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Jamestown Community Center - Parent Organizing VISTA
 
 
 
The Mission of the Jamestown Community Center is to leverage the resources of families, neighbors and community to help young people realize their full potential. For over 40 years, Jamestown has been providing safe spaces and high quality educational opportunities for low income youth. Parent leadership development and organizing is an important component of building a community where youth can thrive. This Parent Organizing VISTA position will work at Buena Vista Horace Mann k-8 school. BVHM is a Spanish Immersion school, where 75% of the student population is eligible for the federal free or reduced lunch program. The parent organizing project will identify parent leaders, conduct one on one sessions to identify issues, skills, and a framework for engagement. Parents will be led through a leadership development curriculum, and create a workplan for engagement with school decision making bodies: the parent teacher association and the school site council. Parents will identify specific issues of involvement and engagement that will lead to more equitable programs and services, more inclusive involvement by all parents, and greater participation and inclusion. The parent organizing project will work closely with the school administration and established parent leadership structures to create a workplan to increase participation of underrepresented parents, create inclusive and friendly meeting formats and practices (provide food, translation, childcare), and support and celebrate milestones and results achieved in the workplan.
 
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Member Duties : AmeriCorps members will work with staff and school administration to identify parent leaders, conduct one on one interviews, identify leadership skills, coordinate training, coordinate and track parent volunteer hours, communicate with school parent volunteers in the PTA and School Site Council, support the leadership activities of new parent leaders, help debrief after meetings, provide guidance, support, and assistance to parent leaders in their quest to reach equity and access to educational opportunities for all youth.
 
Program Benefits : MUNI fast pass ,  Health Coverage* ,  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 working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Community Outreach ,  Education . 
 
Skills :
Communications ,  Community Organization ,  Recruitment ,  Leadership ,  Public Speaking . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Jamestown Community Center - Parent Organizing VISTA
Program Start/End Date
07/11/2017  -   07/10/2018
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations CALIFORNIA   San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose  
Languages
Spanish
Accepting Applications
From  04/03/2017  To  06/09/2017 
Contact Myrna Melgar
3382 26th St
San Francisco   CA   94110
4156474709x112
myrna@jamestownsf.org
www.jamestownsf.org
Listing ID 71382

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