Read the report here: https://edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai19-77.pdf

When you register, you’ll be asked a question about your interests in summer jobs and the tour. Our buses will feature different experiences. Whether you are a supporter, employer, provider or just want to learn about WorkReady, you will be matched with the bus that best aligns with your perspective.

You may register for the best date for you or both days. The experiences will be different each time.

First time on the tour? Watch videos from our previous years
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbOLoLeqMzMAX-uX-JeeegzoO81d9nkiJ

Tuesday, July 30
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Starting location:
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Breakfast will be provided.
Register for July 30th here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workready-celebrations-tour-july-30-2019-tickets-63383945086

Wednesday, August 7
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Starting location:
PECO
2301 Market Street
Energy Hall
(lower level)

Lunch will be provided.
Register for August 7th here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workready-celebrations-tour-august-7-2019-tickets-63386314172

Join us for this step by step guide to growing your Facebook community led by nonprofit digital expert John Haydon. Let us help your nonprofit engage supporters, launch fundraising campaigns, enhance donor relationships and spread awareness about your organization’s cause through the power of Facebook. Click to learn more.

You’ll learn from this Live Webinar:

• How to make your Facebook Page stand apart from your competition
• How to optimize your Facebook Page for search (On Facebook and Google)
• How to maximize your Facebook Page call-to-action button
• How to use Facebook ads to grow your Facebook fanbase
• Five types of Page updates you should always be publishing
• And MORE!

REGISTER HERE: https://www.charityhowto.com/nonprofit-webinar/how-to-create-an-awesome-nonprofit-facebook-page

Can’t attend this live webinar? Don’t worry, sign up and you’ll still receive the webinar recording, slides, and bonus materials. Don’t miss out!

Meet the Presenter:
John Haydon, author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies, is one of the most sought-after nonprofit digital marketing experts. He has helped hundreds of nonprofits achieve their best marketing and fundraising goals. John has spoken at the Nonprofit Technology Conference, New England Federation of Human Societies, New Media Expo, BBCon, Social Media 4 Nonprofits and more. If you’re looking for more from him, John is also a regular contributor for the Huffington Post, Social Media Examiner, Social Media Today and npEngage.

Through this call for proposals, Education First will award two to four grants of $50,000 to $100,000 each to districts, charters, and their partners to design and host a convening in their region that brings together educators, SEL experts, and other stakeholders focused on building capacity to equitably meet students’ social, emotional, and academic needs. Proposals should include grant activities that would occur during the 2020 calendar year. Selected applicants will receive technical assistance from Education First during the design phase of their grant, and awardees will have the opportunity to participate with a group of national SEL practitioners, experts, and advocates at the SEL in Action Convening in 2020.

To be eligible for the maximum $100,000 Regional SEL Convening grant, applicants must partner with two or more organizations, where one organization is a school district/local education agency (LEA) or charter network/charter management organization (CMO); be planning a convening that is “regional” and not confined to participants in a single school district or charter network; and consider SEL implementation and equitable and culturally affirming environments to be significant strategies for improving student outcomes.

Education First will be hosting conference calls with interested applicants on July 29 and 30. Letters of Intent are due September 6 by 5:00 p.m. (PT), with full proposals (invitation only) due October 28, 2019.

See the Education First website for the complete RFP, including questions for interested applicants to consider and detailed submission instructions.

Deadline: September 6, 2019 (Letters of Intent)

Learn more and apply: https://education-first.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NoVo-RSC-Request-for-LOIs-FINAL.pdf

Conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, the report analyzes the findings of a survey of 1,660 adults between the ages of 18 and 34. It includes large samples of African American and Hispanic participants in order to explore beliefs and behaviors across races and ethnicities.

The report found that young adults interact with the news frequently with 88 percent accessing news at least weekly, including 53 percent who do so every day. As such, it holds important findings for news organizations and journalists as they try to build their influence and reach among the next generation.

