AmeriCorps Advocates of Mentoring Program
Company: Partners for Youth with Disabilities
Location: Somerville
Posted on: May 12, 2022
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Job Description:
About AmeriCorps:
is a national community service program that gives people an
opportunity to apply their skills and ideals towards helping others
and meeting critical needs in the community. The is an AmeriCorps
Program where members serve mentoring programs across Massachusetts
to strengthen their capacity to run robust mentorship programs.
Mission Statement:
Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP) is committed to ensuring that
every young person in the state has access to quality mentoring
relationships, regardless of who they are or where they live. MMP
is a statewide organization that partners with corporate, public
and philanthropic entities to drive critical resources to a network
of more than 370 mentoring and youth-serving organizations,
representing more than 50,000 young people from Boston to
Pittsfield.
Host Site Description:
Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) goal is to create a
world where young people with disabilities will be able to live
with dignity and pride in who they are, and to lead self-determined
lives filled with purpose. To make this happen, we build the skills
and abilities of young people with disabilities, and increase the
inclusivity of workplaces, organizations, and communities.
Founded in 1985, PYD serves youth ages six to twenty-six with a
broad range of disabilities across Massachusetts, with select
programming offered nationally. In addition, PYD increases the
inclusivity of workplaces, organizations, and communities across
the country through coalition building, innovative programs, and
supportive services. Since our founding, PYD has grown from one
program serving nine youth to an array of award-winning programs,
including Mentor Match, Career Readiness, Access to Theater, Youth
Leadership Forum, Young Leaders Rising, the National Disability
Mentoring Coalition, and the National Career Readiness Academy. We
empower more than 500 youth with disabilities each year and have
trained more than 10,000 people from over 300 organization in
inclusion best practices.
Position Description:
AmeriCorps Ambassadors will complete a year of service from August
2022-June 2023, where they will be placed at a partner organization
to build the capacity of youth mentoring programs and organizations
in the areas of match support; marketing and mentor recruitment;
mentor/mentee/parent training; and program development, evaluation
and start up.
All AmeriCorps Ambassadors of Mentoring will focus on volunteer
mentor recruitment efforts in their host organization as well as
work with other Corps members to complete a community service
project, participate in service on MLK Day, attend BU seminars
focused on professional development and transformation leadership.
AmeriCorps members will spend the majority of their time serving at
their host site (see list of possible organizations here) and also
meet regularly with the MMP Corps so as to feel connected to one
another, participate in learning opportunities and grow
professionally.
At PYD, the AmeriCorps Ambassador of Mentoring will serve our
one-to-one mentoring program by assisting in recruitment of
volunteers, supporting a caseload of matches, and assisting in
marketing of the program as well as with our National Disability
Mentoring Coalition. They will be responsible for implementing
PYD's community engagement strategy and supporting the
administrative functions necessary to ensure effective youth and
volunteer recruitment, intake, and enrollment. The AmeriCorps
Ambassador will help build capacity within our pipeline of
prospective volunteers, training new volunteers to be effective in
their role, and supporting the ongoing cultivation of PYD
volunteers to ensure an excellent community experience and
retention in PYD programming.
Basic Requirements:
Additional Skills:
AmeriCorps Service Requirements:
General Qualifications
To Apply:
If you are interested in applying please express your interest on
our online portal .
Applications Submitted Other Than Through The
More information about the program can be found on our webpage at
including a list of past partners and/or members.
Full Applications will require a resume that outlines how your
skills and experience meet the qualifications of the Ambassador of
Mentoring position, and a cover letter or a video stating how you
heard about this opportunity and why you are interested in serving
as an Ambassador (either in Word, PDF format, or short video and a
list of 2 references.
MMP is committed in policy, principle, and practice to maintaining
an environment which prohibits discriminatory behavior and provides
equal opportunity for all persons. MMP affirms its commitment to
provide a welcoming and respectful work and educational
environment, in which all individuals within the organization
benefit from each other's experiences and foster mutual respect and
appreciation of divergent views. MMP will not be tolerant of
conduct which violates rights guaranteed by the law and prohibits
discrimination on the basis
of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national
origin, mental or physical disability, political belief or
affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity
and expression, genetic information, and any other class of
individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal
law. Furthermore, MMP includes prohibitions of harassment of
employees, i.e., racial harassment, sexual harassment, and
retaliation for filing complaints of discrimination.
All acceptances are contingent upon CNCS funding appropriation and
a successful background check.
For more information or questions:
Contact Rosie McMahan, AAoM Program Manager, at
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