Are you a motivated individual with a passion for service? Check out our position openings for Kentucky Campus Compact, National Campus Compact, and our extended network.
Below are the open positions for our KyCC programs: VISTA, KCC, and KAA. Feel free to explore this website to learn about all three.
If you are interested in hosting one or more of our AmeriCorps VISTA SA members, please contact Gayle Hilleke so that we can hold the slots for you. Note: There is a $1,000 participation fee to host a Summer Associate.
KyCC still has 30 VISTA Summer Associate slots in its grant that can be filled throughout Kentucky at community organizations, colleges or universities. These AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate (SA) members serve full-time for intensive, short terms of service lasting 8-10 weeks. Could your organization use some additional person power over the summer?
The 2022 AmeriCorps VISTA priorities will be announced soon, but food insecurity and summer learning loss are consistent themes year to year.
Locations:
| Anderson Co HS |
| Tates Creek HS |
| Nicholas Co HS |
| Casey Co Area Technology Center (CCATC) |
| Lincoln Co. Area Technology Center (LCATC) |
| Madison Co. Area Technology Center (MadCATC) |
| Montgomery Co. Area Technology Center (MontCATC) |
| Pulaski Co. Area Technology Center (PCATC) |
| Centre College |
| Midway University |
| Fleming Co HS |
| Floyd Central HS |
| Belfry Area Technology Center (BATC) |
| Floyd Co. Area Technology Center (FCATC) |
| Knott Co. Area Technology Center (KCATC) |
| Martin Co. Area Technology Center (MarCATC) |
| Morgan Co. Area Technology Center (MoCATC) |
| Russell Area Technology Center (RATC) |
| North Bullitt HS |
| Gallatin Co HS |
| Iroquois HS |
| Southern HS |
| Valley HS |
| Holmes HS |
| Calloway Co HS |
| McCracken Co HS |
| Meade Co HS |
| Ohio Co HS |
| Union Co HS |
| Barren Co Area Technology Center (BaCATC) |
| Mayfield/Graves Co. Area Technology Center (MGCATC) |
| Meade Co. Area Technology Center (MeCATC) |
| Monroe Co. Area Technology Center (MonrCATC) |
| Paducah Innovation Hub (PATC) |
| Warren Co. Area Technology Center (WaATC) |
| Webster Co. Area Technology Center (WeATC) |
| West Kentucky Community & Technical College |
Qualifications:
An earned bachelor’s degree. Must have organizational and customer service skills. Must have responsibility in managing multiple tasks.
AmeriCorps requires that you hold one of the following citizenship or legal residency statuses: US citizen, US National, Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. Green Card status), and persons legally residing within a state.
Position Title: KAA Regional Coordinator
Duration: January 2022 – July 31, 2022 (Year 1) (Possible second year: Year 2 – August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023)
Living Allowance/Pay: $1,800 per month in living allowance, less FICA and other applicable taxes
Regions: Positions will be organized by the Educational Cooperative Regions whose headquarters are in the following cities: Ashland, Bowling Green, Cold Spring (NKY), Hazard, Lexington, Murray, Richmond, and Shelbyville
Benefits: Healthcare and childcare if eligible, education award of $1718 – $3247 (depending on start date) upon fulfillment of contract, federal student loan forbearance eligibility, and professional development.
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree, excellent communication and organizational skills, knowledge of college access and student success components. Experience working in schools or as a school counselor is preferred.
Position Description:
As a KAA Regional Coordinator, you will serve as an AmeriCorps member to help strengthen and build the capacity of the college access ecosystem in Kentucky. You will help students succeed by helping school professionals build their own skills. You will facilitate professional development, lead communities of practice and offer technical assistance and support to school counselors and Family Resource/Youth Service Center (FRYSC) coordinators in K-12 schools in one region of the state. In addition, you will serve as a liaison between the school and community organizations to strengthen the partnership and opportunities for connections.
The Kentucky Advising Academy (KAA) program will also develop a toolkit that inventories effective and up-to-date local, state, and national resources that school professionals can use to help students and parents navigate the transition from high school to college and other postsecondary opportunities.
One of your tasks will be to become familiar with the toolkit, as well as best practices for college advising, the resources available regionally and statewide and attend workshops on how to effectively train and support school professionals. KAA is a new program and your expertise will be used in the ongoing development of the resource toolkit, virtual and face to face professional learning sessions, on-site support for school staff, community partnerships and other opportunities.
