Multiple part-time, paid positions available (Spring 2020 - May 2020). Emerald Youth Foundation has multiple part-time, paid positions available this school year through the AmeriCorps program. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is passionate about serving with youth and hoping to make an impact in the Knoxville Community. Benefits:
AmeriCorps is an opportunity to make a big difference in your life and in the lives of those around you. It’s a chance to apply your skills and ideals toward helping others and meeting critical needs in the community. It is not employment, but national service.
**Note: You must be a certified U.S. citizen, a national, or legal permanent resident to apply.
The majority of Emerald Youth’s AmeriCorps members serve part-time during the school year or full-time in the summer with elementary, middle and/or high school age urban young people in either a structured afterschool/summer day camp program or with a sports program.
AmeriCorps position available with Emerald Youth January (2020):
Details applicable to all positions:
AmeriCorps Development Days/Socials (ACDDs) - highly encouraged; &, Service Events - required:
Code of Ethics
Emerald Youth Foundation has certain expectations of their AmeriCorps members, both on and off the clock. Please review the link below before applying as you will be expected to sign this agreement of personal standards on your first day and adhere to them for the duration of your AmeriCorps term.
Emerald Youth AmeriCorps Agreement of Personal Standards
Get started on your references!
For new applicants: If you plan to apply, please go ahead and copy this link address, Emerald Youth AmeriCorps Reference Form, and paste it into an email directed to individuals you would like to use as references.
At least 2 of your references should be professional and 1 should be a personal/character reference. A total of 3 different reference forms (completed by 3 different individuals) should be returned via the provided online link. Note: The references CANNOT be family members.
For returning applicants: If you’ve served as an AmeriCorps member with Emerald Youth previously, you do not have to complete the reference portion again. However, a separate reapplication is still necessary. Please request this from Rachel Davis directly at rdavis@emeraldyouth.org if you are interested in reapplying.
Questions?
Even if you are unsure whether you would like to apply; or, maybe you just have some questions first, please feel free to email Rachel Davis directly at rdavis@emeraldyouth.org, Subject: "Fall AmeriCorps Inquiry". I realize some of this information may be a bit confusing and therefore we would like to do what we can to help you better understand all that the positions entail. Note: We also have positions available for summer 2020. If interested in these instead, application will be available in January/February.
In a nutshell, what is Emerald Youth?
Just a bit more background on who we are...Emerald Youth Foundation is a Christian urban youth leadership development ministry in Knoxville, TN. We aim to reconnect urban young people to home, school, church, and their communities, creating effective leaders who will transform Knoxville from the inside out. The ministry began as a vision of the Emerald Avenue United Methodist Church in 1988 and was established as a non-profit organization in 1991.
The "reconnection" mentioned above is done through two ministries developed by Emerald Youth Foundation – JustLead and Emerald Youth Sports. JustLead is an urban, church-based youth and young adult leadership development program. Emerald Youth Sports is a program providing fun and wellness, skills and competitive athletics. I encourage you to view some of our YouTube videos at emeraldyouth.org.
Through Emerald Youth's ministries, urban young people and their families become an integral part of the congregation and are provided fun and meaningful relational growth experiences through the following outcomes areas: faith, learning, and health. AmeriCorps members with Emerald Youth serve primarily in JustLead with a focus on learning and health.
AmeriCorps and religious activities.
AmeriCorps is a federally funded program; therefore, members are not allowed to accrue hours for any faith/spiritual/religious activities. (If you would like to participate in these activities, you would have to do so voluntarily).
Related to the EYF AmeriCorps members, it is the policy of Emerald Youth Foundation to provide service opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin.This material is based upon work supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service under AmeriCorps Grant No. 13ACHTN0010002 .Opinions or points of view expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of, or a position that is endorsed by, the Corporation or the AmeriCorps Program.”
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