WHO WE ARE

Branches is on a mission to educate and inspire people through student, family, and financial wellness services in partnership with our communities.

We believe in meeting the needs of the next generation by addressing both the parent and the child simultaneously in our 2-Gen approach that supports a family’s wellbeing, ensuring that each family member is supported in reaching their full potential. Our holistic approach builds long term, ongoing relationships with local communities to leverage and promote collective impact for the families we serve.

POSITION SUMMARY

AmeriCorps members are individuals who serve in an approved national service position and are eligible, upon completion of service hours, to receive an educational award from the National Service Trust. AmeriCorps members bring a unique passion and commitment to service and to transforming lives of people and communities. At Branches, in partnership with Volunteer Florida, Inc., members serve in Grow and Climb.

The Grow & Climb lives out the Branches model of transformational relationships and delivers learning and enrichment opportunities to K-12 students in an afterschool setting.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Transformational Relationships

• Model and live out the Branches Ws and values
• Radiate and inspire the Branches value of WORTH and WELCOME by tirelessly being positive, warm, caring, and respectful
• Radiate and inspire the Branches value of WITH by connecting and building meaningful relationships
• Radiate and inspire the Branches value of WORDS by praising, affirming, and breathing life into students, families, and teams
• Radiate and inspire the Branches value of WALK by intentionally encouraging positive behaviors and choices
• Radiate and inspire the Branches value of WONDER by animating learning opportunities with the preparation and creativity necessary to ensure active and joyful engagement

Opportunity Excellence

• Complete daily tasks effectively and collaboratively
• Implement learning and enrichment opportunities that accelerate academic recovery and potential; support social, emotional, and spiritual resilience; and advance post-secondary readiness and success
• Co-lead homework assistance activities for 60 minutes daily; group literacy activities for 30 minutes daily; physical fitness activities for 30 minutes daily; social-emotional learning activities for 30 minutes daily; and other enrichment opportunities for elementary-aged students in afterschool and summer settings with a 15:1 team member to student ratio
• Co-lead academic enrichment activities for 90 minutes weekly; college and career readiness activities for 60 minutes weekly; social skills development activities for 60 minutes weekly; and other enrichment opportunities for students in middle and high school in afterschool and summer settings with a 15:1 team member to student ratio
• Animate activities that inspire active and joyful engagement; and exhibit the effort, commitment, and preparation necessary to develop activity plans that are creative and thorough
• Adhere to grant compliance requirements (TCT, among others); Department of Children and Families licensure standards; and organizational policies as detailed in the Branches Employee Handbook and the Grow & Climb Operations Manual
• Attend professional development opportunities as required or needed

BENEFITS

• Bi-weekly taxable living allowance
• Healthcare insurance, optional
• Childcare allowance, optional
• Segal Education Award (if successful completion of the program)
• SNAP benefits, optional
• Student Loan Forbearance, optional
• Member Assistance Program (MAP)

Additionally, professional development trainings will be administered throughout the service year.

SLOTS

The service year begins August 7, 2023 and ends July 31, 2024. Candidates can apply for one of the three slots:

• Full-time (1700 hours)
• Reduced Full-time (1200 hours)
• Part-time (900 hours)

LOCATIONS & SERVICE CONDITIONS

The majority of service is performed at one of our three locations: Florida City, South Miami, and North Miami. However, up to 20% of service is conducted in various parts of the Miami-Dade County at partner and program locations. Members are required to be available Monday through Friday and some weekends. Reliable transportation is needed as the position requires commuting to trainings, some of which may be on evenings or weekends

AmeriCorps Minimum Requirements

• The Member certifies that he/she is a United States citizen, a United States National, or a legal permanent resident and at least 18 years of age.
• The Member certifies that he/she holds a high school diploma or its equivalent and has passed a proficiency test of reading.
• The Member understands and agrees to complete one full year of full-time service in the Program for the time period defined under the Terms of Service section of this contract.
• The Member agrees to submit to the training requirements of the Program including but not limited to First Aid/CPR. Introduction to Disaster, Diversity, Citizenship, and Life After AmeriCorps. Also, any required trainings as it relates to the site.
• The Member agrees to submit to a fingerprint and FBI criminal background check as required by the service site and/or Program. Enrollment and eligibility of member is subject to successful background/fingerprint clearance. Member will be disqualified from service if the results are analyzed and found to be unacceptable to the service site or to the program.

Education and Experience

• In addition to having a high school diploma or equivalent, some college is preferred
• One year of experience in a nonprofit or ministry setting and/or after-school program
• Successful experience in mentoring students
• Proficiency in written and spoken English necessary; Spanish and/or Haitian Creole language skills are a plus