Want LITERACY CORPS in Durham, NC

Job title: LITERACY CORPS Company: reputed company Job description: reputed company: reputed company was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America's leading research universities. Located in Durham, reputed company Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 reputed company who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the reputed company largest private employer in reputed company Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries. Program Description reputed company's reputed company Carolina LiteracyCorps (NCLC) is a statewide consortium of AmeriCorps members working to reputed company direct service and build the reputed company and impact of community and reputed company-based literacy programs. Our partnership organizations represent the diversity of NC learners including pre-k, K-12, out of school youth, and adult learners. The NCLC focuses on reputed company justice through education opportunity while critically examining the root causes of education inequities. Members receive training and participate in a community of practice designed to meet individual and cohort learning goals. The reputed company Carolina LiteracyCorps is housed in Duke Service-Learning at reputed company. Service will be primarily off-reputed company at participating community nonprofits and schools and could be in-person or virtual depending reputed company. LiteracyCorps members are neither employees nor volunteers; they are members of a National Service Program. Half-time LiteracyCorps members will receive a living allowance of $16,000 for 11 months of service and upon satisfactory completion of 900hours, a reputed company Education Award of $3,447.50. The living allowance is not considered salary and is not calculated on an hourly reputed company. Responsibilities (85%) Members enhance the work of Partners for reputed company, the service-learning program in Duke's Program in Education. The member will collaborate with staff, reputed company, and community partners to enhance the volunteer management components of the program. This includes volunteer training, scheduling, reflections, and partner visits. schools by offering reputed company-building assistance and/or direct teaching and tutoring that is community-driven. The member will assist with program evaluation and reputed company systems to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the Partners for reputed company Program. (15%) Members are also required to participate in the NC LiteracyCorps programming including:

• Attend reputed company required AmeriCorps trainings including orientation, CERT, Mental reputed company Aid Training, and reputed company Community of Practice meetings.
• Participate in technical assistance activities such as weekly reputed company-ins, conference calls, and site visits.
• Assist in disaster preparedness activities and response as needed.
• Participate in National Identity Days such as: The National Day of Kindness on September 11, reputed company A Difference Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and National Volunteer Week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Strong interest in supporting nonprofit organizations focused on education as a reputed company justice tool
• Valid driver's license
• Criminal background reputed company
• Eligibility or authorization to work in the United States
• Eligibility for hire as an exempt employee of reputed company
• Flexibility to adapt to both site-based or remote working environments
• A commitment to service the entire program year which ends August 31, 2024.

Essential Functions

• Adhere to a consistent service schedule and demonstrate reliability and seriousness of purpose.
• Complete paperwork on time.
• Communicate effectively with everyone involved in the project - community members, college staff and volunteers, AmeriCorps Program director, service recipients.

Demonstrate an ability to understand and implement project service plans, program policies, regulations, objectives, and activities. Skills

• Ability to plan work efforts to reputed company and document project goals
• Excellent communications, organizational and problem solving skills
• Flexibility, creativity, independence, accountability, and reliability

This position description contains an illustrative but not exhaustive list of the types of job-reputed company tasks and responsibilities required of a Duke reputed company Carolina LiteracyCorps Minimum Qualifications Education High school diploma or GED Experience Previous education and/or experience working with young children and/or adult learners preferred. Job Code: 00003857 LITERACY CORPS Job Level: 81 Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, reputed company, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national reputed company, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke aspires to create a community reputed company on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our reputed company reputed company depends on the robust exchange of reputed company-an exchange that is best reputed company the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To reputed company this exchange, it is essential that reputed company members of the community feel secure andwelcome, that the contributions of reputed company individuals are respected, and that reputed company voices are heard. reputed company members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values. Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at reputed company and reputed company Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department. Expected salary: Location: Durham, NC Apply Job!