HandsOn Northeast Georgia is looking for one AmericaCorps VISTA member to serve the Athens, Georgia, community. This VISTA member will work with the Whatever It Takes initiative to develop a “K-12 Liaison Advocate” program for Neighborhood Leaders. This program will provide those neighborhood leaders with the training, resources, and skills needed to advocate for families/parents with students in the Clarke County School District K-12 system and to build capacity within the neighborhood for families and parents to advocate for themselves.
If you are interested in this position, please submit a resume and cover letter to Dawn Aiello at DAiello@communityconnection211.org. Please submit the name and contact information for at least two references with your resume. Within your cover letter, please address why you are interested in this work, why you feel you are a qualified candidate, and evidence of your perseverance in past and current community involvements. The deadline for applications is Thursday, December 15th at 5pm. For those asked to move forward in the selection process, interviews will be held on December 19, 2011.