Read more: https://medium.com/trust-media-and-democracy/six-reasons-young-adults-think-the-news-media-is-dividing-our-country-a4adc2d71fa6

Full report: https://www.knightfoundation.org/reports/young-adults-news-behaviors-and-beliefs

Topic: Census 2020

Thursday, September 19th
9:00AM – 12:00 PM

Location: University of Pennsylvania
Houston Hall – Class of ’49 Auditorium
3417 Spruce Street

The Fall PHENND Meeting is a chance for the entire PHENND Network to get together to share ideas, events, challenges, etc. It is also a time to hear from PHENND staff about their activities and opportunities for partnership in the coming academic year.

Additionally, the event will feature a presentation from Stephanie Reid, Director of Philly Counts 2020. Stephanie will give a broad overview of the upcoming Census and the City of Philadelphia’s efforts to ensure the most complete and accurate count possible.  This will be followed by a panel featuring:

• Kathleen Lee, retired teacher who incorporated the 2000 Census into her middle school classroom with amazing results
• Grace Palladino, Civic Education Specialist for the School District of Philadelphia
• Andy Toy, SEAMAAC, and member of the Limited English Proficiency outreach group of Philly Counts 2020

RSVP here:  https://forms.gle/2nwHSEKY5mepPEow5

Our special series will continue to reveal breakthrough initiatives within Social Mobility, Health, and Human Services while exploring new funding opportunities through philanthropy, impact investing, policy as investment, raising capital, and new financial instruments. We will continue to bring you the freshest social innovation fiscal models that include: Funding Systems Change; Health Care Bonds; Philanthropic Roundtable; Raising Capital; Regional Focus; Philanthropic Equity; Program Related Investments; and Social Impact Bonds.

Abraham Lincoln’s words, “The best way to predict the future is to create it,” inspire the collective energy of our third edition. We embark on the new frontier of untapped finance in philanthropy by exploring what the future holds. What will philanthropy look like in 2030? What issues will it have addressed during the previous decade? What new philanthropic strategies discussed today will become commonplace 10 years from now?

The answers to these questions remain elusive but following the work of today’s leaders, Changemakers, and field builders will provide us with a glimpse of the bright future ahead. Avery Tucker Fontaine, Head of Strategic Philanthropy at BNY Mellon Wealth Management, shares her insights of what the future of Philanthropy and Impact Investing hold in an article she penned and during a new podcast interview in this special edition — “The Social Innovation Finance Series Part 3.” In this one-on-one interview with Social Innovations Partners President Mike Clark, Avery outlines a series of practical strategies across philanthropy and investing that can be adopted by individuals, foundations, and donor advised funds to unlock capital to impact the issues that matter most today and tomorrow.

Admittedly, innovative social entrepreneurs still have a difficult time securing funding sources to seed and scale their work. In this edition, we explore the potential of funding though an additional two percent of assets through charitable foundations and donor advised funds — this would establish nearly $20 billion to fund cutting edge solutions to tackle society’s greatest challenges.

Yet, unlocking even a fraction of these funds will take a new level of commitment, behavioral changes, and forward-thinking. Luckily, leaders like Avery Fontaine Tucker — are stepping up to serve as practical guides on this exciting journey into the future of philanthropy funding social innovation.

We hope that this edition helps you to see the bright future social innovation finance holds, and the pathway forward we are hoping to carve out with “The Social Innovation Finance Series.” Together, we can better respond to some of the largest issues facing our communities through smart, sustainable solutions that can change the trajectory of our lives and world, for generations to come.

Read more: https://socialinnovationsjournal.org/editions/finance-3

Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian order. Diversity and inclusion have been and will continue to be an integral component of Villanova University’s mission. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University’s mission and values.

Job Description
MCEO is seeking a Promise Corps College & Career Site Supervisor for program planning and implementation at two high schools in West Philadelphia. They provide day-to-day leadership of their schools’ AmeriCorps members (CCC’s), oversee program implementation and develop school relations. They provide information and recommendations to staff in regard to the supervision of corps members. They maintain strong working relationships with principals, counselors and other school staff. Duties include direct management of 10+ people, administrative support, program planning, program support, data management and maintaining evaluation records. This person would also be responsible for maintaining the platform/database used to track all Promise Corps data and regularly analyze and report data to national and local funders and partners. This position reports to the Promise Corps Program Director.