The academy is organized by regions, based on the eight Kentucky Educational Cooperatives. The main offices of the Cooperatives are located in Ashland, Bowling Green, Cold Spring (NKY), Hazard, Lexington, Murray, Richmond, and Shelbyville. Each Regional Coordinator will lead a team of 4-5 AmeriCorps members to serve the region. Two full-time members will serve as Outreach Specialists, one will focus on K-12 and the other on institutions of higher education. These members will spread the word about the Academy and recruit counselors, FRYSC coordinators, teachers, and staff to participate. The other team members will generally be current college students and will serve part-time as a program assistant.
The Academy will be a free comprehensive series of professional learning and resources for school counselors, teachers, and Family Resource/Youth Service Center(FRYSC) coordinators and will provide flexible opportunities to connect and learn with higher education and counselor leaders. Designed to enhance professional learning and build the capacity of school counselors and FRYSC coordinators statewide, the academy will consist of insightful discussions, updates and advising strategies relevant to the ever-changing postsecondary landscape that will aid students, families and professionals.
The structure of the academy will include a variety of options giving school counselors and FRYSC coordinators the freedom to take part in learning that aligns with their specific professional needs and availability:
More Information:
Regional Coordinators will serve in a full-time capacity, generally 37.5 hours per week beginning in January, 2022 through July 31, 2022.
There will be significant travel to schools in the region to provide training, facilitation and support. Other work with the regional team will be done in person or virtually.
Application Process:
(After step 2, you are ready to apply through AmeriCorps)
Position Title: KAA Outreach Specialists
Duration: January 2022 – July 31, 2022 (Year 1) (Year 2 – August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023)
Living Allowance/Pay: $1,800 per month in living allowance, less FICA and other applicable taxes
Regions: Positions will be organized by the Educational Cooperative Regions whose headquarters are in the following cities: Ashland, Bowling Green, Cold Spring (NKY), Hazard, Lexington, Murray, Richmond, and Shelbyville
Benefits: Healthcare and childcare if eligible, education award of $1718 – $3247 (depending on start date) upon fulfillment of contract, federal student loan forbearance eligibility, and professional development.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree, excellent communication and organizational skills, knowledge of college access and student success components. Experience working in schools or as a school counselor is preferred.
Position Description:
As a KAA Outreach Specialist, you will serve as an AmeriCorps member to help strengthen and build the capacity of the college access ecosystem in Kentucky. You will help students succeed by helping school professionals build their own skills. You will lead outreach efforts to get the word out about the Kentucky Advising Academy as a free resource for high schools counselors, Family Resource/Youth Service Center (FRYSC) coordinators, teachers and administrators in one region of the state. Each region will have two Outreach Specialists – one focused on K-12, the other one focused on higher education.
The academy is organized by regions, based on the eight Kentucky Educational Cooperatives. The main offices of the Cooperatives are located in Ashland, Bowling Green, Cold Spring (NKY), Hazard, Lexington, Murray, Richmond, and Shelbyville. Each Region will have a team of four or five AmeriCorps members – a Regional Coordinator, two Outreach Specialists, and one or two part-time Program Assistants (current Kentucky college students).
The Academy will be a free comprehensive series of professional learning and resources for school counselors, teachers, and Family Resource/Youth Service Center(FRYSC) coordinators and will provide flexible opportunities to connect and learn with higher education and counselor leaders. Designed to enhance professional learning and build the capacity of school counselors and FRYSC coordinators statewide, the academy will consist of insightful discussions, updates and advising strategies relevant to the ever-changing postsecondary landscape that will aid students, families and professionals.
The structure of the academy will include a variety of options giving school counselors and FRYSC coordinators the freedom to take part in learning that aligns with their specific professional needs and availability:
More Information:
Outreach Specialists will serve in a full-time capacity, generally 37.5 hours per week beginning in January 2022 through July 31, 2022.
There will be travel to schools in the region to provide outreach and recruitment as well as virtual meetings. Meetings with the regional team will be done in person or virtually.
Application Process:
(After step 2, you are ready to apply through AmeriCorps)
Position Title: KAA Toolkit Coordinator
Duration: January, 2022 – July 31, 2022 (Year 1) (Possible Year 2 – August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023)
Living Allowance/Pay: $1,800 per month in living allowance, less FICA and other applicable taxes
Benefits: Healthcare and childcare eligibility, education award of $1718 – $3247 (depending on start date), federal student loan forbearance, and professional development.
