Joel’s Place AmeriCorps Summer of Service – JPSOS
Your world. Your chance to make it better.JPSOS’09 Positions
| The following positions are listed from what was available for the 2009 Summer of Service. These positions are no longer available but are meant to provide the applicant an idea of what is possible. |
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| Organization: Boys & Girls Club Location: Downtown Fairbanks/North Pole Website: www.bgcalaska.org Mission: The Boys & Girls Club seeks to empower and inspire the diverse youth of Alaska to realize their full potential by offering them hope, opportunity, and a safe environment. |
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| ◊ ◊ Youth Development Assistant◊ ◊ ◊ |
| Program Description: The Boys & Girls Club’s recreation program for school age youth provides high energy activities and an atmosphere that is positive and inviting to all members. Specific Duties: The Boys & Girls Club Youth Development Assistant will help with the supervision of school age youth and the safe coordination of activities provided within the Boys & Girls Clubs’ five core program areas. Necessary Skills: • excellent communication and people skills • creativity and high energy level • enjoys working with school age youth Service Time: Mon – Fri 9:30 am – 6 pm |
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| ◊ Summer Food Service Assistant |
| Program Description: Boys & Girls Club Summer Food Service Program provides healthy lunches to children in need, Monday through Friday during summer programming. This program is provided for any child under 18, in the Fairbanks community. Specific Duties: The Summer Food Service Assistant will be responsible for assisting with daily food preparation, cooking, serving, and clean-up. May also be asked to assist with food shopping and menu planning. Necessary Skills: • basic knowledge of healthy cooking or willingness to learn • interest in hospitality services • good communication skills • interest in working with children • concern for hygiene and food safety Service Time: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 5 pm |
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| Organization:Alaska Interfaith Power and Light (Alaska IPL) Location: West Fairbanks Website: www.akipl.org/ Mission: Alaska Interfaith Power and Light’s mission is to support faith communities in fulfilling our responsibility to care for Creation. |
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| ◊ ◊ Youth Energy Auditor |
| Program Description: A primary objective of Alaska IPL is to bridge social and environmental causes by developing green collar job initiatives across the state. As a Youth Energy Auditor, you would be working towards this goal by conducting meaningful energy efficiency services for senior citizens, low-income families and single parents living in the Fairbanks/North Pole area. Not only would you be learning viable work skills but you would also be making a positive difference in the lives of well-deserving members of the Fairbanks community. Specific Duties: The Youth Energy Auditor (YEA) will be responsible for: 1. Improving the energy efficiency of at least 25 homes by installing caulking, weather-stripping, low-flow showerheads, efficient lighting;* 2. Educating clients about the importance of energy efficiency both in terms of conservation and saving money; and 3. Giving at least one 15-20 minute presentation to City/Borough leaders about your experience as a YEA and the value of the services you provided. * YEA’s will be trained by professional energy auditors Necessary Skills:
• passionate about the environment • commitment to making a positive difference • strong people and communication skills • comfortable working wih people of faith Service Time: Mon – Wed 9 am - 5:30 pm |
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| Organization: Joel’s Place Location: Aurora Subdivision Fairbanks Website:www.wellspringrevivalministries.org Mission: Joel’s Place is a faith based youth center whose mission is to provide creative, adventuresome, adrenaline-seeking youth with a good, positive outlet for their energy. |
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| ◊ Food Service & Youth Garden Assistant |
| Program Description: Joel’s Place’s Summer Food Service Program for Children serves two free meals, a late breakfast and d’lunch, to youth during the summer when free or reduced school lunches are unavailable. Joel’s Place’s Youth Garden was created by JPSOS’08 members last summer to provide youth with an opportunity to grow food for our food programs and to beautify our yard. Specific Duties: The JPSOSSummer Food Service & YouthGardenAssistant will help gather, grow, harvest, prepare and serve food at Joel’s Place. The JPSOSmember will also be responsible for recruiting new volunteers for both programs. Necessary Skills:
• interest in hospitality services and gardening • concern for hygiene and food safety • good communication and people skills Service Time: Mon – Fri 12 pm - 8:30 pm |
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| ◊ Skate Park Outreach Coordinator |
| Program Description: Joel’s Place’s Skate Park Program operates the only indoor skate/bmx park in Alaska as well as our “Sk8t Shop”, a skate board and accessory store. Specific Duties: The JPSOS Skate Park Outreach Coordinator will help to operate the park and shop, organize outreach events for skateboarders, and organize a summer skate camp. Necessary Skills:
