{"id":660,"date":"2015-07-02T21:27:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T21:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/?p=660"},"modified":"2015-07-02T21:27:44","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T21:27:44","slug":"teens-act-americorps-vista-position-perfect-for-april-or-aug-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/?p=660","title":{"rendered":"Teen&#8217;s Act &#8211; Americorps VISTA Position &#8212; perfect for April OR Aug Graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Full-Time Position: PROGRAM &amp; RESEARCH COORDINATOR<\/p>\n<p>Organization Description: Teens Act is 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to empower under-resourced students to graduate from high school and obtain a post-secondary education. We offer an elective College Preparation Class, a Mentoring Program, and a Parent Support Program. Please visit our website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teens-act.org\">www.teens-act.org<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Major Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Direct evaluation projects including conducting, compiling, and analyzing pre-survey and post-survey for students and parents<\/li>\n<li>Create a\u00a0quarterly\u00a0report and annual report for school\u00a0administrators, sponsors,\u00a0and public<\/li>\n<li>Compile the data from the accountability reports and fit to a model that allows the Teens Act directors to easily track teacher\/mentor progress over time.<\/li>\n<li>Create new initiatives to effectively reach out and keep in contact with both students and their parents post-program.<\/li>\n<li>Research organizations that Teens Act can potentially partner with to enhance our resources and curriculum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be able to attend the mandatory training from August 3-6 in Los Angeles (travel costs are covered by CNCS)<\/li>\n<li>Be willing to dedicate one year of your time (starting in August) and service according to VISTA guidelines (35+ hours\/week)<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in research methods; experience with conducting field experiments is preferred<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in modeling, analyzing, and presenting data<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in writing by using Google Drive and Microsoft Office<\/li>\n<li>Can adapt to an ever changing environment<\/li>\n<li>Takes initiative in task completion with little or no supervision<\/li>\n<li>Is very organized with both physical and electronic documents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Compensation &amp; Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average $891 a month pre-tax (paid bi-weekly). Estimated living allowance of $10,692 for 12 months<\/li>\n<li>The VISTA can choose an Education Award ($5,550) or End-of-Service Cash Stipend ($1,500)<\/li>\n<li>Health Coverage<\/li>\n<li>Relocation Allowance (if you reside outside of Utah)<\/li>\n<li>Subsidized Childcare<\/li>\n<li>Travel costs to necessary conferences, workshops, and events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Selected candidates will be required to submit all necessary paperwork by June 24th. We encourage you to apply as early as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Send your resume (one page, please) to Teens Act at <a href=\"mailto:contact@teens-act.org\">contact@teens-act.org<\/a> with a statement of interest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lazysocialbuttons\" data-float=\"left\" data-buttons=\"google,twitter,facebook\" data-twshareurl=\"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/?p=660\" data-twtext=\"\" data-shareurl=\"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/?p=660\" data-fbhideflyout=\"false\" data-backgroundtype=\"light\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Full-Time Position: PROGRAM &amp; RESEARCH COORDINATOR Organization Description: Teens Act is 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to empower under-resourced students to graduate from high school and obtain a post-secondary education. We offer an elective College Preparation Class, a Mentoring Program, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/?p=660\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=660"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":661,"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660\/revisions\/661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}