Essential Functions

• Coordinate college readiness programs and activities in collaboration with other higher education and community initiatives
• Recruit local applicants for AmeriCorps member positions
• Provide supervision, leadership, motivation, team building, conflict resolution and support to AmeriCorps members
• Establish positive relationship and effective communication with school leadership team including principals, school counselor and teachers to ensure program goals are achieved and students are receiving all benefits of Promise Corps program
• Cultivate positive, focused learning environment for students and AmeriCorps staff
• Establish relationships with external partners as needed to resource schools, students and Promise Corps and to collaborate on large events
• Gather and maintain evaluation records pertaining to program performance, particularly in regard to impact on high school students
• Ensure the submission of all required information from the site to appropriate program staff as needed for member’s files
• Utilize online timesheet and data collection portal to collect all information needed to measure programs performance measures
• Comfort and skilled in multi-site quantitative data collection and analysis
• Familiar with and proven successful use of social media platforms
• Strong print and electronic communication skills

Qualifications
Qualifications (Education and Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in an education setting or experience working directly with youth in urban communities
• A valid PA Driver’s license required
• Must reside in Philadelphia within 6 months of hire date.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• A successful candidate is a dynamic, committed individual with strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability and commitment to work beyond traditional working hours and schedule is required. Candidates must possess the following experience and skills:
  • Managing a program and/or supervising people, preferably in a school setting
  • Knowledge of college and career preparation objectives and standards
  • Significant experience collecting and analyzing quantitative data
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel functions, including but not limited to, VLOOKUP, COUNTIF, Pivot Tables, INDEX + MATCHCurriculum development and implementation preferred
  • Working with service-learning, AmeriCorps programming, and member management preferred

Additional Information
Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Bethany.housman@phila.gov

Qualified applicants will be requested to interview the week of August 5th with a start date as early as August 12th.

Employment will begin with a 30 day probationary period during which vacation time will not be approved

What We Offer:

• We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer
• 25% tuition discount program for City employees (and sometimes spouses and dependents as well) in partnership with area colleges and universities
• Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
• A wellness program that offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Generous retirement savings options
• Successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670 or send an email to faqpchr@phila.gov. For more information, go to: Human Relations Website: http://www.phila.gov/humanrelations/Pages/default.aspx

Young Latinas, their mental health and overall wellbeing, a convo with Noelia Rivera-Calderón of the National Women’s Law Center

https://edwinmayorga.net/?p=902

Celebrating the “I” in IARSLCE: Researching Engagement Across Borders
October 23-25, 2019
Hotel Albuquerque Old Town, Albuquerque, NM

http://www.researchslce.org/conferences/

Specifically, the Director of Development & Events will lead a targeted fund raising effort in collaboration with the Board of Directors, Development Committee, Executive Director and Community Impact Director. Specific goals will be to increase Operating and Sustainability funds to support the planned expansion of staff and community programs at the high school, middle school and elementary school levels across the city.

Ideal candidates will have strong ties to the Philadelphia community and can utilize existing, and cultivate new, relationships in the local market through in-person meetings to create philanthropic support. The Director of Development & Events will serve as a member of the organization’s Senior Leadership team representing the organization’s interests in the planning, design and implementation of programs at the LC and ASUSC in coordination with a variety of community partners and stakeholders (e.g. US Squash, Lenfest Center, Drexel).

Complete Description & Application Instructions:

http://www.squashsmarts.org/job-opportunities.html

United Way of Pennsylvania launched a statewide data project, ALICE, which provides a comprehensive measure of financial hardship across our state. ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. The ALICE report tells the story of our community members who are going to work but are still struggling to survive, through a standardized methodology that assesses the cost of living in every county. ALICE is our neighbors, friends and family who may earn more than the official Federal Poverty Level, but still cannot afford the basic necessities for their family. ALICE lives in every county in Pennsylvania. Equipped with this data, the Pennsylvania network of United Ways will convene, advocate and innovate in our local communities to highlight the issues faced by ALICE households, and to generate solutions which help them on their path to financial stability.

