AmeriCorps House Sister/Residential Life Assistant (Full-Time), HomeWorks Trenton – Aug 12

Posted by HomeWorks Trenton on August 6, 2024

HomeWorks Trenton, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that runs a free, community-based, after school residential program for Black and Brown high school girls in Trenton, New Jersey. We provide a space where Black and Brown girls can authentically express themselves while developing academic and social-emotional tools to thrive despite living in a systemically unjust society.

Our scholars live in the HomeWorks house from Sunday evenings to Friday mornings and are transported to and from their Trenton Public Schools every day to ensure timeliness. After school, scholars engage in daily activities focused on academics and identity-driven leadership, eat a family-style meal, and stay overnight in our dorm with two full-time staff members. Our HomeWorks model decreases chronic absenteeism and improves scholars’ academic performance and social-emotional skills while celebrating the power of Black and Brown sisterhood. By providing a space to explore and define their experiences, cultures, and identities, HomeWorks offers our scholars a chance to see that their ideas, visions, and presence are valid and relevant in this world.

The AmeriCorps Residential Life Assistant (House-Sister) will partner with the House Director, Assistant House Director, and other AmeriCorps House Sister to co-lead the HomeWorks house and cultivate a culture around our values of intentionality, empathy and community.

We are looking for college juniors, seniors and recent graduates who are passionate about education and social justice, enjoy working with high school girls, and are eager to contribute to our mission at HomeWorks. Please note this position offers free dinners and free room and board! 

Start Date: August 12, 2024

Full job description with application link.

Interested candidates can apply through our website or contact us at jobs@homeworkstrenton.org for more information.