Community Schools Capacity-Building Fellow (Finger Lakes Community Action)
Lead For America · Lyons, NY, US
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About the Role
The Rural Partners Corps (RPC) is a new AmeriCorps service fellowship placing locally rooted fellows with rural, place-based backbone organizations. Fellows serve 40 hours per week, working alongside Host Site staff and community partners to build organizational and community capacity and advance cradle-to-career economic mobility for rural young people.
Responsibilities
- Assist staff and the evaluation team with documenting the coalition’s structure, partnerships and growth over time by gathering, organizing and compiling information.
- Help staff review how data and information are collected and shared across partners, and share findings and options.
- Participate in evaluation and coalition meetings to support aligned processes and shared learning by assisting with meeting preparation, documentation and follow-up.
- Support staff-led initiatives that expand access to career exploration and pathways for youth and young adults.
- Help organize and engage local professionals and volunteers to participate in staff-led career exploration activities.
- Assist with outreach, scheduling and collecting participant feedback using staff-approved methods.
- Assist staff with updating countywide maps of youth, family and workforce resources by gathering and organizing publicly available and partner-provided information.
- Support staff with outreach and relationship-building across schools, employers and community organizations, and help organize convenings and follow-up.
- Help develop tools, guides and resources that document coalition processes by researching, compiling and preparing draft materials.
- Begin service with a staff-guided listening and learning period to understand existing initiatives and partners.
- Participate in regular check-ins with the Host Site Supervisor to share progress, receive guidance and align service activities with program goals.
Requirements
- Be a U.S. Citizen, National, or Lawful Permanent Resident.
- Hold a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Be 17 years of age or older by the start of service.
- Have not already served four (4) or more AmeriCorps State/National terms.
Skills
- Relationship-building
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Initiative
- Independence
- Project management
- Community engagement
- Youth development
- Workforce development
- Partnership development
- Organizational capacity building
Location
- Rural Wayne County, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $23,300 living allowance
- $5,220 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award
Benefits
- Fully-funded training throughout the year
- Week-long virtual orientation
- Week-long, in-person national Winter Institute convening (travel, lodging, and per diem stipend covered)
- Twice-monthly virtual training on skills for service
- Self-paced curricula with opportunities to earn badges and credentials
- Structured community listening tour
- Dedicated 1:1 support from a Lead For America Program Coordinator
- Twice-monthly peer pod meetings
- Access to a national network of fellows, alumni, and community partners
- Student loan forbearance (for eligible fellows)
- Childcare support (for eligible fellows)
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage (if applicable)
About the Company
- The Rural Partners Corps (RPC) is a new AmeriCorps service fellowship from Lead For America (LFA) that places locally rooted fellows with rural, place-based backbone organizations.
- Wayne County Community Schools, a program of Finger Lakes Community Action (FLCA), serves as the countywide backbone connecting all 11 school districts in rural Wayne County, NY, with out-of-school-time providers, workforce partners, nonprofits, and local government through the Wayne County Partnership.
- Wayne County Community Schools has built a countywide cradle-to-career system that connects schools, families, employers and community partners across all 11 school districts in rural Wayne County, NY.
Equal Opportunity
- This institution operates in accordance with Federal and AmeriCorps civil rights and non-discrimination requirements.
- This program is available to all.
- Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information should contact ACCinfo@leadforamerica.org.