2024-2025 Family Engagement Fellowship

Company Overview:

Improve Your Tomorrow (IYT) was founded in 2013 with the mission to increase the number of young men of color (YMOC) to attend and graduate from colleges and universities. We envision a world where men of color are overrepresented in higher education, underrepresented in the criminal justice system, and leaders in their communities. With remarkable resilience, authenticity, and passion, we work to combat academic inequities and build a college-to-community pipeline.

Position Overview:

IYT’s Family Engagement fellows position provides a unique type of peer-to peer-experience within IYT’s College Academy program. Family Engagement fellows are current and former parents of IYT students who conduct outreach, workshops and organize activities for other parents to deepen their engagement and commitment to IYT’s College Academy program. Family Engagement fellows are managed by a regional Family Engagement Specialist.

Responsibilities:

• Family Engagement fellows are assigned a caseload of up to 10 families with the goal of increasing student engagement within IYT

• Perform phone-based outreach to IYT College Academy parents to improve student attendance at afterschool programming and IYT signature activities

• Conduct Train the Trainer workshops on topics such as “Understanding A-G requirements”

• Support in planning for an annual family conference and other IYT’s family events

• Conduct school site and classroom visits to positively impact chronic absenteeism and negative behavior in the classroom

• Conduct home visits for students with high absenteeism or those demonstrating negative behaviors in school in order to understand how to increase engagement

• Conduct roundtable discussions with other parents to understand their needs holistically and develop action plans for providing support

• Recruit parent volunteers to serve on school-based parent advisory committees

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

•   Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or legal permanent resident
•   Must be High school graduate
•   Spanish language skills preferred but not required
•   Ability to commit to meeting service hour requirements
•   Passion and commitment to IYT’s mission, vision, and values
•   Possess good organizational skills and complete paperwork promptly.
•   Have a valid driver license (preferred), car preferred 

Benefits of Service: 

When you become an IYT Mentor you also become part of the AmeriCorps Volunteer Network and the Employers of National Service jobs network.  This connects mentors to over 600 employers across every sector that highly value and recruit AmeriCorps service members after their year of service.

•   Living Stipend Amounts (Pre-Tax):

•  $230.22 Bi-weekly stipend for 8-10 hours per week commitment

•   Earn an Education Award upon completion of program requirements

•   Earn up to $1,565.08 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award that can be applied towards student loans and future college expenses (pending 300 hour service completion)

•   Eligible for Student Loan Deferment, (for all loans that qualify)
•   Opportunity to gain Career Readiness & Leadership Development training that prepare          

     you for your career path and to be leader

•   Opportunity to participate in Wellness workshops designed to support mental health,   

     wellness, and personal empowerment.

Length of Service: 

•   Term of Service for 7-10 hours per week begins September 8th, 2024 through June 27th, 2025

Schedule Requirements: 

•   Weekly commitments of up to 10 hours on average per week
•   Monday through Fridays between 5:30 - 7pm
•   Fridays are mandatory for all schedules
•   Including one to two Saturdays per month are required for college tours, teambuilders,   

      mandatory IYT events and trainings

•   Saturdays will consist of remote service opportunities

Note: This is not an hourly job, but a 10-month fellowship program. 

Requirements

•   Clearance from background checks is required for employment, with fingerprinting                                                                                                                               

   expenses covered by IYT

•   All incoming mentors must attend Mentor Fellow Orientation 

IYT provides equal employment opportunities to all employees, service members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.