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UGA VISTA Network: 2020 ACC Library VISTA

The Athens-Clarke Co. Library hosts about 600,000 visits a year, including over 30,000 visits by children. Many teens and pre-teens, especially those without other after-school or childcare options, walk to the library from nearby middle, high, and elementary schools. The ACC Library VISTA will continue to support positive youth development and education for teens and pre-teens in the Athens-Clarke Co. community by enhancing partnerships, leveraging resources, and developing materials to provide cultural, educational, and enrichment programming and activities at the library. This VISTA works with and under the direction of the Teen Librarian to support comprehensive programs intended to engage a diverse population of young adults. The VISTA assesses needs, investigates and designs programming, in partnership with other local organizations and volunteers. He/she coordinates after-school programming, including promotion, volunteer recruitment, facilitation of advisory groups, program implementation, and data collection. He/she serves as a primary point of contact for after school children and families. Additionally, the VISTA plans summer programming for the following year. This position entails some evening and weekend hours to cover events. Candidates should have the ability to work well with pre-teens and teenagers, to develop relationships with community organizations and agencies, and to communicate and present effectively.

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Member Duties : The ACC Library VISTA supports youth development and education for teens and pre-teens in the Athens, GA community by enhancing partnerships, leveraging resources, and developing materials to provide cultural, educational, and enrichment programming at the Athens-Clarke Co. Library. Continue to engage partner organizations for providing programming, develop new partnerships; develop and implement library after-school and summer programming (educational, enrichment, and cultural); coordinate after-school programming for teens and pre-teens at the library; promote programming to potential participants and the community; recruit and train volunteers and organizations for involvement in programming; implement programming for teens and pre-teens at the library; facilitate youth and parent advisory boards; and support/develop systems to collect results, including participation and impacts.

Program Benefits : Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , 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 : None

Service Areas : Education , Children/Youth .

Skills : Teaching/Tutoring , Writing/Editing , General Skills , Education , Youth Development , Computers/Technology .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
UGA VISTA Network: 2020 ACC Library VISTA

Program Start/End Date
08/03/2020 - 08/02/2021

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
Some college

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	GEORGIA

Accepting Applications
From 05/07/2020 To 06/26/2020

Contact	Trudi Greene
2025 Baxter St
Athens GA 30606
706-613-3650
tgreen@athenslibrary.org

Listing ID	96059


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