Washington Academy – Wabanaki Student Support Specialist

Interested in providing students with academic, social, emotional, and college and career guidance? Join Washington Academy as the Wabanaki Student Support Specialist!

This program focuses on providing mentorship and support to students who are experiencing living away from home for the first time. Washington Academy supports both international students and members of the Wabanaki tribe to live on campus in a dorm setting while attending classes with students from all over Washington County. The volunteer will provide direct services to native students who are transitioning to living in the dorm away from their tribe. This dedicated mentorship has the intention of increasing their success in school, becoming involved in the WA culture on campus, and perpetuating through to graduation and college. Public Health AmeriCorps program places members with community organizations in Maine to address CDC-determined public health needs for the most underserved populations. Goodwill’s PHA program specifically places 20 members in schools and nonprofits to support youth who have been impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences. PHA members work with community partner agencies to develop and carry out localized, evidence-based interventions, directly serving youth while increasing organizational capacity. Throughout their service, members gain the experience and training needed to prepare them for entering the public health and youth development workforce.

The member will live in our dorm, providing support to international and native students (who also live in the dorm) in building community. In “exchange” for free room and board, resident responsibilities include managing a dorm advisory group, chaperoning weekend events once a month, and providing academic support one evening each week. Daily charges include assisting our guidance team in identifying student needs, particularly those from Indian Township and Pleasant Point reservations. The member will also provide academic, social, emotional, and college/career guidance to students; initiate activities to engage student population in exploring culture; moderate clubs; work with JMG teacher to facilitate one module of New Student Seminar; coordinate class team-building days; and identify content around campus to be used in print and social media marketing.

Already have a MyAmeriCorps account and want to apply for this specific role? You can find that listing on MyAmeriCorps here.