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Allegheny County - Summer - KEYS Service Corps

Are you ready for a rewarding summer position where you can feel like you're making a difference? KEYS Service Corps, AmeriCorps members are placed at a variety of community-based organizations throughout Allegheny County to help out at summer day camps with youth and serve as mentors. This means you'll be doing arts and crafts, playing ball, chaperoning field trips, and helping with a variety of other summer camp activities. We also have a youth employment component where the member would serve alongside teenagers who are learning job skills as they are working to improve their communities. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: https://keysservicecorps.alleghenycounty.us/ TERM LENGTH -- May 23, 2023 - August 13, 2023 HOURS COMMITMENT -- 450 hours (about 41 hours per week) STIPEND -- $6,000 ($1,000 every two weeks before taxes.) EDUCATION AWARD -- $1,718.25 The Education Award is received upon successful completion of the program. It can be used to pay for the costs of attending a qualified institution of higher education or to pay back qualified student loans. REQUIREMENTS -- Applicants must be at least 19 years of age, have previous experience working with children and pass a series of clearances. KEYS (Knowledge to Empower Youths to Success) Service Corps members serve at-risk Pittsburgh and Allegheny County area youth by providing safe places with structured activities, assisting with homework and classwork, implementing community service/service-learning projects, and involving community volunteers in service. Members serve full time or less than full time at one of our partnering sites while receiving training and support from KEYS staff before and during their year of service. Our members are placed with a variety of schools, after-school programs, community-based organizations, and faith-based organizations.

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Member Duties : Depending on where you are placed, you may be the only member or you may be placed on a team. You might work in a community center or you might be in a park. You might have lots of resources or you might have to use a lot of creativity and improvise activities out of what is available. If you are working with younger kids, typical activities include swimming, reading, field trips, and physical activities such as ball, jump rope, and nature walks. If you are working with older kids, you will likely be working alongside them acting as a mix of mentor and job coach as you lead them in community service projects, neighborhood revitalization efforts, urban farming, etc. We will train members at the beginning of summer and then meet again once a week to see how things are going, continue with trainings, collect paperwork, etc.

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

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

Service Areas :
Education , Children/Youth .

Skills :
Education , Team Work , Youth Development , Social Services , Teaching/Tutoring , Community Organization .

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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National

Program
Allegheny County - Summer - KEYS Service Corps

Program Start/End Date
05/23/2024 - 08/16/2024

Work Schedule	Summer

Education level
Some college

Age Requirement
Minimum: 19 Maximum: 99

Program Locations	PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh

Accepting Applications
From 01/24/2024 To 05/09/2024

Contact	Kimberly Ferry
1 Smithfield St
Pittsburgh PA 15222
4123502739
kimberly.ferry@alleghenycounty.us
www.keysservicecorps.org

Listing ID	746


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