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Community Action Network (CAN) partners with children, youth, and families from under-resourced Washtenaw County neighborhoods to create better futures for themselves and improve the communities in which they live.
CAN partners with neighborhoods to operate community centers that provide programs and services that are focused on building community, stabilizing homes, and offering programs for children & youth.
Team members are passionate about helping families acquire the resources they need to thrive, building meaningful relationships to understand and meet the needs of CAN's families, and being a positive mentor to children & youth. They are strong collaborators and communicators, and they are willing to take initiative to provide the best possible programs and services for CAN's families -- they deserve it!
Current Open Positions:
Contact Derrick Miller to learn more:
dmiller@canwashtenaw.org
CAN Program Assistants operate CAN's Educational Programs in collaboration with the community center director, fellow program assistants, interns, and volunteers. Program Assistants create an atmosphere in which all students and guests feel welcome and valued, are optimally and productively engaged, and have the materials, tools, space, and support to accomplish their goals.
This Fall, our programs may look different than normal as we practice the CDC Safety Guidelines in response to the COVID-19 outbreak this upcoming season.
Qualified candidates:
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Must be work-study eligible through the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University
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Are available to work at least two days a week (Monday-Thursday) for about four hours a day (hours will vary by site and what our programs will look like in response to the COVID-19 outbreak this fall)
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Are passionate about guiding and inspiring young people to overcome challenges and thrive
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Encompass strong collaboration and communication skills
Work-Study
Educational Program Assistant
Fall 2020
Fall 2020
Work-Study Bryant Market
Food Program Assistant
Bryant Market Program Assistants kindly welcome and greet all clients with cultural competence that meets CAN's standards. They maintain client records and upload information into the program database, conduct client intakes and consistently record program participation, assist in the distribution of perishable and nonperishable products to a diverse population, and manage food pantry inventory (purge expired food, organize food, etc.). Program Assistants also Identify and execute food program process improvements, implement food program satisfaction surveys, update food resource information as needed, maintain a clean and organized environment.
This Fall, our programs may look different than normal as we practice the CDC Safety Guidelines in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Qualified candidates:
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Are available to work at least two of the following days/time slots-
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Mondays: 10:00am-3:00pm
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Tuesdays: 10:00am-3:00pm
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Wednesdays: 8:30am-3:00pm
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Thursdays: 8:30am-3:00pm
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Fridays: 10:00am-2:00pm
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Are passionate about working with families in partnership, leading with cultural competence
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Encompass strong collaboration and communication skills
Contact Derrick Miller to learn more:
dmiller@canwashtenaw.org
Contact Derrick Miller to learn more:
dmiller@canwashtenaw.org
AmeriCorps VISTAs with CAN are passionate about social justice and are seeking to develop professional, capacity-building experience for one year with a nonprofit dedicated to partnering with families to create better futures for themselves and improve the communities in which they live.
Qualifications:
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Must be at least 18 years of age
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Excellent collaboration and communication skills
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Self-directed worker willing to take initiative and risks
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Able to work in a flexible environment
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Able to commit to 40-hour workweek for one year
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Looking for candidates with experience in education/curriculum development, graphic design, marketing & communications, business, nonprofit management, social work, public health, or dietetics/nutrition; Experience in other specializations welcome if they are a good fit for CAN's needs
aMERIcORPS vista
One Year Commitment
Enrollment ongoing through August 2020