•passion for safe skating/bmx biking • sound customer service and sales skills • creative planner and organizer Service Time: Mon – Fri 12 pm - 8:30 pm |
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| ◊ Esprit d’ Corps Director |
| Program Description: JPSOS is Part of Serve Alaska, a National Service organization. Thirty young people offer their skills and talents through the donation of their time in the Fairbanks Community. Specific Duties: The Member designated as the Spirit of the Corps Director will be responsible for helping to build team spirit through 1) capturing the skills and talents of the rest of the team in action using video & camera, 2) assist in planning team activities for Thursday night Team Meetings, 3) maintain a photo journal of our Summer of Service, 4) maintain a blog site for family and friends wanting to stay informed, and 5) organize evening or weekend events for JPSOS Members. Necessary Skills:
• enthusiastic & outgoing •knowledgeable in photojournalism & blogging • strong communication skills, oral & written • creative planner and organizer
Service Time: Tues. – Sat. Flex times |
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| ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Special Projects Team |
| Program Description: JPSOS is Part of Serve Alaska, a National Service organization. Many of the nonprofit organizations in this area are in need of a team of people for a special project that is limited in time. Service opportunities will be varied and are still being pursued. Specific Duties: If you like doing different things all the time, this is the position for you! this team could be painting inside one day and working on trails the next day; helping a local ecology center one week and helping upgrade a neighborhood park then next. Necessary Skills:
• likes change and can be flexible • enjoys working in a team
• has a can-do attitude • can work outside, inside, in all kinds of environments and conditions. Service Time: M -F 9:00 – 5:30 |
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| ◊ Project Safety Net Educator |
| Program Description: Careline is a 24-7 crisis intervention call-in center for all ages but is specifically developing a project in conjunction with Joel’s Place, called Project Safety Net. Project Safety Net will raise community awareness of the issues of runaway and homeless youth in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Specific Duties: PSN Educator will assist in developing community partnerships with businesses, agencies, and local youth to begin National Safe Place program, a collaboration between Careline, Joel’s Place and Presbyterian Hospitality House. Other duties include recruiting volunteers for video camp, participating in PSN task force meetings, and also assisting program staff at Careline with creating a youth friendly on-line presence. Necessary Skills: • Able to keep confidentiality • Strong communication and speaking skills • Maturity and sensitivity towards others
• Knowledge of community and resources
• Strong computer skills Service Time: M-F 25+ hrs. (position can be paired or can be a minimum time position) |
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| Organization: Fairbanks Community Food Bank Location: 725 26th Ave., South Fairbanks Website: www.fairbanksfoodbank.org/ Mission: The Fairbanks Community Food Bank’s primary purpose is to provide food for hungry people and to distribute surplus food that would ordinarily be discarded. |
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| ◊ ◊ Community Food Bank Assistant |
| Program Description: The Fairbanks Community Food Bank collects and redistributes donated food to individuals and agencies. Food donations are received from the local community and about 100 other vendors. Food is distributes through programs including Food Boxes, Bone Builders, and Agency Shopping. The Fairbanks Community Food bank also provides daily lunch on site. Specific Duties: Community Food Bank Assistants will be responsible for 1) assisting in sorting, organizing, and redistributing donated food. 2) Members will help fill food orders, food boxes and Bone Builders backpacks. 3) Members might be asked to set out lunch items for on site lunches. 4) Other duties, as requested. Necessary Skills: Must be . . . • a go-getter, a mover! • independent and self motivated • strong and able to lift heavy • committed to social justice • comfortable working inside a warehouse with other volunteers Service Time: Mon – Fri 10am – 2pm |
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| Organization: Love In the Name of Christ Location: 818 26th Ave., South Fairbanks Website: http://www.loveincfairbanks.org/ Mission: Love in the Name of Christ (Love INC) is a faith based organization whose mission as a network of Christian churches, is to act as agents of God’s love by meeting physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of individuals and families in our community. |
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| ◊ Gap Ministry Assistant |
