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Openings at Programs
Many AmeriCorps programs recruit year-round. Below are a few openings that are looking for either immediate hiring, or in the near future. All positions provide a living stipend and an Education Award upon successful completion of the term of service. Please email the program affiliated with each position for more information for additional details and benefits! Click here for a more detailed PDF version about each opening.
2023-24 AmeriCorps positions
Be Well Fox Valley
Be Well Fox Valley AmeriCorps members provide capacity building services to improve health and well-being and/or address social determinants of health at their host site organization (non-profit, health care system, etc.). The planned service activities for each position varies based on host site need. The description for each position can be found on the program website or through this direct link (Be Well Fox Valley position descriptions)
Application: https://bewellfoxvalley.org/ (click on the "AmeriCorps" tab)
Email: Amanda Ross
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee - ClubCorps
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee – ClubCorps AmeriCorps members provide youth with in-school or afterschool academic enrichment, early literacy instruction, arts programming, social-emotional instruction, community service programming, and afterschool sports programming at local Boys and Girls Clubs and environmental education activities at Camp Whitcomb-Mason. SPARK Early Literacy members serve K5-3rd grade struggling readers using one-on-one 30-minute in-person or virtual tutoring sessions. Program Generalist AmeriCorps members have the responsibility of developing and implementing education programs at Boys & Girls Club’s Camp Whitcomb/Mason location, located about 30 minutes outside of Milwaukee in Lake Country. College Coaches help high school students navigate requirements in order to successfully graduate high school on-time, and with a plan to enroll in postsecondary education institutions.
Application: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=221357fe-1b73-449e-89e9-cddefa8fd265&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_US (search AmeriCorps)
Email: Joe Schmidlkofer
College Possible Milwaukee
Serve your community through a year of service with College Possible Milwaukee – a nonprofit supporting students from historically underserved backgrounds through college and empowering the next generation of leaders. Through near-peer coaching by AmeriCorps members who are recent college graduates, students are provided with the information and support they deserve to navigate the complex college admission and success process. For those looking to serve in spring/summer 2024, your AmeriCorps service will focus on supporting students approaching their freshman and sophomore year of college as they transition through the spring and summer. Transition Coaches ensure fall enrollment and persistence by connecting with students virtually or in-person to complete college enrollment steps and work through any concerns.
Application: https://collegepossibleamericorps.applicantpro.com/jobs/3119590-466440.html
Email: Lauren McDuffie
Easterseals Wisconsin
Easterseals Wisconsin AmeriCorps members direct personal care and lead therapeutic recreation activities for individuals with disabilities and their families at Camp Wawbeek and Respite Camp in Wisconsin Dells, WI. Easterseals Wisconsin is currently accepting applications for their Spring (January-April) and Summer (May-August) terms. As a year-round camp program, Easterseals Wisconsin Camps strive to provide hands-on experience for students in nursing, occupational therapy, recreation therapy and anyone interested in learning more about serving people with disabilities. Members will receive on-site training and orientations, a biweekly stipend throughout their term, and an Education Award upon successful completion of term. Members will serve closely with both general staff and volunteers to ensure that caregivers can rest easy while their loved ones are at camp, knowing that they will be surrounded by a professional and dedicated team. Respite Apprentices will provide intensive personal care and lead therapeutic recreation activities for individuals with disabilities, youth in transitions, and veterans and their families at Easterseals Wisconsin Camps, with openings for the Spring 2024 and Summer 2024 terms.
Application: Contact Anna Korb, AmeriCorps Program Manager, at akorb@eastersealswisconsin.com to learn more about the application process
Email: Anna Korb
Farm to School - Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
The Wisconsin DPI AmeriCorps Farm to School Program is looking for dedicated service members! AmeriCorps Farm to School members serve their communities by teaching nutrition lessons, connecting local farmers to schools, helping build or maintain school gardens, introducing students to local foods, and promoting volunteerism. Locations with openings include: Auwaubenon School District, Milwaukee Parkside School for the Arts, and the Oregon School District.
Application: https://widpi.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3DAmoYokanboJNA
Green Bay Conservation Corps
Green Bay Conservation Corps AmeriCorps members complete conservation projects and engage the public in educational programming and volunteer service. GBCC is currently looking for AmeriCorps members to serve in either full-time or part-time capacity. Members will address areas such as habitat restoration and preservation, trail maintenance and expansion, invasive species removal and native plant establishment, community garden upkeep, and access improvements in the city’s parks and other outdoor spaces.
