination activities which include student medical appointments and follow up care as specified by the provider along with Healthy Learners intervention and plan.

Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , Health Coverage , Training , Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible , Stipend .

Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas :
Health .

Skills :
Social Services , First Aid , Public Health , Community Organization , Leadership , Youth Development , Non-Profit Management , Education .

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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National

Program
Healthy Learners Fall 2024

Program Start/End Date
08/05/2024 - 07/31/2025

Work Schedule	Part Time

Education level
High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	SOUTH CAROLINA

Accepting Applications
From 04/03/2024 To 04/27/2025

Contact	Amy Splittgerber
2711 Middleburg Dr
Columbia SC 29204
8036050484
asplittgerber@healthylearners.com
www.healthylearners.com

Listing ID	122616


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