
CTEP AmeriCorps Member
CTEP AmeriCorps anticipates placing 20 members with 18 nonprofit organizations and libraries in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Service Types CTEP offers three service types over a 12 month commitment.
- Full-Time: minimum of 1,700 hours or 35 hours per week
- Three-Quarter-Time: minimum of 1,200 hours or 25 hours per week
- Half-Time: serve a minimum of 900 hours or 18 hours per week
What You Get to Do:
- Using the Nationally recognized Northstar Digital Literacy Curriculum, teach basic technology skills (e.g. send email, create documents, navigate the internet, apply for jobs, using a smartphone) to learners in a classroom setting or one-on-one.
- Assess and prepare interested learners to be certified in the Northstar Digital Literacy standards, Microsoft Office Specialist, or Google Suite. Proctor online testing.
- Develop additional curriculum based on learner needs
- Collect and report learner performance data
- Help strengthen technology programming through guided research and program development
- Help identify volunteers for your host site or help manage existing ones.
Benefits:
Members receive a monthly living allowance up to $1,923 per month (pre-tax) depending on service type. Full time members receive health insurance with premium paid, free mental health services with counseling, student loan forbearance on eligible loans, and an education award of $7,395 for education expenses or qualified student loans.
What We Do:
- Match you with a host site that fits your interests, skills, and goals
- Provide expert-led technical training on what you need to know during service.
- Provide professional development training and experiences to prepare you for the next step in your career after service.
What We Need From You:
- High school diploma or GED
- Be a U.S. citizen, naturalized citizen, or permanent resident (required)
- Commitment to serve for 12 months
- Ability to use and understand smartphones, computers, software and the internet.
- Demonstrated experience conveying complex topics to low- or non-skilled learners
- Passion for making a difference in the lives of others
- Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds
- Bilingual in Somali, Oromo, Spanish, Hmong, or Vietnamese is highly desired