AmeriCorps Promise Fellow
Position Description Title: AmeriCorps Promise Fellow
Position Type: September 1st - May 31st, with the option to extend through the summer. As an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow, you will join a statewide cohort of Promise Fellows supporting 6th-12th-grade students. You will train alongside other individuals that have answered the call to serve, providing direct support for up to 30 students during the school year (September 1st - May 31st, with the option of extending through the summer). Promise Fellows support students in the areas of:
Attendance: Provide attendance coaching, call home if students miss class, and increase attendance by creating a caring adult relationship.
Engagement: Provide avenues for increased youth engagement in school and the broader community by coordinating programs like lunchtime mentoring, book clubs, promoting youth leadership development, and connecting youth with civic opportunities.
Course Performance: Help students set academic goals and provide before, in, and after school educational support for individuals and small groups as students work towards their goals.
AmeriCorps Promise Fellows spend a school year helping a small group of Minnesota students in grades 6 to 12 get the education they need to start off strong in life. Much more than a tutor, AmeriCorps Promise Fellows use the proven Promise Fellow Model for youth support to provide one-on-one support for students who are struggling in school. As a Promise Fellow, you will foster your student’s unique talents, honor their voices, and help them prepare for graduation and beyond.
AmeriCorps Promise Fellow Position Responsibilities - Build and foster strong relationships with their selected students.
- Coordinate and deliver in and out of school time academic enrichment activities with the goal that at least 30 youth in grades 6-12 will experience academic gains.
- Meet regularly with Youth Success Team to review data and identify youth to serve; track student progress; and determine which interventions to connect to individual students or groups of students.
- Develop and organize projects that engage youth participants in service and leadership activities.
- Recruit and/or support community volunteers, including family members, to work with youth participants in areas such as mentoring, tutoring, civic engagement, and college/career exploration.
- Provide attendance and behavior coaching for students targeted for needing assistance as determined through the multi-tiered system of support approach; promote positive behavior expectations.
- Maintain data entry for program records, complete ongoing youth assessments and submit weekly and monthly reports using an online database system with support from site supervisor and site coordinator
- Participate in all required Alliance, AmeriCorps, and Host Site meetings and assignments.
AmeriCorps Eligibility Requirements - 18 years or older
- A high school graduate with a diploma or GED
- A U.S. Citizen, U.S. National or a Lawful Permanent Resident Alien of the United States
- Not have served more than the allowed number of AmeriCorps terms previous to this term. Eligibility based on AmeriCorps term limitations.
- Able to pass a complete National Service Criminal Service History Background check (including National Sex Offender Registry, State of service and State of residence, and FBI checks) - eligibility requirements listed here
- If serving in a full time (35 hour/week) capacity, members must be able to maintain a consistent schedule of 35 hours per week throughout their term of service (e.g. not a full-time student or working elsewhere full-time). Reduced time and part time members cannot also hold a full time position, but can be in school full time.
AmeriCorps Promise Fellow Qualifications - Interest and experience in youth, service, education, and non-profit work
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to deal effectively with a variety of tasks, priorities, and people in order to meet goals
- Ability to work effectively with people of a variety of backgrounds and cultures
- Self-motivated, able to work in a team, take initiative and work independently
- Ability to present oneself in a highly professional manner and be an ambassador of the program
Weekly Schedule - 35 hours/week Promise Fellows may NOT be in school full time or have another full time position and serve with the Alliance.
Benefits AmeriCorps Living Stipend: $733 twice per month for 35hrs/week $580 stipend for 25hrs/week, $435for 18hrs/week)
AmeriCorps Education Award: $4,826.50 Education Award upon successful completion of service. This award can be used toward federally qualifying student loans (federal student financial aid loans, not including ParentPlus loans) or future qualified post-secondary education. ($3,447.50 ed award for 25hrs/week, $2,626.27 for 18hrs/week)
Benefits: Health and dental insurance, qualified student loan forbearance, qualified child care assistance, AmeriCoach life coach, TAP transportation card (metro area), support applying for SNAP benefits
TO APPLY: Please visit
https://mnyouth.net/americorps or contact the site contact listed above
For general questions about serving as an AmeriCorps member through Minnesota Alliance With Youth, please contact
our Recruitment Team at recruitment@mnyouth.net. This program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation,
disability, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information and military
service. Reasonable accommodations provided upon request for interviews and service activities. This document is
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