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree, strong technology and computer development skills, knowledge of college access and student success components. Experience with curriculum design is preferred.
Position Description:
As the KAA Toolkit Coordinator, you will serve as an AmeriCorps member to help create an online resource that is intended to strengthen and build the capacity of the college access ecosystem in Kentucky. The KAA team has already begun identifying resources for a toolkit that inventories effective and up-to-date local, state, and national resources that school professionals can use to help students and parents navigate the transition from high school to college and other postsecondary opportunities.
Your task would be to take the lead on organizing and developing a framework for the toolkit so that it will be easy for stakeholders to navigate and use. At a minimum, the toolkit will be online, but there may be other formats developed as needed to serve the school personnel. You will work with a team of people who can give input and ideas, but your responsibility will be to keep the project moving to completion. After it is created, you will continue to monitor, update, revise, and troubleshoot as needed.
The Academy itself will be a free comprehensive series of professional learning and resources for school counselors, teachers, and Family Resource/Youth Service Center(FRYSC) coordinators and will provide flexible opportunities to connect and learn with higher education and counselor leaders. The toolkit will be one of those resources that will be key to the implementation of KAA.
The structure of the academy will include a variety of options giving school counselors and FRYSC coordinators the freedom to take part in learning that aligns with their specific professional needs and availability:
More Information:
The Toolkit Coordinator will serve in a full-time capacity, generally 37.5 hours per week between January, 2022 through July 31, 2022. There will be the opportunity to serve a second year from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023.
There may be some in-person meetings with the team, but the majority of the work will be done virtually.
Application Process:
(After step 2, you are ready to apply through AmeriCorps)
Position Title: Program Specialist
Duration: January, 2022 – July 31, 2022 (Year 1) (Possible second year: Year 2 – August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023)
Position Status: Volunteer member of the AmeriCorps national service program
Regions: Positions will be organized by the Educational Cooperative Regions whose headquarters are in the following cities: Ashland, Bowling Green, Cold Spring (NKY), Hazard, Lexington, Murray, Richmond, and Shelbyville
Benefits: Education award of up to $1374 depending on number of hours served, federal student loan forbearance, and professional development.
Specialist Areas: Communications, Graphic Design, Marketing, Social Media, Technology, Video Creation
Qualifications: Skills and knowledge in one of the specialist areas, strong communicator, organized, able to take the initiative.
Position Description:
Program Specialists are part-time AmeriCorps members who help strengthen and build the capacity of the college access ecosystem in Kentucky. Program Specialists will work with KAA staff to help build the capacity of the program in a specific area. A technology specialist could help create the online toolkit. A marketing specialist could help create materials to promote the program. A graphic design specialist could help with the toolkit design and materials for the program. A video specialist could help capture KAA activities for historical and promotional purposes. This would be a fantastic opportunity for you to contribute to your portfolio in your area of expertise while building your network. Specialists will serve approximately 10-12 hours a week with a flexible schedule to accommodate for classes and other academic commitments.
Your tasks will be to become familiar with available college advising resources through the KAA toolkit that is being developed. Then you will work virtually with a KAA staff member to contribute in your area of specialty. KAA is a new program so the entire team will be learning as we go and you will also be able to add your knowledge and experiences to the ongoing development of the program.
The academy is organized by regions, based on the eight Kentucky Educational Cooperatives. The main offices of the Cooperatives are located in Ashland, Bowling Green, Cold Spring (NKY), Hazard, Lexington, Murray, Richmond, and Shelbyville. Each Region will have a team of four or five AmeriCorps members – a Regional Coordinator, two Outreach Specialists, and one or two part-time Program Assistants (current Kentucky college students).
The specialists will either be working with a Regional Coordinator or with the KAA staff who are located in Northern Kentucky and Frankfort. This is a great opportunity for you to be creative in your area of expertise and to add important work to your portfolio.
Application Process:
(After step 2, you are ready to apply through AmeriCorps)
Position Title: Program Assistant
Duration: January, 2022 – July 31, 2022 (Year 1) (Opportunity to serve a second year if desired: Year 2 – August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023)
Position Status: Volunteer member of the AmeriCorps national service program, placed with KAA
Regions: Positions will be organized by the Educational Cooperative Regions whose headquarters are in the following cities: Ashland, Bowling Green, Cold Spring (NKY), Hazard, Lexington, Murray, Richmond, and Shelbyville
Benefits: Education award of up to $1374, based on number of hours served, federal student loan forbearance, and professional development.
