True North AmeriCorps Program Position Description
Organization Name: Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
Address:
81 S. 9th Street, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Service Location:
Address:
Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
81 S. 9th Street, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Site Supervisor: April Riordan
Phone: (612) 370-9148
Title: Director of Training & Community Partnerships
Email: april@mpmn.org
Position Size:
Full-time (1740 hours)
Start Date:
End Date:
September 1, 2010
August 31, 2011
True North AmeriCorps Program Overview:
True North AmeriCorps' (TNAC) mission is "to enhance the future success of at-risk children by
increasing the number of positive adults in their lives". TNAC builds developmental and academic
assets through high quality, structured mentoring, tutoring, and out of school youth programs serving
at-risk children in grades K-8. TNAC will provide mentors, tutors and volunteers in Duluth Minnesota
and 10 surrounding counties.
Site AmeriCorps Position Title:
Technical Assistance and Training Specialist
Purpose of Position: To support the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota’s (MPM) statewide capacitybuilding initiatives to expand and sustain quality youth mentoring programs for every child in Minnesota.
The Technical Assistance and Training Specialist will enhance the ability of MPM’s Training Institute to
implement new quality assurance tools, technical assistance and training services, and will expand
outreach to mentoring programs throughout the state, with a special focus on Greater Minnesota.
Position Scheduling:
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; some evening/weekend obligations possible
Requirements:
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Must be at least 17 years old
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High school graduate/G.E.D. recipient or agreement to complete a G.E.D.
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U.S. citizen, U.S. National, or Lawful Permanent Resident Alien
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Final candidates will be required to successfully pass a criminal background check before being
officially enrolled by the True North AmeriCorps Program
Benefits:
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Education award upon successful completion of program
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Modest living allowance on the 15th and last day of each month of service
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Student loan forbearance (on qualifying student loans)
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Basic health insurance (Full Time Members)
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Childcare assistance (Full Time Members)
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Leadership skills
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Skills in volunteer management
Desirable Characteristics:
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Ability to interact with others and build positive relationships
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Volunteer experience and a desire to develop a strong ethic of service
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Skills or desire to build strong youth, adult, and community collaborations
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Has initiative to see and follow through with “next steps” to be taken
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Bachelor’s degree in youth development, education, social work or related field
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Success with projects demonstrating outreach, coalition-building and leadership abilities
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Experience with teaching, training or public speaking/presentations
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Strong oral and written communication skills; experience with online research considered a plus
Essential Functions:
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Plan, organize, and coordinate in school and/or out of school youth programs focusing on K-8th
grade
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Complete necessary evaluation components that measure academic and/or developmental
asset gains in youth
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Recruit and engage volunteers of all ages in service, developing one-time service projects and
creating on-going volunteer opportunities
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Complete five civic engagement activities including Semester of Service Project
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Participate in all True North AmeriCorps required trainings, retreats, and assignments
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Communicate regularly with site supervisor, program staff, and TNAC Program Coordinator
Secondary Functions:
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Participate in site-sponsored activities and trainings
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Building community collaboration through committees and partnerships
Site-Specific Functions:
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Support implementation of Quality Initiative through follow-up with organizations using new
program quality assessment process, dissemination of key resources, direct outreach
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Respond to requests for assistance from new mentoring programs by providing best practices
information and facilitating initial consultation meetings
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Deliver training sessions to volunteer mentors, and assist with delivery of best practices training
modules to mentoring program staff
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Organize and schedule community training workshops; identify possible venues and negotiate
responsibilities of co-hosts for shared community-based trainings
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Support functions of mentoring practitioners network(s) by convening Steering Committee and
recruiting new members, and by assisting with planning and promotion of network meetings
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Support development of webinars connecting research and practice by monitoring mentoring
research, creating presentation materials and assisting with session facilitation
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Promote Quality Initiative and Training Institute products and services through the Training
Institute e-newsletter and social networking tools
Please Note:
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Qualified individuals with disabilities and those from diverse backgrounds are strongly
encouraged to apply
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True North AmeriCorps provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals upon
request
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