After School Enrichment Coordinator

After-school Enrichment Coordinator (AmeriCorps)

Interested in working with youth and joining a mission-focused organization during the school year? Passionate about social justice and providing access and resources to communities? Want to have a life-changing experience of community collaboration and intentional connections with young people? Want to have lots of FUN??? Join our After-school DREAM Team!

After-school Enrichment Coordinators (AmeriCorps members) are responsible for leading DREAM’s after-school enrichment activities, which are modeled on creating safe, engaging, and community-rooted learning environments. You will work as a team and be responsible for planning and providing fun, consistent, and enriching after-school programming for DREAM youth. Programs take place within the neighborhoods we serve and may include off-site activities in the local community.

The DREAM Program is committed to dismantling systems of oppression that affect our youth and families. This organizational commitment means that members should join this space with an intention of learning, unlearning, and diving into ways that your involvement will directly contribute to DREAM’s mission of reducing the Opportunity Gap while also supporting youth in all of the diverse identities they hold. We seek members who contribute to The DREAM Program’s diverse community, as having different perspectives, identities, and skills are what allow us to excel in our service. DREAM seeks members who are ready to engage in and foster an inclusive environment, and who strive to deliver culturally appropriate and relevant programming to the youth we serve.

Objectives of Service as a After School Enrichment Coordinator: 

• • Plan and run fun, memorable, and enriching after-school activities for youth living in low-income housing.
    
    
  • Get to know each youth participant and incorporate their interests and ideas into daily activities.
    
    
  • Provide academic support, mentorship, and opportunities for growth through play, creativity, and skill-building.
    
    
  • Develop a sense of teamwork with fellow AmeriCorps members through collaboration and shared responsibilities.
    
    
  • Communicate with enrolled youth’s caregivers regularly to strengthen community connections.
    
    
  • Strive to provide a physically, emotionally, and mentally safe and inclusive environment for youth and staff.
    

The Experience of Serving as an After School Enrichment Coordinator: 

• Lead a group of youth in after-school programming that combines academic support, enrichment activities, and community-building.
  
  
• Activities may include homework help, arts and crafts, sports, literacy-focused sessions, STEM activities, and cultural exploration.
  
  
• Programming will be guided by DREAM’s enrichment curriculum, with focus areas such as Healthy Minds/Healthy Bodies, Problem Solvers, Artists and Creators, and Motivated Readers.
• You’ll be encouraged to incorporate your own passions and skills into the activities you offer.
  
  
• Typical schedule includes weekday afternoons/evenings (15–25 hours per week, depending on site needs).
  
  
• You will likely engage with and support program evaluations throughout the school year.
  
  
• You will be expected to communicate regularly with your fellow AmeriCorps members, your supervisor, community members, and partners.
  
  
• You may also support partnerships with local organizations to provide meals, resources, and additional opportunities for youth.
  
  
• This role supports development of tangible skills in youth engagement, positive behavior management, adaptability, problem solving, and community work.
  
  
• This role involves high levels of teamwork, collaboration, and interpersonal communication 

Required qualifications:

• Desire to enhance existing skills and develop new skills necessary for service.
• Commitment to serve as a role model for youth.
• Ability to arrive on-site for service activities as scheduled (typically M-F)
• A passion for supporting the ongoing work of our mission.
  
• Demonstrated practice or education serving diverse communities or populations of people of color in an equitable manner and a manner that is respectful and aware of the community's experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage time and set priorities while giving consideration to those serving, your fellow team members, the organization, and the self.
• A dedicated room/space to complete your service that is not at a DREAM-supported site.
• An internet connection capable of easily handling Google Workspace apps and specifically, a Google Hangout/Meet.
  
• Access to a reliable phone.
• Requirements to be an AmeriCorps Member: 
  • Must be a citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident alien of the U.S.A. due to AmeriCorps requirements.
  • Be at least 17 years of age at the commencement of service OR be an out-of-school youth 16 years of age at the commencement of service participating in a program 
  • Have a high school diploma or its equivalent OR not have dropped out of elementary or secondary school to enroll as an AmeriCorps participant (and must agree to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to using the education award) OR obtain a waiver from the Corporation OR be enrolled in an institution of higher education on an ability to benefit basis 
  • Members must agree to the following Criminal History Checks to be performed in order to serve as an AmeriCorps Member: NSOPW (Public Sex Offender) Check, Statewide Criminal Repository Checks (for State of Service and State of Residence), and FBI fingerprint-based  Criminal History Check. The member is aware that that their identity must be verified with a government-issued photo ID. The results of these checks will be kept confidential, but could affect eligibility to serve in AmeriCorps.
    

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience working with youth.
  
• Current driver’s license, proof of insurance, and clean driving record.
• Communication proficiency: comfort with email, phone and video conferencing, in addition to in-person communication.
• Computer proficiency: comfort Google's GSuite and email, ability to comprehend and use a dynamic suite or cloud-based software/apps that meet our organization or participants where they are. 
• A desire to learn or experience creating and supporting professional networking structures.
• A strong desire to learn about operating successfully in the non-profit industry.

DREAM AmeriCorps Benefits: 

• Living Stipend provided to you in biweekly payments. The amount varies on your weekly hours committed, and our hiring managers are happy to share more about this. 
  • Range: minimum part time-full time = $250-$850 biweekly, respectively. 
• AmeriCorps members are also eligible for:
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (food stamps)
  • Child care assistance (full time members)
  • Medicaid
  • Student loan deferment (forbearance)
  • Other publicly-funded benefits, such as heating and utility assistance.
• Upon the completion of the service term, AmeriCorps members are eligible to receive the Segal Education Award, which can be used to pay education expenses or repay qualified student loans. 
  • Part time 300 hour term: $1,565.08 Education Award
    
• As an AmeriCorps member at DREAM, you will have the additional support of a DREAM AmeriCorps Director to help you navigate your service term and apply for publicly funded programs.
• DREAM is invested in your professional and personal development, and holds AmeriCorps Development Days and a variety of professional development opportunities throughout the service term.
• If you engage in work-related travel outside of a commute, DREAM will provide reimbursement by mileage.
  

Work environment:  This position operates in multiple spaces. The spaces included may have characteristics similar to a professional office environment, an indoor/outdoor environment with active children and students, at our rustic Camp DREAM, and within the program sites we serve. This role routinely uses computers and various software regularly, as well as equipment characteristic of an outdoor and indoor youth camp. You will primarily be on-site in our partner community, both indoors and outdoors.

Physical demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee/member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: 

• This position requires comfort working in outdoor environments, regardless of the weather.  This position can be very active and frequently requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing.  
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee/member is regularly required to communicate with individuals who talk and hear.  
• The employee/member may occasionally lift and/or move items over 50 pounds.  
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee/member is regularly required to observe and comprehend using vision abilities that include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

AAP/EEO Statement: 

The DREAM Program is an equal opportunity employer and an incorporated 501(c)3 charitable organization. The DREAM Program prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

At will employment:

The DREAM Program is an at will employer. Employment with The DREAM Program is voluntary and is subject to termination by you or The DREAM Program at will, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time. The policy of employment-at-will may not be modified by any officer or employee.