Paid AmeriCorps Member Position with Easter Seals South Florida

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Serve your community as an AmeriCorps member at Easter Seals South Florida! It’s a one-year commitment to national service that will challenge you to put your skills and ideals to work while helping others. As an AmeriCorps member with Easter Seals, you will be helping family members caring for an elder adult who is either disabled, chronically ill, or just in need of constant supervision, preferably a Veteran. During your one-year commitment, you will provide 8 hours of service per week and receive 4 hours of training each month. Members are given a monthly living stipend of $193 and, at the end of their service, receive an educational award of $1825.

For more information, visit our posting for the position here. To apply, email Jose Quiroz at jquiroz@sfl.easterseals.com.

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Registration
Opens Jun 1, 2023 12:01am
Age Limit
18 and up
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Requirements
Background check, Fingerprinting, Training
Requirement Details
•    The age requirement to enroll in Americorps is 17 years old. Candidate must be US Residents or Citizens.
•    It requires 8 hours of volunteering per week, as a companion to an elder adult. The volunteer hours are done at the home of the elder adult.
Perks
• It pays $210 a month as a living allowance.
• The program gives an educational award of $1718.25 at the end of the service year, after completing the 450 hours. It can be used to pay student loans.
• The program is a great match to mature and reliable high school seniors and college students that will commit to it, due to its educational award
• Beneficial for individuals that have a family member who is an adult with Alzheimer's or dementia or needs constant supervision. Preference is given to veterans and military families
• Great for retired or semi-retired individuals that love to give back to their community
• Adults over 55 can pass the $1718.25 educational award to their children and grandchildren
• Placement is done considering the volunteer’s geographical location.
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