| Program Description: Gap ministries are specific goods or services provided by local churches to meet needs in the community that aren’t being met by other resources. Gap ministries include 6 firewood lots located at different churches. Another Gap ministry is the Personal Needs Closet at a church that provides toiletries and diapers to those in need. Specific Duties: The Gap Ministry Assistant will organize the existing Gap ministries as well as assist the Love INC office in coordinating churches to start new ones (like household items, winter wear, school supplies, etc). To ascertain resources lacking in the community, the GM Assistant will update the resource information database. Additionally, the GM Assistant will organize community youth groups to get involved with Love INC. Youth involvement will be jump started through organizing a “Sound Off for Poverty” campaign. Necessary Skills:
• good communication skills, oral and written • good people skills
• able to work independently • able to drive • good organizational & planning skills • able to lift and stack fire wood Service Time: Flexible, less than 25 hrs. per wk |
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| Organization: Alaska Bird ObservatoryLocation:418 Wedgewood Drive Website: http://www.alaskabird.org/ Mission: The mission of Alaska Bird Observatory, is to advance the appreciation, understanding, and conservation of birds and their habits through research and education. |
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| ◊ Banding Intern |
| Program Description: ABO provides training opportunities for persons interested in biology and/or education through our internship program. Interns learn scientific skills, techniques, and methods through participation in research, education, and outreach. Specific Duties: Banding Interns assist ABO Research Biologists and Passerine Banders with along term monitoring program at the Creamer’s Field Migration Station in Fairbanks, Alaska. Banding Interns will focus on mist-netting and extraction techniques, bird identification, and helping to lead bird- demonstrations during the migration seasons. Typically four days of the week are spent at the banding station and one day is spent entering data in the computer and assisting with various maintenance tasks. Necessary Skills:
• Strong interest or background in biology or environmental education • Possess a sincere interest in and enthusiasm for bird conservation and environmental education
• Strong work ethic • Enjoy working as part of a team • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • able to work outdoors in all kinds of weather and insect activity Service Time: M-F, 5:30 a.m.- 2:00p.m. |
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| ◊ Education Intern |
| Program Description: ABO provides training opportunities for persons interested in biology and/or education through our internship program. Interns learn scientific skills, techniques, and methods through participation in research, education, and outreach. Specific Duties: Education Interns will learn to conduct bird-banding presentations, assist with our songbird migration study and guide four to six 10-12 year old youth in our Tree Swallow breeding ecology study. Other duties include helping to publicize, schedule and lead interpretive walks; giving presentations relating to bird identification and ecology to visitors of all ages, including youth groups and tourists; and assisting with the planning and operation of the Alaska Bird Camps. Training is provided. Necessary Skills:
• Strong interest or background in biology, ecology, or environmental studies • Possess a sincere interest in and enthusiasm for bird conservation and environmental education
• Strong work ethic • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Experience in teaching, public speaking, or wildlife science is helpful • Able to work outdoors in all kinds of weather and insect activity Service Time: M-F, 8-5 |
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| Organization: Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living Location: 726 26th Avenue, South Fairbanks Mission: Interior Alaska for Non-Violent vision is a community free of domestic violence, sexual assault and child sexual abuse. |
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| ◊ Child Care Provider |
| Program Description: IAC provides secure shelter and immediate safety for women and their children who are experiencing domestic violence or sexual assault. IAC also provides crisis intervention, advocacy, education, and referrals on domestic violence, sexual assault, incest, and child sexual abuse to people in need. IAC provides an empowering environment while respecting diversity and assisting individuals in taking responsibility for their choices. Specific Duties: Members would be responsible for 1) completing 40 hours of childcare training provided by the center, 2) help children feel comfortable, relaxed, and at home, 3) help create and implement developmentally appropriate lesson plans, 4) interact with clients and staff members respectfully, 5) help monitor physical and emotional well being of children, and 6) help insure playroom , toys, and equipment are safe and sanitary. Necessary Skills:
• Able to keep confidentiality • An enjoyer of children
• An effective communicator
• Comfortable with people from diverse backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles.