The website includes the numbers, county reports, infographics, and even a game to see if you can make ends meet throughout the commonwealth.

About ALICE

The Executive Director will work with the 82-year old Founder (who will become Chairman) and the Advisory Board to plan and implement regional and national expansion; develop cutting-edge programmatic offerings; and create the infrastructure within its budget to support and grow its vibrant membership base. The Executive Director will help build the institute through its Collective Force of Companies and Foundations into the highest financial contributor to the field of Corporate Social Responsibility.

In addition to experience dealing with C-suite leaders, this position will require exceptional organizational skills; deep experience in building or overseeing membership driven organizations; a proven talent for planning, implementing programming and earned income; and a keen ability to organize lean infrastructure, staffing and operations. The new Executive Director will be tasked with operationalizing the rollout of a plan to expand to new membership markets in proximate communities where a critical mass of corporate and nonprofits exist.

5 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive membership;
• Drive expansion to more chapters, drawing upon the original formula;
• Drive earned income, but not by dues or fees or collected funds;
• Build an increasingly member-driven organization;
• Be an active “hands-on” operational and financial leader.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

A highly-capable, mission-driven leader who is/has:

• An excellent writer/communicator
• Highly intelligent and focused on success
• Financial and operational leader
• Passion for CSR
• Entrepreneurial outlook
• Strong sense of urgency

Learn more and apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1369482436/

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is seeking an Assistant Vice President of Public Affairs.

Job Summary

Working in collaboration with the SVP of Corporate Affairs, the Assistant Vice President Public Affairs is responsible for enhancing and protecting the reputation of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The AVP leads the development of the internal and external communications strategy and manages the teams responsible for implementing the plans to execute on these strategies. The AVP must demonstrate an ability to proactively collaborate with leaders across the Bank’s internal business lines and craft effective communications efforts in ways that strengthen the Bank`s position as a thought leader on key economic, banking, and community topics. This critical leadership position is also responsible for managing the content creation, editorial, and conference services functions. In collaboration with the SVP Corporate Affairs acts as a liaison with President`s Office to ensure alignment of all institutional communications.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

Ensuring Strong Internal Communications

• The Assistant Vice President of Public Affairs works in close collaboration with internal stakeholders, including Human Resources, Law Enforcement, and other critical units to ensure that all employees have access to the information resources they need to be informed, empowered, and effective.
• Develops and implements the Bank’s internal communications strategy according to its mission and priorities to ensure the Bank`s values and programs are effectively and promoted to all internal audiences.
• Promotes Bank culture and ensures the Bank`s core values of Being Open, Innovative, and Collaborative are reflected in all publications and programming.
• Leads and organizes signature events for Bank employees, including town halls, and recommends other avenues to share messages so all staff have timely and relevant information.
• Advancing the Bank`s Strategic Priorities and Messaging
• Develops and implements the Bank’s external communications strategy according to its mission and priorities; advises the President and senior leaders on these strategic communications.
• Establishes a solid knowledge base of key issues and priorities for all Bank departments engaged in public outreach; partners with functional experts to develop and oversee all communications.
• Working in conjunction with subject matter experts across the Bank, leads and oversees the strategic messaging and the editorial calendar, and ensures the content execution is accurate and in alignment with the Bank`s strategic priorities.
• Identifies and investigates issues and trends that may generate external interest; collaborates with subject matter experts on action plans, briefs, policy papers, and other response documents; anticipates issues that may arise and prepares the Bank and its senior leadership accordingly.
• Fosters a positive, accurate, and consistent image of the Bank to share the Bank’s research, policy positions, activities, and presence within the District as well as with targeted stakeholders nationwide and worldwide; directs all communications and partners with key internal functions to preserve and advance the Bank’s reputation.

