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in Georgetown, SC
AmeriCorps VISTA Position at Helping Hands
Hours | Full-time |
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Location | 1813 Highmarket St, Georgetown, SC Georgetown, South Carolina |
About this job
Helping Hands, a non-profit organization founded in Georgetown, SC, was established in 1989 in to provide compassionate care and incentive driven programs to help individuals transition out of poverty. In Georgetown County, which has 60,000 residents of which 20% live in poverty, the necessity for organizations such as Helping Hands are high. Currently, Helping Hands aims to recruit someone through the AmeriCorps VISTA program, a national service program designed to alleviate poverty, in order to help expand their potential in the community. The AmeriCorps VISTA program, which stands for Volunteers in Service to America, places motivated and passionate individuals at different non-profits across the nation to serve in the fight against poverty. For more information about AmeriCorps, visit http://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/americorps-vista. For more information about Helping Hands and what it does, visit helping handsofgeorgetown.org.
Responsibilities:
Increase Program Impact of Helping Hands through
- Developing and implementing strategies for various Jobs Programs and Poverty Transition Programs
- ? Strengthening social media presence of organization
- ? Other roles to grow program impact
Skills/ Education:
*
- 1 year commitment of 40 hours/week
- Cannot be listed on the
- National Sex Offenders Public
Registry
- ? Must be 18+ years of age and a
US Citizen, National, or Legal
Resident
- ? Looking for people with solid
interpersonal skills who are team-oriented, organized, passionate, and ready to make a difference in the world
Benefits
- ? Monthly living allowance
- ? Health care coverage
- ? Child care benefits, if eligible
- ? Federal student loan
forbearance
- ? Non-competitive eligibility for
federal jobs
- ? Eligible to receive Segal
AmeriCorps Education Award
- Segal AmeriCorps Award can be used to repay qualified student loans and pay education costs at post-secondary educational institutions
HOW TO APPLY:
- Apply at https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=67903&fromSearch=true
Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
- Bachelor's