Service Time: M-F 10:30-7:00 |
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| Organization: Fairbanks Counseling & Adoption Location: 912 Barnette St. Website: http://www.fcaalaska.org/ Mission: Fairbanks Counseling and Adoption, FCA, is committed to empowering individuals to make informed, responsible, personal decisions. FCA accomplishes this by providing a continuum of family services in the areas of therapeutic counseling for individuals and families, counseling and support for pregnant women and young adults and adoption services. |
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| ◊ Garden Supervisor and Peer Mentor |
| Program Description: The FCA Street Outreach program offers at risk, runaway, and homeless youth (ages 10-21) a safe place to hang out, get a hot meal, clothing, personal hygiene items, connections to a choice of counseling and education programs, peer support, transportation to resources and referrals to community resources. A youth garden is part of the program in the summer. Specific Duties: The Member serving as the Garden Supervisor and Peer Mentor would be responsible for encouraging and motivating peers to help the Garden Supervisor plan, plant, maintain & harvest the garden. Secondary responsibilities would be keeping resources organized and helping youth participants find health, safety, and housing resources. Necessary Skills:
• Experienced in gardening, preferably in Alaska • Comfortable working with at-risk youth
• Easy going- flexible • Independent, self motivated • Basic knowledge of health, safety & housing resources for youth in Fairbanks • Positive role model Service Time: M -F, 3-6 (15 hrs./wk)
*This position would be shared with another agency with similar goals.
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| ◊ Bike Workshop Supervisor & Peer Mentor |
| Program Description: The FCA Street Outreach program offers at risk, runaway, and homeless youth (ages 10-21) a safe place to hang out, get a hot meal, clothing, personal hygiene items, connections to a choice of counseling and education programs, peer support, transportation to resources and referrals to community resources. A youth garden is part of the program in the summer. Specific Duties: The Member serving as the Bike Workshop Supervisor & Peer Mentor would be responsible for teaching and helping youth to fix, repair, and maintain their bikes, helping the youth to keep them in safe running condition. This Member would keep the bike workshop shed stocked with supplies and organized, Secondary responsibilities would be keeping other resources organized and helping youth participants find health, safety, and housing resources. Necessary Skills:
• Experienced in bike repair and maintenance • Comfortable working with at-risk youth
• Easy going- flexible
• Independent, self motivated
• Basic knowledge of health, safety & housing resources for youth in Fairbanks • Positive role model Service Time: M -F , 3-6 (15 hrs./wk) |
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| Organization:PlayNLearn Community Head Start Location: 1949 Gillam Way & North Pole Website:http://209.193.47.52:8080/Default.aspx |
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| ◊◊◊ Summer Food Service Assistant |
| Program Description: Play N Learn Community Head Start’s Food Service Program offers healthy, nutritious meals to the local community, including young adults and children under the age of 18 and adults over the age of 19 with disabilities. Specific Duties: The Summer Food Service Program Assistant supports the Program Cook with preparing and serving attractive meals and snacks according to U.S.D.A. guidelines. Responsibilities also include: keeping accurate records of meals served; promoting a positive environment that supports children, families, and co-workers; actively participate with families and children during and after meal times, including preparing games and activities for children. Members serving at Play N Learn Community Head Start will also participate in a number of special projects. These projects include, but are not limited to organizing & advertising a yard sale as a fundraiser for Head Start and playground beautification projects including planting and maintaining gardens and painting and/or refinishing surfaces. Necessary Skills:
• Promotes a positive work environment • Flexible, adaptable and able to adjust to a variety of change and situations
• Punctual and reliable
• Capable of decision making, and working independently
• Preferred food handling/kitchen experience Service Time: M-F, 8:30- 4:30 |
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| Organization: Literacy Council of Alaska Location: 517 Gaffney Website: www.literacycouncilofalaska.org Mission: To facilitate academic and personal growth in elementary age students and young adults through cross age tutoring. |
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| ◊◊◊◊ Cross-Age Tutor |
