Hello Community Partners!!!
United Way of King County is seeking End Summer Hunger Campaign Corps members to be a part of a team to end childhood hunger in King County. We are seeking full time members to be a part of United Way's Summer Meals Program, a program to help children and teens access healthy meals during the summer. In King County, 100,000 low-income children and teenagers rely on free or discounted meals during the school year, but less than 20% access free meals during the summer. Serve the community this summer at partner meal sites across King County to deliver free meals and educational activities to children while concurrently developing meaningful professional and life skills.
End Summer Hunger Campaign Corps members are assigned to one or more Summer Meals sites where you will go on a daily basis. At the site, your job will be to make a fun, safe and engaging environment for kids. You will prepare and serve meals to kids and ensure that you are accurately counting all meals, plan and lead activities for kids and families and ensure that all rules for the Summer Meals program are being followed. You’ll gain experience engaging the community, as it is your job to increase awareness of the underutilized Summer Meals program that is crucial for making sure no kid goes hungry. You will have the once in a lifetime opportunity to work with a cohort of 80 other End Summer Hunger Campaign Corps, engage with parents, kids, nonprofit leaders and community members on a daily basis.
You are qualified for this position if you are a self-starter who is passionate about improving their community and public service. You will be successful in this position if you are flexible, organized in hectic environments, and do whatever it takes to feed hungry kids. Since you’ll be engaging with children, it is important to us that you have experience working with children. We want you to create a fun and safe environment, and be creative about engaging children and doing community outreach. This job requires high-energy, an outgoing personality and strong verbal communication skills for effective community outreach. Above all else, we trust that you’ll follow the federal guidelines of the Summer Meals program, track data tediously, and ensure you have reliable transportation to the site(s) you’re assigned to.
Preferred Qualifications:
· Experience working with diverse populations
· Experience with community outreach and mobilization
· Experience working directly with children
- Foreign language skills, especially Spanish or East African languages
Program Requirements:
- Must be 18 years of age
- Must be a U.S. citizen, national, or legal permanent resident alien of the United States
- Must be available 40 hours a week for five days a week from June 20th, 2016 to August 26th, 2016
- Cannot miss more than two days of the entire term of service. No exceptions can be made.
- Must go through a Washington State Patrol background check
What you gain:
· $1,069 a month stipend
· $1,194.71 AmeriCorps Education Award or a cash stipend ($230-287, depending upon length of term) after successful completion of the summer. This can be used to pay down your student loans, or further your education.
· Public transportation pass to and from your site (ORCA)
· School credit available, must be arranged by individual
· Training provided in site management, marketing, youth engagement, and data tracking
· Receive your food handler’s permit
· Becoming part of the AmeriCorps Network, and part of United Way of King County’s high impact team
Timeline: Apply as soon as possible! Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis. Early applications are encouraged.
To Apply: Complete this application form: https://fightpoverty.formstack.com/forms/untitled_form_5_copy
Please contact Jacquee or Cassie at nationalservice@uwkc.org if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to receiving your application soon!
Thank you,
Jacquee Kurdas
AmeriCorps VISTA Leader
United Way of King County
jkurdas@uwkc.org
206-461-3756
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