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Grace Community Center and Local Initiatives Support Corporation are seeking a part-time AmeriCorps member to serve as a Community Engagement Associate. We are recruiting a part-time AmeriCorps member to be a part of our team for 10 months. The position will remain open until filled. The exact start and end date of the contract position is confirmed by the Member Agreement of Participation that will require signature prior to the start of service. This is an AmeriCorps position and the individual selected to serve is not considered to be
an employee of Grace Community Center or LISC.
 

WHAT WE DO
The mission of the Grace Community Center is to encourage the personal development and self-actualization of its residents, through programs and services. Grace promotes social action efforts that support the growth of individuals and families.
 

With residents and partners, LISC forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America –
great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families. Over the last 38 years, LISC and its affiliates
have invested approximately $22 billion in businesses, affordable housing, health, educational mobility,
community and recreational facilities, public safety, employment and other projects that help to revitalize and stabilize underinvested communities. Headquartered in New York City, LISC’s reach spans the country from the East Coast to the West Coast in 36 urban markets from Buffalo to San Francisco and 2,200 Rural counties.
 

Visit us at www.lisc.org to learn more.
 

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS AN AMERICORPS MEMBER
This is an AmeriCorps position and as such, the member may not engage in prohibited activities as part of his/her/their service. The member will have an immediate supervisor at Grace Community Center and a LISC point of contact throughout the term of service for coaching, mentoring, and training support in order to undertake activities to achieve a community goal.
 

The member is expected to undertake the following activities toward goal achievement:

• Support the organization serve the Cherry Street Legacy Area, and its partners, to implement a comprehensive community development plan to incorporate health strategies that address the racial disparities of black residents in the community.

• Work with the Executive Director and Public Relations & Marketing Committees in their efforts to: plan, stage and make records of community meetings and events at the Center;

• Assist the Executive Director in record keeping and reporting for the Center’s emergency food and commodities distribution work

• Recruit and Manage volunteers to assist the Center in expanding the community garden to address food insecurity and healthy food access to area residents and utilize an underutilized vacant parcel in the neighborhood.

• Recruit and manage volunteers to assist with Center operations including community meetings and Center efforts requiring volunteer assistance.

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In performing these activities, Grace Community Center and LISC AmeriCorps anticipate that the person in this position will achieve the following goal(s):

• Engage 50 new (episodic) volunteers to provide 160 volunteer hours to community based projects

 

In order to meet the goal(s), the successful candidate will be provided with a work-plan at the onset of service and training needed to achieve the goal(s). Progress toward goal attainment will be measured monthly through an on-line system and raining will be provided.

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OTHER SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
Members are required to track time and submit on-line timesheets twice per month. They are also required to submit a monthly report through the same system (training will be provided). The person selected for this position will perform his/her/their day-to-day service at the partner site and serve on average 23 hours per week. Normal service hours are Monday – Friday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm with 30 minutes for lunch per day. It is expected that the person will be flexible as oftentimes service requires some evenings and weekends.
 

Members are expected to attend and participate in all LISC AmeriCorps sponsored activities including but not limited to:

• Attending a local onboarding session coordinated by LISC;

• Attending a national leadership conference in March 2021;

• Attending all locally sponsored monthly meetings;

• Participating in nationally sponsored webinars;

• Actively participating in at least two team coordinated service projects (one for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and one for National AmeriCorps Week); and

• Engaging in any other LISC events as determined by the local LISC office.