| Program Description: The Cross-Age Tutoring Program is a summer project of the Literacy Council of Alaska. Sixteen tutors, between ages of 14-18 tutor school age children over one or two, four week sessions. Specific Duties: Members serving as Cross-Age Tutors will meet one on one with school age children in first through third grades in reading, writing and math. Tutors participate in a one day pre-service training. Tutors will plan and evaluate lessons, plan and lead indoor and outdoor activities, conduct story sharing sessions and participate in training sessions. Necessary Skills:
• Enjoys working with children ages 5-9 • Be 16-18
• Responsible, highly motivated, creative & positive
• Can act as a positive role model
• Desires to further own life skills and learning Service Time: M, T, W, TH, 9-5:30 |
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| Organization:Camp Fire USA Ak Council Location: 565 University Ave. Suite 3A Website: www.campfireak.org/SACC.HTML Mission: We build caring, confident youth and future leaders. |
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| ◊◊◊ Youth Development Leader |
| Program Description: Camp Fire USA Alaska Council provides Summer Adventure Programs at school-based licensed childcare programs and community drop-in centers for school age children, Monday through Friday, in the months of June and July. Through a variety of activities such as hiking a local trail, turning a potter’s wheel, swimming, playing at the playground or helping with a community project; kids enrolled in the Summer Adventure programs will have opportunities to master new skills, build friendships and fave a fantastic summer. Specific Duties: Youth Development Leaders will assist in providing a stable, fun, caring, learning environment for school age children. this includes, but is not limited to assisting with preparation, planning, facilitation, and clean up of age appropriate activities. Youth Development Leaders will assist with the supervision of children in a wide variety of settings following established behavioral expectations. Each Member is expected to understand, support and implement Camp Fire USA’s vision, mission, purpose and values statements.
Necessary Skills: • Must be 18 or older • Completion of high school or equivalent experience
• Experience working with children preferably in small group and semi-structured setting
• Training or background in child/youth development, education or recreation
• Demonstrated basic work habits, dependability and reliability Service Time: M – F 9-6:00 |
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| Organization: Calypso Farm and Ecology Center Location: Ester Website:www.calypsofarm.org Mission: to encourage local agriculture and environment awareness through hands-on education in natural and farming ecosystems. |
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| ◊◊ Farm Field Trip Assistant |
| Program Description: Each year, over 2,000 children (pre-school – 6th) visit Calypso Farm to participate in field trips. Field trips cover topics ranging from forest exploration to making pizzas from garden ingredients. Specific Duties Include: Assisting Calypso’s Field Trip Coordinator in leading field trips throughout the season, assisting in Field Trip evaluation and improvement and working on the farm with the farm crew during non-field trip times. Necessary Skills: • Works well with kids • Good communication skills • Positive attitude • Must have own transportation. Service Times: M-F : 9-5 |
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| Organization:Fairbanks Youth Development Coalition & Careline Crisis Intervention Location:510 2nd Ave. 9th & Barnette Website: www.fairbanksyouth.org www.carelinealaska.com |
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| ◊Youth Resource Technical Assistant |
| Program Description: This service position is tentatively shared between these two agencies. Careline is a 24-7 crisis intervention call in center for all ages but is specifically developing a project in conjunction with Joel’s Place, called Project Safety Net. Fairbanks Youth Development Network is primarily an organization made up of youth minded agencies, focused on helping youth (14-20) access the resources they need. These agencies want to develop their websites in bringing local resources together to support local youth in finding & accessing the resources they need. Specific Duties Include: provide youth minded content for agency websites including finding and maintaining local resources, music, and appropriate resource links, maintaining website functions, and assisting in marketing and driving youth traffic to website, and provide insight of the Fairbanks youth community. Members will also participate in a Project Safety Net video camp. Necessary Skills: • Strong computer skills • Strong communication & speaking skills • Independent and self motivated • Knowledge of community • web savvy & experienced in internet searches • maturity & sensitivity towards others Service Times: M-F : days: (25+ hrs. Careline, 10+ hrs with FYDN) |
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