What are the benefits of becoming a member of AmeriCorps? By becoming a full-time member of AmeriCorps serving 1700 hours in 9 - 12 months, you will receive the following benefits:

• Invaluable Experience
• Career Enhancing Experience
• Health Insurance
• Worker's Compensation
• Education Award (This award can be used to help pay of existing education loans or tuition. While you are an AmeriCorps members, you are eligible for deferment on current student loans.

Full-time members serve for a minimum of 1700 hours.

• Stipend $11,400
• Education Award $4,725

What We Do

• Provide an environment where children can grow.
• Provide direct care (toileting, feeding, diaper changing, transfers, etc.) for children and adults with disabilities.
• Complete performance measures in social skills development with participants.
• Recruit, train and supervise volunteers.
• Model and participate in all Arts for All activities and classes. Assist with accountability and accessibility for participants.
• Assist in the development and implementation of schedules and opportunities for children and/or adults to gain independence, self help and social skills, make quality use of leisure time and meet their objectives in academic and behavioral areas with emphasis on the Arts.
• Assist in assuring that all contract and license requirements (DES/DDD, DES/Child Licensure, etc.) are being met including writing objectives, lesson plans, data collection, monthly, incident and physical management reporting, etc.

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Requirements

1. Be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national or a lawful permanent resident alien of the United States.
2. Be at least 17 years old (or at least 16 years of age if the member is out school and a participant in a youth corps or a program for certain disadvantaged individuals).
3. High school diploma or GED or agree to obtain one while serving.
4. Documentation of Fingerprint Clearance card must be provided within 60 days.
5. Ability to demonstrate good observation skills, judgment and interest in learning.
6. Good verbal and written communication skills; billingual preferred.
7. Must provide current certification in CPR, First Aid, CIT I and II, and Article IX within 60 days.
8. Participate and provide documentation for a minimum of 40 education hours during service year.

For more information contact Gale Thomssen, AmeriCorps Manager

americorps@artsforallinc.org or call (520) 622-4100 ext. 209