AmeriCorps Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) Facilitators.

Summary:

The mission of Edu-Futuro (Educación Para Nuestro Futuro) is to empower immigrant and underserved youth and families through mentorship, education, leadership development, and parent engagement. Established in 1998. During the Fiscal Year 2022-2023, Edu-Futuro provided 5,111 services to 4,350 unduplicated children, youth, and adults.

Edu-Futuro seeks the following Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) Facilitators.

Two (2) Full-Time FT MEMBERS who will serve 1700 Hours per year .

Three (3) Half Time HT MEMBERS who will serve 900 Hours per year and,

Three (3 ) Three-quarter-timeTQT who will serve Hours per year

As Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) Facilitators with the support of the program Team Lead and Specialist, you will support the Pre-ELP and parts I and II of the program and all program activities, in the Northern Virginia area including City of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, and Prince William. Pre-ELP is designed to support middle school students in their social emotional learning, while ELP I and II (College preparation and Civic Engagement programs) are designed to prepare immigrant youth for college and develop leadership skills through group and individual mentoring sessions.

Facilitators:

Edu-Futuro’s ELP Facilitator is passionate about serving our mission and is motivated to empower children and youth to work towards achieving their goals and stay on their college track. Edu-Futuro’s ELP Facilitator executes program projects, initiatives, curricula, and activities for Youth Empowerment and/or Community Outreach.

An Edu-Futuro ELP Facilitator will excel at program outreach, facilitation, mentorship, teamwork, youth engagement,  multitasking, communication, and classroom management. The tasks will be a variety of direct service, as well as logistical services in support of the operations of the programs, and gathering and inputting information for reporting purposes. An Edu-Futuro ELP Facilitator will have outstanding interpersonal skills along with above-average organizational and time management skill sets and will have domain knowledge of Google Suite.

*Edu-Futuro’s AmeriCorps Program is funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Service  duties:

• Plan and conduct Pre-ELP and ELP I sessions four times a year; and ELP II throughout the full academic year.
• Plan and facilitate ELP I workshops on one weekday evening per week, and Saturdays while the program is in session, to help students develop the academic and leadership skills needed for higher education.
• Maintain and/or develop up-to-date curriculum in coordination with Edu-Futuro staff.
• Serve one-on-one with ELP II high school seniors to mentor them through the college, financial aid, and scholarship application process on a weekly basis, during the full academic year.
• Report on all accomplishments of financial aid and scholarships ELP II students get through the program year.
• Assist with organizing youth events, such as community service activities, field trips, college visits, summits, and graduation ceremonies.
• Recruit and train volunteers for program activities.
• Support ELP mentors and other volunteers when on-site with students.
• Maintain and report accurate participant and volunteer data (attendance, progress, completion)
• Administer budgets for on-site activities, and keep track of the program’s expenses and receipts for meals and supplies required for program sessions.

Additional duties:

• Participate fully in all team responsibilities, including but not limited to:
• enhancing & expanding programming, student services, resources, and capacity;
• promoting Edu-Futuro and AmeriCorps;
• planning community service days and other events;
• participating in regular team activities, such as meetings, training, reporting, and evaluation activities;
• prepare and administer pre-and post-surveys to measure students’ progress;
• report on surveys collected from students;
• Foster relationships with school/site administrators, other Edu-Futuro Program Facilitators, and staff.
• Participate in weekly meetings and training essential to the execution of position functions. This includes non-direct service time.
• Ensure Edu-Futuro’s knowledge of and compliance with all site policies and procedures.