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Kansas City Mayor's Office 3rd Grade Reading Initiative
 
 
 
The purpose of the VISTA volunteer assignment is to sustain and grow the established system for recruiting and training Turn the Page KC “Reading Buddies” and other community volunteers. VISTAs will match “Reading Buddies” by working with teachers and school staff to identify at-risk and struggling readers in kindergarten through third grades. VISTAs will be responsible for planning events, such as book drives, “Read and Feed” parent engagement nights, and coordinating with Turn the Page KC partners including the Kansas City Public Library System, Local Investment Commission, Mid-Continent Public Libraries, and others to provide literacy activities and events. The main focus of each VISTA, regardless of district or geographic assignment, is to connect the community to literacy resources and to promote a culture of literacy within each school community so that all students can learn to love reading and achieve reading proficiency by the time they leave third grade. Qualifications: excellent written and verbal skills; possess computer skills and information management skills; possess the ability to work independently and stay on task and also as a part of a team; must be able to travel to multiple work sites each week; must be able willing to work with other VISTA volunteers to coordinate schedules and transportation as needed; previous volunteer management experience is a plus; previous experience working in a school environment either as a volunteer or as staff is a plus; any bi-lingual applicants are encouraged to apply. Bachelor’s degree required. Corresponding job experience after post secondary experience or during. Degrees or work experience in education, non-profit leadership, public service, are strong considerations.
 
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This listing is currently not accepting applications.



Member Duties : Member Duties: maintain the current volunteer recruitment and retention plan within the existing framework of each school district and lend capacity to current staff; maintain and expand the transition of volunteers to summer programs work with counselors, school site staff, and teachers to identify students most at-risk for literacy interventions and summer program enrollment plan enrollment events with summer programming providers maintain volunteer appreciation and recognition systems; increase utilization of Volunteer Mark for marketing and recruiting and grow database of current and former volunteers; plan literacy events and parent engagement nights at the school site level, and increase the number of parents engaged in the events and the number of partners who contribute to the event programming; attend monthly Turn the Page KC Board of Directors meetings as well as monthly work group meetings for summer learning, attendance, and kindergarten readiness.
 
Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Living Allowance ,  Health Coverage* ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Stipend ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Training . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Prohibits paid work outside of the sponsoring agency at any time . 
 
Service Areas :
Community Outreach ,  Children/Youth ,  Education . 
 
Skills :
Writing/Editing ,  Team Work ,  Recruitment ,  Education ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Leadership ,  Youth Development ,  Communications ,  Community Organization ,  Teaching/Tutoring . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Kansas City Mayor's Office 3rd Grade Reading Initiative
Program Start/End Date
08/11/2014  -   08/14/2015
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations MISSOURI  
Accepting Applications
From  05/14/2014  To  06/27/2014 
Contact Mike English
414 E 12th St
Kansas City   MO   64106
816-410-8382
menglish@turnthepagekc.org
www.turnthepagekc.org
Listing ID 55772

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