2022 Bilingual Marketing & Community Engagement VISTA

  • Full-Time
  • Atlanta, GA
  • AmeriCorps
  • Posted 2 years ago – Accepting applications
Job Description
Youth Empowerment through Learning, Leading, and Serving invites you to join our YELLS family and grow your skills as we create meaningful impact together! ***************** We hope to welcome you to our Franklin Gateway Community in metro-Atlanta. Bring your marketing and relationship-building skills to spread the word about YELLS and engage local residents in our youth programs, parent education workshops, and community-building events. ***************** The mission of Youth Empowerment through Learning, Leading, and Serving, Inc. (YELLS) is to empower youth to rise as active, healthy, and productive servant leaders within their community. We envision communities where youth have voice and value and ensure they possess the confidence, character, and collaborative networks needed to shape their world. YELLS serves the children and families of Franklin Gateway, a neighborhood in Marietta, Georgia, within 12 miles of the city of Atlanta. Our diverse community is composed of hard-working families facing generational and situational poverty. The goal of this VISTA project is to help ensure the youth and families of the Franklin Gateway community have the education and skills necessary to act as servant leaders who develop community-driven solutions for alleviating poverty. ***************** The YELLS AmeriCorps VISTA Project will build capacity for the success of all YELLS initiatives, including the YELLS Mentoring Program, YELLS Afterschool Program, YELLS Community Action Café, and YELLS Community Garden. The YELLS Marketing and Community Engagement Specialist VISTA will accomplish this through developing a sustainable marketing and engagement plan to reach and mobilize the entire Franklin Gateway community. Our dense community is home to over 8,000 residents living in 7 apartment complexes along a 2-mile stretch of road. This presents the unique opportunity to wrap your arms around our community and make a deep, sustainable impact.



Member Duties : - Build strong relationships to nurture individuals’ connection to the “YELLS Family” - Strengthen outreach to teens, parents, and families on Franklin Gateway - Develop and implement a marketing plan to fully saturate the Franklin Gateway community and create systems for continued communication. - Implement creative promotional strategies to reach new audiences within the Franklin Gateway community. - Build relationships with Franklin Gateway apartment complexes and businesses to facilitate outreach and connections with community members - Create a database of contacts for use in communication - Create content for a regular email newsletter - Manage social/digital media to reach Franklin Gateway community - Develop capacity for a YELLS parent leadership team - Coordinate partnerships and resources for activities open to the community during non-program hours. - Engage Spanish-speaking families - Please visit www.YELLSinc.org/jobs for more details.

Program Benefits : Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Board Mentorship , Childcare assistance if eligible , Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Relocation Allowance .


Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas :
Neighborhood Revitalization , Education , Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach , Children/Youth .

Skills :
Bilingual , Community Organization , Social Services , Communications , Team Work , Writing/Editing , Public Speaking , Leadership , Conflict Resolution , Recruitment , Youth Development , Non-Profit Management .



SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA


Program
  • 2022 Bilingual Marketing & Community Engagement VISTA



  • Program Start/End Date
    08/29/2022 - 08/28/2023


    Work Schedule Full Time


    Education level
    Some college


    Age Requirement
    Minimum: 18 Maximum: None


    Program Locations GEORGIA Atlanta


    Languages Spanish
    English


    Accepting Applications
    From 07/22/2022 To 08/05/2022


    Contact Laura Keefe
    779 Franklin Gtwy SE
    Marietta GA 30067
    678-895-2854
    Laura@YELLSinc.org
    www.YELLSinc.org


    Listing ID 65580

    Apply to this Job