Impact Alabama is the state\u2019s first nonprofit organization dedicated to developing and implementing substantive service-learning projects in coordination with universities and colleges throughout the state. Impact has two primary objectives: 1) to engage students in addressing human and community needs within structured service opportunities intentionally designed to promote student learning and leadership development; 2) to enhance students\u2019 sense of social and political responsibility, as well as their sense of ability to affect systemic change. Impact has three \u201csignature initiatives\u201d that focus on vision screening\/follow-up care, financial literacy\/tax assistance, and academic enrichment for low-income youth.<\/p>\n
Impact Alabama Regional Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n Job description<\/em><\/p>\n Individuals who work with Impact Alabama spend a year of service after graduation at a unique, nationally recognized organization fighting poverty in Alabama. Impact seeks highly motivated, talented graduates to fill full-time staff positions that implement and oversee three nationally unique initiatives based upon a collaboration with twenty colleges across the state of Alabama: FocusFirst, SaveFirst, and CollegeFirst. FocusFirst trains college students to provide high-tech vision screenings and follow-up care to preschool-age children in Head Starts and day cares in low-income rural and urban areas throughout Alabama. SaveFirst trains college students to provide free tax preparation services and opportunities for economic improvement to working families in Alabama. CollegeFirst trains college and graduate students to provide academic tutoring and mentoring to high school students pursuing Advanced Placement coursework and help implement a Pre-AP summer academic enrichment program for rising ninth graders.<\/p>\n Skills required <\/em><\/p>\n Successful candidates will exhibit a commitment to improving the lives of economically disadvantaged families in Alabama; a record of community service and\/or civic engagement; demonstrated student leadership; the ability to work well with a diverse group of individuals, including college students, children, the elderly, working families, and community-based partners; the ability to multi-task; and a positive attitude.<\/p>\n This full-time position combines service with FocusFirst, SaveFirst, and CollegeFirst. Each initiative will allow you to work directly on college campuses and in communities statewide. When you work with FocusFirst, you will (1) coordinate the expansion of FocusFirst to reach a greater number of children statewide; (2) organize and plan training seminars for students at participating campuses; (3) lead trained students to screen low-income, preschool children for vision problems. When you work with SaveFirst, you will (1) work with campuses and community partners to establish the initiative as a service-learning opportunity at campuses across Alabama; (2) recruit and train college students to prepare taxes and manage their service at community-based tax preparation sites. When you work with CollegeFirst, you will (1) coordinate tutoring and mentoring services provided by college students, especially those proficient in math and science; (2) provide in-classroom support to AP teachers during prep sessions; (3) develop curriculum for and coordinate summer academic enrichment program for rising ninth graders.<\/p>\n Start Date: <\/em>July 2010<\/p>\n End Date:<\/em> July 2011<\/p>\n Application Instructions:\u00a0Please send a resume and an unofficial academic transcript to sblack {at} impactalabama(.)org<\/span>