**[POSITION SUMMARY [Sitka AmeriCorps members serve the community of Sitka using a healing centered engagement and culturally responsive program model. The goal is to form developmental relationships through academic support, mentoring, providing mental health and life skills, and enrichment activities. These relationships build youth resiliency which results in better long-term outcomes. The AmeriCorps members are embedded within the schools in a way that is unique and provides a nurturing role model for at risk youth that affects their lives in a meaningful way. [The key to being a successful AmeriCorps member is communicating with staff to best assist them and ensure that you are supported as an individual. Flexibility and communication as well as good rain gear are all you really need to be happy and helpful.

**[DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES [The role of the AmeriCorps member serving at Sitka Parks and Recreation is to provide enriching recreation activities for the youth and families of Sitka, particularly our underserved populations. Recreation activities take place at school/city facilities and in the community outside of school hours including weekends and summertime. Activities are designed to provide opportunities to develop and foster new interests, increase community connectedness, develop positive relationships with peers and other protective factors as well as promote family engagement and empower youth. The member acts as both a facilitator and in a mentor capacity as a caring, relatable adult presence and leads by example. [The goal of this service role is to provide enriching experiences to the youth and residents of Sitka and will include both direct service to youth as well as capacity building functions such as outreach to volunteers. This will involve carrying out activities that engage youth throughout the year and will require flexibility and initiative. You will have the ability to choose and even design your own recreation activities, which demands a high level of independence as well as creativity. [Represent AmeriCorps by wearing an AmeriCorps-issued uniform. [Enrichment activities may reflect the personal interests and skills of each [AmeriCorps member. Possible enrichment activities might be organizing after school clubs based on youth interest, outdoor recreation activities, open gyms that introduce youth to new sports and activities. [The members will facilitate these activities at school and city facilities throughout the week. (70%) [This position will serve as a member of the Parks and Recreation team to expand recreational activities in the community by engaging the public with a focus on youth K-12. Members will mobilize and support volunteers. By engaging volunteers this position will expand opportunities for youth and community members to participate in healthy recreational activities. (30%) Attend staff and city-wide meetings as scheduled. *[Member duties are not prohibited activities as outlined in 45 CFR 2520.65. *[AmeriCorps member position description follows the requirements related to supplementation, duplication or displacement of staff as outlined in 45 CFR 2540.100 (e) - (f). *[This position has recurring access to vulnerable populations as defined in 45 CFR 2522.200(a).

PURPOSE Sitka AmeriCorps Program's mission is to mitigate the effects of high adverse childhood experience (ACEs) scores prevalent in rural Alaskan communities. We aim to do this through the formation of developmental relationships. These relationships are built through offering enrichment activities, academic support, mentoring, mental health and life skills support, and capacity building. AmeriCorps volunteers serve an average of 40 hours per week in direct service roles, including as tutors, mentors, outreach workers and community organizers. Members live in intentional co-housing dormitory communities with other members, sharing the responsibilities of cooking and cleaning. Members are encouraged to perform ten percent of their total service hours engaged in service activities outside their primary placement. Through service, members often become active in local clubs, faith community, support groups and our tribal community and learning more about the joys and challenges of the community in which they serve. Due to the geography and logistics in Alaska, applicants must be able to commit to a full-time term year of service. ]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}*]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}]{century="" gothic",sans-serif"=""}