Children's Beach House -Youth Development Program 24-25 - AmeriCorps : Job Details

Children's Beach House -Youth Development Program 24-25

CBH was founded in 1936 with the mission of improving the lives of children, youth, families, and communities by helping them to identify, understand, and utilize their own strengths, talents, and resources. CBH gives youth the chance to exercise leadership, build skills, and get involved. The self-confidence, trust, and practical knowledge that young people gain from CBH experience will help them grow into healthy, happy, self-sufficient adults. This assets-based approach seeks to strengthen the time-tested supports that reduce risks and foster resilience in children and youth. Central to the CBH initiative is the belief that families are the most fundamental factor influencing young people. The Children's Beach House is recruiting full-time AmeriCorps members to serve its Youth Development Program. The Youth Development Program serves children ages of 7-18, who come from under-resourced homes with speech, hearing, auditory, and other communicative disorders or disabilities. The AmeriCorps member will be responsible for supporting the Family Engagement Coordinators and camp staff in implementing program services. The AmeriCorps member is expected to build and maintain a positive atmosphere for youth engaged in the Children's Beach House Youth Development Program. AmeriCorps members will serve engaged youth at school, in the community, and at camp, during both summer camp and weekend camps. This opportunity is ideal for somebody who has a passion for service, appreciates being part of a diverse environment, is skilled and passionate about serving children, and enjoys recreational activities. In this role, the AmeriCorps member may spend time tutoring, mentoring, engaging youth in arts and crafts, ceramics, kayaking, fine arts, theatre, cooking, outdoor living skills, literature, photography, gardening, newsletter, pool, low ropes course, sports, paddleboarding, or sailing at one of the CBH's locations in Sussex County, DE (Lewes, or Milton). Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : The AmeriCorps member will be responsible for providing afterschool enrichment and also supporting the Family Engagement Coordinators and camp staff in implementing program services. The AmeriCorps member is expected to build and maintain a positive atmosphere for youth engaged in the Children's Beach House Youth Development Program. AmeriCorps members will serve engaged youth at school, in the community, and at camp, during both summer camp and weekend camps. This opportunity is ideal for somebody who has a passion for service, appreciates being part of a diverse environment, is skilled and passionate about serving children, and enjoys recreational activities. the AmeriCorps member will tutor, mentor, and engage youth in arts and crafts, ceramics, kayaking, fine arts, theatre, cooking, outdoor living skills, literature, photography, gardening, newsletter, pool, low ropes course, sports, paddleboarding, or sailing at one of the CBH's locations in Sussex County, DE.

Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , professional development and training , Living Allowance , Health Coverage , Training , Housing .

Terms :

Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours .

Service Areas :

Children/Youth , Education , Community Outreach .

Skills :

First Aid , Community Organization , Disaster Services , Youth Development , Education , Teaching/Tutoring , Team Work , Social Services , Writing/Editing , Fine Arts/Crafts .