Conference Services

• Oversees all aspects of conference services, including the planning and execution of high quality events; Also responsible for establishing strong controls and procedures to ensure the administrative and technical elements are reflective of the world class reputation the Bank strives to maintain. This includes working closely with the Financial Management Services, Legal, Facilities and Law Enforcement divisions.
• Advancing and Protecting the Bank`s Reputation
• Organizes and coordinates the Bank’s internal and external communications during emergencies or crises for internal and external stakeholders.
• Acquires tools, processes, metrics, and performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of the Bank’s communications activities as well as to refine and improve communications strategies.
• Represents the Third District on select System workgroups, as advised by the SVP of Corporate Affairs.
• Engages professionally in the region and nationwide to develop relationships and contacts with leaders of key external stakeholder groups, organizations, and associations.

Committees and Workgroups

• Spending Stewardship Workgroup for public programs across the FRS (PI Principal for establishing collaboration, cost and synergies)
• Various subgroups under the Public Information Umbrella (may serve as a liaison for System committees such as editors and designers or internal communications

Subordinates

• The team consists of 13 exempt staff members, including: 3 Direct Reports (Messaging and Editorial Manager, Manager of Conference Center, Communications Associate and 10 Indirect Reports.

Desired Skills and Experience
Position Requirements

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, journalism, economics, or a related discipline; Master`s degree strongly preferred.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience managing communications in a policy arena, including at least 5 years as a manager in a high-level policy-related communications environment.
• Knowledge And Skills
• Proven track record in developing impactful communications strategy and executing on communications plans.
• Knowledge of economics, banking, and/or the financial system preferred.
• Accomplishments that reflect strategic thinking and alignment of strategic plans, tactics, and metrics with business objectives.
• Solid experience in crisis communications with a proven ability as an effective leader in times of crisis and an ability to provide insight on best practices for crisis communications.
• Proven experience in advising and collaborating with executive leadership.
• Ability to collaborate productively with colleagues throughout an organization.
• Demonstrate experience as an advanced team leader and manager.
• In-depth understanding of technology, including experience with digital content strategies and in leveraging digital/social media.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
• Strong business acumen and proven ability to evaluate costs, risks, and benefits associated with alternative actions before decision-making.
• Avid reader with a high degree of intellectual curiosity who stays up-to-date on known issues and is able to spot emerging trends
• Discretion and sensitivity in handling confidential and complex issues.

Important Information

Background investigations including drug testing are required for all new hires as a condition of employment, after the job offer is made. Employment may not begin until the Bank accepts the results of the background investigation.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Learn more and apply: https://www.philadelphiafed.org/careers/job-openings

• Day-to-Day management of PhilaPort’s mission and message as it pertains to elected officials, business, labor and civic leaders, and the community at large.
• Represents the PhilaPort at Philadelphia City Council, the Pennsylvania State Legislature and in Congress to support or oppose legislation, lobby for funding and to raise awareness about the mission of the Authority.
• Regularly meets with elected officials and their staff to advocate the Authority’s position on important issues, develop policy initiatives, provide feedback about potential new laws and regulations, and discuss issues facing the maritime industry.
• Serves as a spokesperson to the media or in public hearings.
• Reports to the Executive Director.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrates skill in verbal and written communications, particularly the ability to effectively communicate complex issues in a clear and concise manner.
• Able to develop and maintain credible, influential relationships with key government officials/staff, political parties, other lobbyists and representatives of business and maritime trade organizations at city, state and federal levels.
• Assist the Marketing Department on port-related special events, including press conferences, receptions, facility dedications.
• Produce speeches, remarks, and general talking points for port officials, as requested.
• Develop and implement special projects to promote the Port to the public and other non-sales-oriented audiences (students and neighborhood groups).
• Provide port tours to elected officials and other members of the public who request tours of PhilaPort facilities.
• Respond in a courteous and professional manner to the members of the public who request information about the Port and its operations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with all levels of PhilaPort’ s management, as well as with government agencies, the media, public and other relevant groups.
• Knowledge of the political and governmental landscapes in Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Washington as they relate to the PhilaPort’s mission.
• Established working relationships with key city, state, and federal government and agency officials.

