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QT: Community Youth Concepts Mentor Advantage Program
 
 
 
This is a quarter time position (450 hours). The AmeriCorps Mentoring member with Community Youth Concepts (CYC) will work with the Mentor Advantage Program, a CYC career-based mentoring program, and will work to coordinate joint marketing efforts among seven certified mentoring programs in Polk County that are part of the Be A Mentor mentor recruitment campaign. This position is part of a larger network of AmeriCorps members. The Iowa Department of Public Health AmeriCorps Mentoring Program is a new statewide initiative through the Division of Behavioral Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse. This program focuses on building capacity and sustainability in youth-serving mentoring programs and enhancing impact related to substance abuse prevention. Members will be placed at mentoring programs statewide to help strengthen the areas of building community partnerships, mentor/mentee recruitment, mentor/mentee or parent training, curriculum development, and sustainability planning.
 
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Member Duties : Recruit and support youth to participate in mentoring programs through marketing efforts aimed at providers and schools. Recruit at least five new mentors for the CYC mentoring program and at least twenty new mentors for the Be A Mentor marketing initiative. Assist in the development of a sustainability plan to ensure the long-term growth and development of the CYC mentoring program and the Be A Mentor marketing initiative. Work with local experts to present at least three trainings on substance abuse prevention and reach a minimum of sixteen individuals through those three trainings. Distribute and collect releases for student participation; maintain and uphold student confidentiality practices and policies. Accurately and professionally discuss with community partners and volunteers the objectives of AmeriCorps, the Be A Mentor marketing initiative, and the CYC Mentor Advantage Program.
 
Program Benefits : Stipend ,  Training ,  Education award upon successful completion of service . 
 
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Car recommended ,  Uniforms provided and required ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Children/Youth ,  Health ,  Community Outreach ,  Education . 
 
Skills :
Education ,  Youth Development ,  Recruitment ,  Teaching/Tutoring ,  General Skills ,  Team Work ,  Writing/Editing ,  Communications ,  Public Speaking . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National
Program
QT: Community Youth Concepts Mentor Advantage Program
Program Start/End Date
05/27/2016  -   11/29/2016
Work Schedule Part Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  20    Maximum:  99
Program Locations IOWA  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  05/27/2016  To  11/30/2016 
Contact Stephanie Fholer
1446 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy
Des Moines   IA   50314
5152434292
stephanie@cyconcepts.org
www.cyconcepts.org
Listing ID 68117

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