Job Details

ID #11465155
Estado Arkansas
Ciudad Fort smith
Tipo de trabajo Full-time
Salario USD $22,000 stipend over 11.5 months, paid Bi-weekly. Benefits in description. 22000 stipend over 11.5 months paid Bi-weekly. Benefits in description.
Fuente Arkansas
Showed 2021-03-26
Fecha 2021-03-18
Fecha tope 2021-05-17
Categoría Educación/formación
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FoodCorps Arkansas Service Member

Arkansas, Fort smith, 72901 Fort smith USA

Vacancy caducado!

FoodCorps Arkansas is filling 10 positions across Springdale, Van Buren, Conway, Cedarville, and Helena.

To apply visit : https://foodcorps.org/apply/

This position starts August 3rd, 2021 and ends July 15, 2022.

Who We Are

FoodCorps is a nationwide team of AmeriCorps leaders that connects kids to food and helps them

grow up healthy. We do that by placing motivated leaders in limited-resource communities for a year

of public service. Serving under the direction of local partner organizations, our service members

focus on three areas of service:

● Hands-on learning: students grow, cook, and taste new foods, which builds their skills and

changes food preferences

● Healthy school meals: the cafeteria experience steers students towards the healthiest

options and gets them excited to try new healthy foods

● Schoolwide culture of health: as a whole, the school community and environment – from

hallways to classrooms to cafeteria to grounds – celebrates healthy food. We measure our

success in terms of changes in children, schools, and systems.

What We’re Looking For

Passion for building a healthier future for school children

Commitment to working hard in service of local communities in order to make a difference

Demonstrated leadership ability

Motivation to serve full-time in a limited resource community

Perseverance in the face of challenges and creativity in finding solutions

Respect for diversity of opinion, experience, and background

Experience working in or studying food systems, agriculture, public health, education, school

nutrition, culinary arts, community organizing, or public service

Experience working or volunteering in education, youth development, or other teaching setting

Knowledge of the culture, history, and/or language of the communities we serve

Desire to gain hands-on experience for your career

Demonstrated ability or dedication to performing the activities listed below

To be considered for a FoodCorps service member position, you must:

Be 18 years or older by the start of your service term

Be a legal, permanent resident of the United States

Hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent

Individual service positions differ by location. There may be additional requirements depending on the

site to which you apply.

What You’ll Do

Service members work with schools, service site organizations and local communities to build healthy

school food environments. They do this in a variety of ways:

● Service members focus on teaching children in grades K-8 about food and nutrition in the

classroom or cafeteria by delivering engaging, hands-on lessons, integrating activities into

subjects such as math, science and history, working with teachers and school administrators to

increase food and nutrition education in curricula, and more.

● Service members grow healthy food with students, teachers, and community members in

school gardens, dynamic educational settings where kids can get their hands dirty and

experience what they’re learning first-hand. While some service members expand/maintain

already-existing school gardens, greenhouses and hoop houses, others work to establish new

gardens. Service members develop garden sustainability plans and recruit community

volunteers to ensure that the projects they start last into the future.

● Service members focus on district-level school nutrition projects that will work to change what

students eat at school everyday. Service members will work with school nutrition professionals

to integrate healthy foods into breakfast, lunch and snack programs and more. Under the

supervision of district-level school nutrition leaders, and with ongoing support and training from

FoodCorps, these members will help to advance the goals and vision for school meal quality in

the districts where they serve.

● Service members help build schoolwide cultures of health by building strong, collaborative

relationships with teachers, families, and school administrators, recruiting and training

volunteers, organizing committees and running meetings, talking to press and public officials.

● Service members spend time learning and participating in trainings, helping FoodCorps and

schools assess the impact they are having, and raising money to help support the local

projects when allowable.

What You’ll Gain

$22,000 living stipend over 11.5 months for Service Members, paid bi-weekly.

$6,345 AmeriCorps Segal Education Award, upon successful completion of your term of

service

Health insurance

Partial childcare reimbursement, if you qualify

Student loan forbearance, if you qualify

Training, mentorship, and professional development opportunities

Vacancy caducado!

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