AmeriCorps Position Announcement

[Community Development Banking List]

Original message from: AnneG@urbanstrategies.org

Please see the announcement for an AmeriCorps position located in
Oakland, California. Please forward to anyone who might be interested.

Thank you.

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Urban Strategies Council
& LISC AmeriCorps

SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
AmeriCorps Member
LISC Bay Area Office - Serving at Urban Strategies Council

The mission of the LISC AmeriCorps program is to transform distressed
neighborhoods into healthy communities by placing AmeriCorps Members
with Community Development Corporations (CDCs). LISC helps CDCs assist
in the revitalization of underserved neighborhoods across America by
providing financing and technical know-how to CDCs in order for the
groups to develop affordable housing, spur commercial investments,
create jobs and expand other services that improve the quality of life
in the low-income communities where they live and work. AmeriCorps is
one component of LISC's human capital agenda and seeks to attract
talented individuals to serve for one year at CDCs to help build
organizational capacity.

Urban Strategies Council is a community building support and advocacy
organization located in Oakland, California. Founded as a non-profit
organization in 1987, the Council's mission is to eliminate persistent
poverty by working with partners to transform low-income neighborhoods
into vibrant, healthy communities. The Council uses its core skills in
service to low-income communities: data and information for action;
convening, facilitation & strategic planning; program and tool
development; advocacy for policy and systems reform; and capacity
building & technical assistance.

Member Activities
The member at Urban Strategies Council will serve as a Volunteer for the
Economic Opportunity Program, Income and Asset Development Project.
Specific projects include coordination support for the Alameda County
Community Asset Network (AC CAN www.alamedacountycan.org) and
implementation of the Community Resources Network for the Oakland
Community Land Trust (OakCLT atwww.oakclt.org).
1. Oakland CLT: The Council is working to stabilize Oakland
neighborhoods and provide permanently affordable homeownership
opportunities for low-and moderate-income families. The member serving
in this capacity will create the infrastructure necessary to implement a
community resource program to compliment the bricks-and-mortar work of
the Oakland CLT.
* Conduct research and analysis to narrow down the final list of
community resource offerings.
* Identify and organize income and asset development resources and
services for the land trust owners and residents in adjacent
neighborhoods.
* Establish of clearinghouse for the services, including the collection
of physical resources (such as a tool lending library) and establish
procedures for use.
* Outreach to the community to inform residents of the available
services.
* Workshops on using the resources within the program.
* Other duties as assigned by the Program Coordinator.
2. Alameda County CAN is a working network of service providers,
advocates, community based organizations, public agencies, base building
groups and financial institutions that work in partnership to increase
the income and assets of low and moderate Alameda County residents.
The member serving in this capacity will:
* Contribute to the coordination and communications of the
collaborative.
* Recruit new members.
* Develop materials.
* Deliver trainings.
* Track progress.
* Facilitate meetings.
* Other duties as assigned by the Program Coordinator.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree preferred. High school degree, GED certificate or
agree to achieve GED within the year
Minimum of 18 year of age, US citizen or permanent resident status
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Public Policy, Social Work,
Finance, Economics, Sociology, or related field.
Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
Comfort and ability in presentation delivery and meeting facilitation.
Ability to design community programs and conduct tool development.
Organized, self-motivated, with great attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability with computer systems, quantitative analysis skills
preferred.
Experience with local community work and income and asset development
strongly preferred.
Demonstrated commitment to economic justice.

Member Benefits
Full time members are required to serve for a minimum of 1,700 hours and
a full year at Urban Strategies Council. Members will attend a national
orientation the week of October 15, 2006 and monthly meetings and
trainings hosted by the local LISC office. Urban Strategies Council will
also make additional training opportunities available. Members will earn
a stipend of $18,000 and are eligible to participate in the AmeriCorps
health insurance program and may apply for childcare benefits. Upon
successful completion of the service year, members will be eligible for
a $4,725 education award to pay off existing student loans or return to
school.

Please send submissions to:
Lisa Forti, MSW
Income & Asset Development Program Coordinator
lisaf@urbanstrategies.org



* Compensation: Members will earn a stipend of $18,000 and are
eligible to participate in the AmeriCorps health insurance program and
may apply for childcare benefits. Upon successful completion of the
service year, members will be eligible for a $4,725 education award to
pay off existing student loans or return to school.
* This is a contract job.
* This is at a non-profit organization.
* OK to highlight this job opening for persons with disabilities
* Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job
poster.
* Please, no phone calls about this job!
* Please do not contact job poster about other services, products
or commercial interests.





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Anne Griffith

Senior Program Associate

Urban Strategies Council

672 13th Street

Oakland, CA 94612

phone: (510) 893-2404 ext. 132

fax: (510) 893-6657

email: anneg@urbanstrategies.org
<mailto:anneg@urbanstrategies.org>

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