Qualified candidates should e-mail cover & resume by August 2, 2019 to ecivera@philaport.com

About us:

PhilaPort is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has as its primary mission the enhancement of water-borne trade and commerce. As an organization committed to economic development and job creation, the Authority seeks to generate activity that will maximize port-related employment and revenues by promoting the use of the Philadelphia regional port system by Pennsylvania based industries. The Authority has twelve active maritime and transportation related terminals. Port cargoes and the activity they generate are responsible for thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the Philadelphia area and throughout Pennsylvania. The Authority is currently engaged in a Port Expansion plan that will expended almost $300 Million in port capacity improvements over the next four years.

Employees are afforded a dynamic and challenging work environment. Employees are enrolled in the State Employee Retirement System and Pennsylvania Employee Benefit Trust Fund for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

PhilaPort is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and stakeholders feel valued, respected and supported.

Learn more and apply: http://www.philaport.com/work-with-us/

Join us for an information session for ECA’s one-week program and certification. Looking for a job? Auditors may earn up to $22 an hour.

To RSVP or for more information call (215) 571 – 3292 or email hwp26@Drexel.edu

Click here to download the flyer

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JOB POSTING
PART-TIME ACADEMIC INSTRUCTORS

Position Summary:
District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund seeks to hire part-time instructors. Multiple positions will be available for various departments, include working with youth programs, ages 17 to 24, and/or adult basic education programs. The Training Fund seeks instructors who can teach Mathematics and/or Language Arts at various educational functioning levels, including high school equivalency, such as HISET/GED curricula. HISET/GED programs may also need instructors who can teach Science and Social Studies. Some programs require contextualized instruction related to healthcare, human services, and early childhood. Part time teaching hours may vary with opportunities available for day, afternoon, and evening classes.

Instructors are responsible for developing a relevant workforce contextualized syllabus, provide facilitated instruction including project based learning, incorporate computer technology, document student progress, maintain student portfolios, and participate in team meetings and all assigned professional development activities.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Achieve the goals for the class and the student.
• Work with learners on activities related to their individual and collective goals of obtaining employment, and/or entering post-secondary education.
• Plan lessons in advance using appropriate instructional materials and techniques for developing critical thinking skills.
• Plan lessons in advance to address individual student learning needs and class based instruction.
• Integrate technology in both classroom and supplemental activities and internet sites with relevant practice or research materials.
• Promote student engagement and collaborative learning.
• Work with students individually to support their specific education and career goals.
• Deliver instruction as an inquiry-based learning process that includes interactive activities, scaffolding and evidence-based practice teaching methodology.
• Attend all team meetings and professional development activities.
• Perform all related administrative duties and reporting such as: constructing a syllabus, preparing lesson plans, completing timesheets, documenting student attendance, academic progress, assessments and submitting monthly reports to the career coach.
• Instructors must have content based expertise in the subject they are teaching.
• Instructors must turn in lesson plans and syllabus for all class.
• Instructors must use facilitation-based instruction.

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Education with 3 – 5 years’ experience teaching Adult and/or Youth Learners

INTERESTED APPLICANTS: PLEASE SEND COVER LETTER & RESUME TO: cfeldman@1199ctraining.org

The Murals of the Mind Project (M.O.M.) is seeking volunteers to help facilitate activities and provide supports for our sponsor-funded, week-long summer enrichment pilot program, Accepted! High School Readiness. for middle school youth scheduled for the week of August 19-23, 2019. Working directly with youth rising to 6th-9th grade in September at Columbus Square Rec Center, one of our partner sites. The Accepted! program facilitator assures quality program delivery, continuity, support, and outcome assessment. The volunteer facilitator works collaboratively with the Columbus Square Rec Center director, and M.O.M. executive director to promote Accepted! and sustained active attendance and participation.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

