AmeriCorps Member Parent Specialist Workforce Development

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 AmeriCorps Member Parent Specialist Workforce Development Facilitators. 1FT, 2HT, 1TQT

One (1) Full-Time FT MEMBERS who will serve 1700 Hours per year .

Two (2) Half Time HT MEMBERS who will serve 900 Hours per year and,

One (1 ) Three-quarter-timeTQT who will serve Hours per year.

Edu-Futuro seeks four (4) AmeriCorps Parent Specialist* to provide support to the Workforce Development Services (WDS) and Parent Empowerment Services, (PES), team by: Facilitating financial literacy workshops, resume & cover letter writing workshops, and providing employment readiness services to parents and adults from the City of Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax Counties, Prince William County and Roanoke, Virginia.

Facilitators:

Edu-Futuro’s AmeriCorps Parent Specialist is passionate about serving our mission and is motivated to empower children and youth to work towards achieving their goals. Edu-Futuro’s AmeriCorps Parent Specialist executes program projects, initiatives, curricula, and activities for Families Empowerment and/or Community Outreach. An Edu-Futuro AmeriCorps Parent Specialist will excel at program facilitation, teamwork, parent 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 and other purposes. An Edu-Futuro AmeriCorps Parent Specialist will have outstanding interpersonal skills along with above-average organizational and time management skill sets.

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

Service duties:

• Identify employment opportunities related to the interests and capabilities of program participants.
• Deliver workshops relating to the Financial Empowerment Network to families.
• Assist Parent Support Specialists in planning and preparing for adult/parent programs and the logistics involved with those programs.
• Collaborate with the Workforce Development Specialist, (WDS), to identify and recruit parent volunteers, provide guidance, coaching, and, when applicable, mentoring to other parents based on their social and employment needs.
• Serve with the Workforce Development Specialist (WDS) in the implementation of evaluation instruments to assess programmatic outcomes and collect data from individuals served.
• Maintain and report accurate participant and volunteer data (attendance, progress, completion), and keep track of program’s expenses for meals and supplies.
• Collect data from individuals to be served in adult programs.
• Deliver 5 week workshops in resume building and cover letter writing.
• Deliver the Tech for Parents 5weeks training class.

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 and other events
• participating in regular team activities, such as meetings, training, reporting, and evaluation activities.
• Model excellent communication and relationship skills with school/site administrators, Edu-Futuro staff, and partners in the community.
• Foster relationships with school/site administrators, other Edu-Futuro Program Facilitators, and staff.
• Participate in weekly organization meetings and other 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.

Qualifications required:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Available full-time (1700 hours; ca. 35-36 hours/week) from on or about September 26, 2022 to August 31, 2023.
• Must be able to serve 2-4 evenings/week and occasional Saturdays during the delivery of the Emerging Leaders Programs
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Passionate about teaching and serving the immigrant community
• Access to a motor vehicle to conduct service activities throughout the City of Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax Counties
• Fluent written and spoken communication skills in English and Spanish

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience providing direct social or educational services to youth and families
• Excellent organization and team building skills
• Relevant facilitation experience and/or teaching experience
• Some experience working with immigrants
• Familiarity with the Northern Virginia region, particularly City of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $1,600.00 - $2,500.00 per month

Expected hours: 20 – 36 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Mileage reimbursement