Application: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/greenbaywi (select Conservation Corps Crew Member)
Email: Maria Otto
Milwaukee Justice Center
The Milwaukee Justice Center (MJC) is welcoming a NEW Courthouse Navigator program staffed by AmeriCorps Members. The MJC AmeriCorps program seeks to expand the accessibility of the Milwaukee County Courthouse through a central information desk and courthouse navigator program to serve all who enter the building. AmeriCorps Members will serve in person at the Milwaukee County Courthouse, directing guests to the right departments and helping self-represented clients complete their filing process. AmeriCorps members will gain practical experience & develop leadership skills through offering legal services to the community. Members can receive knowledge for future career prospects, collaborate with legal professionals, and make a meaningful impact in Milwaukee.
Application: https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/mjcamericorps.html
Email: Mark Guzman
Partners for After School Success (PASS) AmeriCorps
Partners for After School Success (PASS) is an AmeriCorps program serving middle and high school youth with the goal of promoting academic achievement. Members provide academic coaching, engage youth in community service projects, and facilitate enrichment programming during after school hours to build social-emotional learning skills. 675 hour members serve 24 hours a week and 450 hour members serve 16 hours a week at school or community center host sites located in Madison and surrounding communities.
Application: Available at http://www.passamericorps.org/
Email: Bonnie Erickson
Sixteenth Street Community HealthCorps
Sixteenth Street Community HealthCorps AmeriCorps members expand the delivery of medical, behavioral, environmental health, and social services programming to individuals from low-income families and areas with shortages of medical professional care. They focus on different areas while serving as health resource navigators and enhancing educational programming for women’s health, obesity, chronic illness, inclusive care for the elderly, and other medical needs. Sixteenth Street Community HealthCorps currently has openings for multiple AmeriCorps positions. Environmental Health Educator members provide education for local schools to improve environmental literacy, manage community gardens and event planning and they also conduct community outreach and education for prevention of lead poisoning. (Spanish, Hmong or Rohingya fluency preferred) Women’s Wellness Resource Navigator members provide services, education, and resources to pregnant first-time mothers throughout their trimesters to help deliver healthy babies (must be proficient in Spanish and English). Social Services Resource Navigator members screen patients for social determinants of health and connect patients to local services and resources to address their needs. (Must be proficient in Spanish and English)
Application: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=WJXC5ZEm60KXcOORJHeZAapi8Ctw5shOhHQA53cerIhUN01UVktQVFZYUzlSUjc3Uk9YRE8zWDUwMC4u
Email: Aisha Coursen
Wisconsin 4-H
Wisconsin 4-H has many service opportunity openings for a variety of AmeriCorps positions statewide. The Wisconsin 4-H AmeriCorps program aims to increase capacity of youth serving organizations in counties throughout Wisconsin. The members will work directly with community partnership in youth serving organizations to 1) assess current offerings, 2) identify opportunities to increase capacity and 3) provide currently engaged youth with additional educational opportunities, reach new youth, and utilize new or existing volunteers in additional service to the organization. Through an asset based approach, members will provide positive youth development opportunities.
Application: apply by location
Email: Melinda Pollen
Wisconsin Association for Homeless and Runaway Services
The Wisconsin Association for Homeless and Runaway Services (WAHRS) is looking for AmeriCorps members to serve at sites throughout the state. Looking at recruiting at our partner agencies in Milwaukee, Madison, West Bend, Appleton, Green Bay, and Racine. The AmeriCorps member will provide support and guidance for homeless and runaway youth within these communities. May include serving at 24-hour licensed shelter, including helping youth develop independent living skills, facilitating group activities, and assisting callers using the program’s crisis hotline. The AmeriCorps member will conduct similar activities assisting youth in the shelter, as well as co-facilitating the aftercare groups at Drop-In Centers to support youth accessing program aftercare services.
Application: https://www.pathfindersmke.org/employment-internships/
Email: Shana Dumbleton
Wisconsin Association of Free and Charitable Clinics
AmeriCorps members with the Wisconsin Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (WAFCC) help build capacity and support Community Health Departments and Free and Charitable Clinic throughout Wisconsin. They increase access to healthcare services to low-income and uninsured patients by creating new resources, programs and opportunities in their communities.
