About the organization

MISSION STATEMENT

To eliminate health disparities through recruiting, training, and sustaining and supporting health professionals from diverse backgrounds, community engagement, and advocacy.

Duties

Mission: To recruit and engage high school, college and health professions students in service learning activities with the goal of increasing health knowledge in disadvantaged communities.
Purpose of Position: The AmeriCorps member is responsible for the implementation of the Youth Health Service
Corps, Collegiate Health Service Corps and Community Based Experiential Training Programs with students
from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds in designated schools/ universities in their AHEC regional
office.
Responsibilities include:
 Engage with school/ university liaison to recruit high school, college and/ or health professions students to
participate in the health profession pipeline programs
 Conduct student volunteer trainings, including social determinants of health
 Oversee the implementation of Service Learning Projects
 Introduce various health/ public health careers
 Coordinate health education sessions, trainings, field trips and speakers
 Implement specific workshops and projects including Public Health Ambassadors Program
 Support students as participants in National Service Days; MLK Day of Service and Global Youth Service Day
 Manage and track student participation in the program and program outcomes
 Conduct program assessments
 Recruit and engage community partners, maintain contact with volunteer site coordinators, monitor service
placements
 Grant writing to support service learning activities

Qualifications

 Members must be 18 years or older
 Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
 Reliable Transportation required
 10-month commitment to the service area (no relocating during service term)

Salary

17,000.00

Application instructions

Contact email: [email protected]

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