Americorps - Louisville, KY
posted 15 days ago
About the position
The Help US Grow (H.U.G.) Foundation provides a FREE & engaging reading intervention, character development, and leadership program that enables students to grow into self-sustaining learners. H.U.G. promotes social and educational equality allowing them to BE THE DIFFERENCE in their communities. We offer an easy seamless virtual opportunity to BE THE DIFFERENCE to yourself and others by lifting literacy. We are a large collaborative intergenerational and multigenerational group of passionate purposeful people. We decrease loneliness by lifting literacy through volunteering. COME JOIN THE H.U.G. team. Help US Grow Foundation reduces loneliness in KY and FL by offering a seamless Volunteer experience for retired people, college students, and corporate remote workers. We have over 250 students to serve and the requests keep coming. We will honor your time and your student will show progress on the national test scores. Your time will add value and you will BE THE DIFFERENCE in the child's life.
Responsibilities
- Support the Director in overseeing the daily operations of the H.U.G. Reading Program
- Coordinate activities related to the reading program
- Ensure the program's success through effective management and oversight
Requirements
- Experience in education or related field
- Strong leadership skills
- Ability to work both remotely and in-person
- Must reside in Kentucky
- Willingness to travel within the state of Kentucky
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in non-profit management
- Public speaking skills
- Background in youth development
- Teaching or tutoring experience
Benefits
- Living Allowance
- Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
- Childcare assistance if eligible
- Relocation Allowance
- Health Coverage*
- Training
