City of Redmond Teen Programs (AmeriCorps)

The mission of teen program for the City of Redmond is to offer innovative and supportive programs to all teens in Redmond that encourage community building, leadership, and empowerment. We serve youth in junior high and high school that live or go to school in Redmond. Some highlights of the program for AmeriCorps members are: program development and implementation, opportunities to work with at-risk youth, creating and supporting youth leadership skills, working and learning with a team of professionals that have many years of experience, being a part of a creative team, and developing opportunities with youth. The program will provide members learning opportunities that they can use to grow in this field. They will use proven strategies to assess programs to determine quality. Members will have opportunities to work with youth in developing and implementing programs that they create. There may be opportunities to develop new programs as needs or issues come up. An example of this was this past term we received a grant to run a girls group through the Women in Sports Foundation called Go! Girl Go!, members organized, ran, and evaluated the program at the end. Bi-lingual members will be able to use their language skills to help and support youth and families with English as their second language. The AmeriCorps position is designed to give Members experience in working in a multi program setting. This position will focus on: the Redmond Youth Partnership Advisory Committee (RYPAC), the After Hours Program (Junior High After School Program), the Student Enrichment Program, Go Girl Go, and Teen Job Shadow Internship. There will be other opportunities to work with other programs or collaborators that support our program. The position will be dynamic and allow members the ability to be innovative and independent within the programs working parameters. Member Duties : AmeriCorps members will learn skills in working with youth between the ages of 11-18 year old. They will help teach leadership skills, develop community projects with youth, promote collaboration with other organizations that serve youth, provide academic support, and learn developmental styles. Members will get hands on experience with developing programs, working with schools, evaluating activities, and working with systems for youth. Specialized training will be offered to members when they become available such as conflict resolution, evaluation tools like Youth Program Quality Assessment, developmental skills training, and many others. Quality, integrity and accountability are core values of the work that we do with and for youth. These skills will be shared and members will help to develop new program opportunities as they come up. Being a team player is very important in the work that we do and we encourage members to participate on an equal level with front line staff. Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Education award upon successful completion of service , Health Coverage , Stipend , Training . Terms : Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours . Service Areas : Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach , Children/Youth , Education . Skills : Communications , Community Organization , Computers/Technology , Conflict Resolution , Education , Fine Arts/Crafts , First Aid , Leadership , Public Speaking , Teaching/Tutoring , Writing/Editing , Youth Development , General Skills . Program Type: AmeriCorps State / National Program City of Redmond Teen Programs Program Start/End Date 09/01/2012 - 07/15/2013 Work Schedule Full Time Education level Some College Age Requirement Minimum: 18 Maximum: 25 Program Locations WASHINGTON Languages Spanish prefered Accepting Applications From 06/28/2012 To 08/30/2012 Contact Ken Wong 16600 NE 80th St Redmond WA 98052 425-556-2320 kwong@redmond.gov www.redmond.gov Link to application: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=33324&fromSearch=true