Easton Area School District Attendance Programming VISTA
Please consider this exciting opportunity to contribute to our mission, gain valuable work experience and receive a small living allowance all at the same time.
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley has committed to a goal of increasing the number of students reading on grade level by 2022. To reach this goal we will mobilize and coordinate a host of community partners to join the movement, align their efforts, raise the quality of strategies and programs delivered and value and celebrate a collective impact with students and families. We will accomplish this goal by leveraging individual, programmatic and systemic changes intentionally brought about through the implementation of the United Way Community School Model.
An AmeriCorps VISTA assignment is a federal volunteer opportunity for which you commit to a year of service and receive a living allowance. Participants must be 18 years of age and have a combination of community service and/or equivalent college experience. They receive an end-of-service stipend or education award, health coverage, training, a relocation allowance, a living allowance and childcare assistance if eligible. The work is full-time; VISTAs are permitted to do paid part-time work during their assignment to supplement their income. Our AmeriCorps VISTAs work closely with our community team, assignments are based in our UW office, school districts and community schools.
Easton Area School District Attendance Programming VISTA
The EASD Attendance Programming VISTA will support the school district attendance officer through a rigorous evaluation and coordination of all priorities and subsequent resources being offered with the district to focus on better alignment of attendance needs and resources. The VISTA member will maintain systems that can effectively communicate with households struggling with chronic absence and assist in the implementation of programs and interventions that can address their needs. The VISTA member will build and refine the processes needed to support appropriate attendance referrals to the Attendance Improvement Court which developing guidebooks and trainings for all school staff responsible for attendance referrals and facilitating the implementation referral process.This assignment is full-time and requires a 1 year commitment. The position is based in the Easton Area School District.
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