Application: apply by location
Email Contact: Amber Scarborough
WisCorps
AmeriCorps members with WisCorps provide several types of conservation-based service, including completing conservation projects across the state of Wisconsin, engaging individuals in environmental education programs, and assisting nonprofit organizations in addressing environmentally-related needs. WisCorps has openings for multiple positions for the spring and summer of 2024. AmeriCorps members with their Summer Field Crews will complete projects throughout the state such as new trail construction, trail restoration, bridge/boardwalk construction, reforestation, and invasive species management. Additionally, WisCorps is looking for Individual Placement members to be placed at sites across the state, including Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Dane County Facilities Management, Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Badgerland, Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Kenosha County Parks, Mississippi Valley Conservancy & Friends of the Blufflands, Perrot State Park, The Ridges Sanctuary, Tall Pines Conservancy & Waukesha County Land Conservancy, and Voyageurs National Park.
Summer Field Crew Member Application: https://www.wisconsinconservationcorps.org/cmapplication
Individual Placement Member (Spring or Summer 2024) application: View specific details about the distinct individual placement opportunities and apply at https://www.wisconsinconservationcorps.org/ipapplication
2024-25 AmeriCorps positions
College Possible Milwaukee
Serve your community through a year of service with College Possible Milwaukee – a nonprofit supporting students from historically underserved backgrounds through college and empowering the next generation of leaders. Through near-peer coaching by AmeriCorps members who are recent college graduates, students are provided with the information and support they deserve to navigate the complex college admission and success process. As a valued member of the College Possible community, you’ll serve high school or college students from the Milwaukee, Racine, or Stevens Point areas, lots of them first-generation college students, in their journey to and through college! College Possible Milwaukee is looking to bring on driven, motivated individuals to join our AmeriCorps team next year! This is also a great opportunity for professional and personal development as you look to pursue a career or attend graduate school!
Application: https://collegepossibleamericorps.applicantpro.com/jobs/3076584-466440.html.
Email: Lauren McDuffie
LibraryCorps
LibraryCorps helps young people develop a love of reading, increases information literacy skills, and establishes relationships with youth that bridge the gap between in and out of school learning. Through building developmental relationships with youth during the school day in classrooms, exploring STEAM and life skills after school at Milwaukee Public Library branches, and connecting students to reading for pleasure during summer, we help Milwaukee students develop 21st century skills and connect with library resources to cultivate a city of lifelong learners.
Application: http://mpl.org/librarycorps
Email: Zoua Xiong at mplamericorps@milwaukee.gov
Marshfield Clinic Health System - Community Corps
Play a vital role in tackling our communities’ most pressing challenges as a Public Health AmeriCorps member with Marshfield Clinic Health System - Community Corps. Serve hand-in-hand with people at organizations working to improve health such as a non-profit, clinic, hospital, coalition, public health department, governmental agency or youth-serving organization. Members may coordinate and work events; provide educational materials and programs; or support organizational activities and operations.
Application: Contact MCHS AmeriCorps Team at mchsamericorps@marshfieldclinic.org for application information
Email: mchsamericorps@marshfieldclinic.org
Marshfield Clinic Health System - Recovery Corps
Help tackle the ever-growing issue of substance use as a Public Health AmeriCorps member with Marshfield Clinic Health System - Recovery Corps. Members undergo training in the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) model of recovery coaching and serve as recovery coaches. Recovery coaches address prescription drug, opioid, and other substance use disorders through one-on-one contact, outreach phone calls, and community education. Members may work at law enforcement agencies, county jails, public health departments, social service departments, health care organizations, or other nonprofit and government agencies.
Application: Contact MCHS AmeriCorps Team at mchsamericorps@marshfieldclinic.org for application information
Email: mchsamericorps@marshfieldclinic.org
Public Allies Wisconsin
Public Allies Wisconsin is a 10-month apprenticeship program that supports emerging leaders who are dedicated to creating a future for and by everyone. We believe that everyone has the potential to be a leader through the way they live their lives and improve their community. Allies will serve at a placement organization (non-profit, school or government agency) and directly support the communities that the organization serves, as well as participate in 200+ hours of leadership and anti-oppression training.
Application: https://publicallies.org/be-an-ally/ (application goes live on January 1, 2024)
Email: Public Allies Wisconsin staff at apply-mke@publicallies.org
Schools of Hope – United Way of Dane County
The mission of the Schools of Hope AmeriCorps Project is to work with school staff to provide literacy tutoring support aimed at improving the academic achievement of kindergarten through fifth grade students in high-needs schools. Each AmeriCorps member is based at a local elementary school to both tutor students and coordinate community volunteers as reading tutors. As part of the Schools of Hope Project you would be part of a team of AmeriCorps members and participate in a widespread community collaboration coordinated by the United Way of Dane County, in partnership with Madison Metropolitan School District, Sun Prairie Area School District, AmeriCorps, and other partners.
Application: Contact Emily Greene at egreene@schoolsofhope.org for application information
Email: Emily Greene
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