Qualifications: Interest in college access and student success, strong communicator, organized, able to take the initiative.
Position Description:
Program Assistants (PA) are part-time AmeriCorps members who help strengthen and build the capacity of the college access ecosystem in Kentucky. Assistants will work with a KAA Regional Coordinator to provide opportunities for school counselors, teachers, and Family Resource/Youth Service Center (FRYSC) coordinators to participate in professional learning and communities of practice and to receive technical assistance and support. PAs will serve approximately 10-12 hours a week with a flexible schedule to accommodate for classes and other academic commitments.
You will work virtually with the Regional Coordinator to help recruit participants, follow up with participants to get their feedback, respond to inquiries and request for technical assistance, and offer suggestions to the Coordinator based on the interactions you have with the school counselors, teachers, and Family Resource/Youth Service Center (FRYSC) coordinators. KAA is a new program so the entire team will be learning as we go and you will also be able to add your knowledge and experiences to the ongoing development of the toolkit, trainings, and other opportunities.
The academy is organized by regions, based on the eight Kentucky Educational Cooperatives. The main offices of the Cooperatives are located in Ashland, Bowling Green, Cold Spring (NKY), Hazard, Lexington, Murray, Richmond, and Shelbyville. Each region will have 1 FT Regional Coordinator, 2 FT Outreach Specialists, and and 2-3 PT Program Assistants. We will try to align PA placements, FT Regional Coordinators, and Outreach Specialists in the same region. However, since PAs will be primarily serving virtually, we may assign positions in a different region.
Application Process:
(After step 2, you are ready to apply through AmeriCorps)
Below we will post open national positions of interest as they arise. For those interested in all of the positions available within National Campus Compact, please visit their website for the most recent listings.
This is where we post all openings that do not fall into one of the above categories. They aren’t necessarily involved with the state of Kentucky or AmeriCorps in general.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. Complete details are at: http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/program/work-cep
The Civic Education Project (CEP), a leadership and civic engagement program at Northwestern University, is NOW HIRING exceptional staff for our Spring & Summer Service-Learning & Leadership programs.
Description/Benefits:
Lead a group of 12-18 outstanding middle or high school students from around the country in service-learning experiences at community organizations to learn from local activists, leaders and change makers.
Inspire students to develop their leadership capacity and role in making change through thoughtful reflection and dialogue about pressing social issues and promising solutions.
Expand your knowledge and skills in service-learning facilitation and tap into a nationwide community of top tier practitioners and educators.
Online and in-person instructional, residential, and administrative positions are available to work with outstanding middle and high school students.
Program Coordinator
Assistant Director
Associate Director
Both the assistant director and program coordinator position will be working with our residential colleges including the leadership and social change residential college. Also given the motto of the institution “Ut Prosim-that I may serve” there is typically a strong culture of community engagement that could be great if you’re looking for something a little different.
We are seeking student centered educators who are passionate about student success and excited to work within communities that integrate students’ intellectual and social lives. It is an exciting time in Living-Learning Programs at Virginia Tech and this team is going to shape the future of how students live and learn in community at Virginia Tech.
If you or colleagues have questions:
Program Coordinator & Assistant Director: Lauren Oliver, Associate Director of Living-Learning Programs, laurenoliver {at} vt(.)edu)
Associate Director: (Jamie Penven, Director of Living-Learning Programs, jpenven {at} vt(.)edu)
The Close Up Foundation (a non-partisan, non-profit civic-education organization in Washington, DC) is looking to hire recent college graduates with a strong interest in education, public policy, and government to serve as program instructors. Applications will be accepted now through the end of the school year. This is a great opportunity for young people to explore and get to know what DC is all about, especially if they are considering a career in politics or education!
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree (preferably in political science, history, education, social science or related field)
Passion for working with diverse students, grades 6-12.
Interest in current public policy issues, history, politics, government and experiential education
Capable of keeping up with the intensity of the program schedule, hopping on and off buses throughout the day, preparing and leading daily program components, and coordinating the movement of a large group of students on all program activities in the Washington, D.C. area and other program locations
Benefits:
Paid 3 weeks of training and on-going professional development
Transportation subsidy
Medical, dental and life insurance
Opportunities to network on Capitol Hill and with other D.C.-based organizations
Meals provided on all programs
Potential to travel outside the D.C. area including Philadelphia, Williamsburg, New York City, Florida, and Texas