James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn Community Engagement Coordinator (an SCI AmeriCorps Member Service Fellow Position)
SCI AmeriCorps Fellowship Position 2024-2025Community Engagement Fellow
The SCI AmeriCorps program strengthens communities across Greater Boston through AmeriCorps service members (Fellows) who support & uplift youth enrichment opportunities at local nonprofits. SCI AmeriCorps Fellows gain professional nonprofit experience as well as: leadership training program through SCI, access to college / graduate credit through an exclusive partnership with Merrimack College, and earn federal dollars towards higher education. SCI AmeriCorps is an AmeriCorps national service program and receives fiscal, in-kind, and technical support from the Massachusetts Service Alliance (MSA).
SCI AmeriCorps is seeking candidates to fill positions for a 1700-hour service term (approximately 40 hours/week) from September 2024 through June 2025.
Fellow Stipend Benefit Options (I or II)
- Receive a Taxable Stipend of $2,500 / month, paid bi-weekly (max stipend value = $25,000 per year).
- Receive a Taxable Stipend of $1,600 / month, paid bi-weekly, with Housing Placement & Homestay Benefit [$900 / month] provided by StudentRoomStay (max stipend value = $25,000 year).
Fellow Program Benefits
- Earn a Federal Education Award worth up to $7,395 upon successful completion of service
- May receive Student Loan Forbearance during active service
- Full Healthcare (medical, dental) provided by SCI AmeriCorps
- $90 / month Transportation Stipend during your service term provided by SCI AmeriCorps
- SCI Developing Leaders Program – receive badges of completion for 50+ hours of comprehensive career development in partnership with Merrimack College
- Access to Merrimack College campus resources via Merrimack Student ID
- Free Enrollment in a Community Engagement course taught by Merrimack College faculty with the option to receive undergraduate or graduate academic credit
Fellowship Opportunity @ McKeown Boys and Girls Club of Woburn
Woburn, MA
James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn’s mission is to inspire youth to find their greatness. www.bgcwoburn.org.
At McKeown Boys & Girls Club, the SCI AmeriCorps Fellow core service activities will be:
- Support & collaborate with the Assistant Executive Director to manage and utilize the McKeown Boys & Girls Club volunteer management system on Salesforce platform for programming and events.
- Develop & implement volunteer outreach strategies to enhance McKeown Boys & Girls Club volunteer engagement processes, including producing recruitment content in various media and engaging McKeown Boys & Girls Club youth in volunteer outreach.
- Advise and mentor youth participants in McKeown Boys & Girls Club Ambassadors (peer orientation program) and Tanner Torch Club (middle school community service-learning program).
- Support McKeown Boys & Girls Club after-school programming by managing 1-3 enrichment programs per week. Fellows will have flexibility to develop and run programs in their interest areas that support youth development.
- Primary service hours will be Monday-Thursday, 10am-6pm or 11am-7pm, with flexibility.
SCI AmeriCorps Fellow - Essential Requirements
- Commit to full term-of-service in local communities with diverse residents
- Serve in-person for some or all service activities
- Participate fully in all SCI AmeriCorps orientations, trainings, surveys and evaluations
- Complete a Social Capital Youth Project for host site partner youth enrichment programming
- Must be at least 18 years of age at time of enrollment
Submit your application through the form at: bit.ly/SCIAmeriCorps
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Please contact our Program Director with any questions at americorps@socialcapitalinc.org.
Reasonable accommodations will be provided as needed for applications, interviews and service. If you need an accommodation, please contact our Program Director at americorps@socialcapitalinc.org.
SCI AmeriCorps prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment based on of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military service/veteran status, political affiliation, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.