 Facilitate a schedule of workshop activities leading youth, with a focus on navigating through high first year experience, through daily activities in Overcoming First Day Jitters, Improving Organization Skills, Time Management, Studying / Testing, Assignments / Projects / Research, Community Service Hours, Recognizing Peer Pressure / Bullying, School-Life Balance
 Complete, process and submit all required paper work including but not limited to registrations, attendance and end of program survey.
 Engage with youth in workshop activities, encouraging their participation and engagement
 Shares knowledge, experience and skills with a positive and flexible approach.
 Serve as a positive role model for participants.
 Maintain supervision of youth, their activities and whereabouts
 Communicate effectively and ensure delivery of clear, organized, and vibrant presentations.
 Provide light mentoring
 Promote a welcoming, cooperative, positive, safe, and flexible atmosphere while working with others in a diverse environment.
 Adhere to Columbus Square and M.O.M. safety guidelines.
 Agree to be guided in all actions by The Murals of the Mind mission, vision and goals; and to comply with the rec center & M.O.M. policies.
 Provide crisis intervention services to youth in the program; if needed
 Problem-solve issues that may present at enrichment program and present solutions;
 Facilitate conflict resolution between youth and diffusing conflict, if needed and inform Rec Center Director and M.O.M. executive director.
 Attend and complete applicable orientation and training.
 Provides guidance and information regarding activities, participant’s successes with parents / guardians and M.O.M.
 Maintain M.O.M. confidentiality standards

Essential Functions:

 Must be 18 years of age or older
 Ability to successfully complete all pre-employment and post-employment screenings including, but not limited to, criminal background check and child abuse clearances
 Sensitivity for and a commitment to multi-cultural participants
 Ability to apply sound judgment with the ability to work independently and manage multiple levels of youth maturity, experiences and abilities within a group
 Ability to follow and maintain safe working practices at all times

THE MURALS OF THE MIND PROJECT
IMAGINE. PREPARE. EXPERIENCE. WRITE. SPEAK.
 Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds, work indoors and outdoors in a variety of weather and settings.
 Ability to apply independent discretion within the boundaries of the position
 Provide own transportation
 Ability to apply creativity and vision to motivate and inspire others
 Adaptable to possible changing demands of the position
 Demonstrated knowledge of, or willingness to learn, M.O.M. program, principles, and standards
 Strong leadership skills
 Excellent written and oral communication skills
 Excellent listening skills
 Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
 Uphold the mission and vision of The Murals of the Mind Project
 Exhibit and model honesty, integrity, and trust while performing all job duties
 Be accountable for all duties of this job
 Assist in the success of all Programs as needed

Reporting relationship: The volunteer facilitator(s) is accountable to and supervised by M.O.M. program director.

Qualifications:
Must Haves
 High School Graduate (GED)
 Some college
 Experience working with diverse populations youth & leading youth-focused workshops
 Tech savvy
 Volunteer experience

Nice to Have
 Bilingual (Spanish)
 Course work in Programming/Education/Social Work or related field, or equivalent experience in youth programming
 Current Criminal Background Check And Child Abuse Clearances
 Current First Aid and CPR certifications

Details & Dates: Monday – Friday, 9.30a-4p, August 19-23, 2019. Part-time hours may be available.

About The Murals of the Mind Project
The Murals of the Mind Project (M.O.M.) is a nonprofit, 501c3 organization that has provided free and low cost programming, service learning and mentoring to youth aged 10-17 since 2007. Our mission is to increase youth literacy IQ. This is accomplished by engaging youth in literacy and skills readiness programs such as essay writing, creative writing and performance; college, career and financial readiness, STEM encampments, and community service.

M.O.M.’s vision is to awaken the imagination and curiosity of youth, tangibly assisting them in improving life outcomes. We strive to promote literacy, preparedness and educational excellence. M.O.M. encourages young people to custom design their narratives, expand peer networks, embrace their majesty; and celebrate and accept their uniqueness – quirks and all.

Our goal is to take a 360-degree approach to helping improve youth literacy and skills readiness outcomes in Philadelphia and surrounding communities. Our “On the Road” format enables us to go wherever the need is to gets kids and teens ready. Our programs, events and mentoring are diverse, imaginative, fun, and youth-centered.