Description
Ready for a life-changing year of service? Join our AmeriCorps program this summer to help nonprofits throughout Kentucky end the threat of homelessness and provide affordable housing solutions for everyone!
Homes for All AmeriCorps program provides the perfect opportunity to gain resume-boosting skills while helping families and households secure and maintain safe, healthy, affordable housing. An AmeriCorps position can also work as a practicum placement.
Matthew 25 AIDS Services - Bowling Green is seeking a member in a Housing Services position who can provide homeless services such as case management, housing navigation, and homelessness prevention.
AmeriCorps members commit to a one-year term of service beginning in August and serve 1200 hours by July 31st, 2026.
Activities:
- Client Paperwork and Support
- General Case Management
- Housing Focused Case Management
- Housing Search and Inspections
- Intake and Assessment
- Landlord Outreach
- Budget Counseling
- Service Referrals
- Educational Outreach/Community Engagement
Benefits:
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$14,280 living allowance paid bi-weekly
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$5176.50 education award to pay for student loans, tuition, training
- Student loan forbearance and interest paid
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10 personal/vacation days
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10 sick days
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10 holidays
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Professional development
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Training
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Workers’ compensation coverage
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Member assistance program
Preferred Skills:
- Communication Skills: Must be able to communicate in both written and verbal form
- Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents. Ability to write routine documentation and correspondence. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Computer Skills: Intermediate computer skills are essential in use of an electronic medical record.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by any worker to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the worker is regularly required to talk and hear. The worker is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The worker is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Other Information:
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1700 hours to be served by the individual by July 31st, 2026
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The daily schedule is agreed upon between member and site supervisor
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Some overnight travel and stays for training and service projects required
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AmeriCorps placements can double as practicum/internship
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Social Works or relevant experience.
- Interpersonal skills and ability to engage and work effectively with diverse staff and client population is required.
- Experience working in a nonprofit organization or a strong desire to work in service driven environment.
- 100% Commitment to Matthew 25's mission, vision and values
- Flexibility, as our services are available to a large geographic area in the state of Kentucky, which may require some travel
- Valid Driver's License with at least three (3) years driving experience and less than two (2) moving violations in the past three (3) years.
- Willingness to provide information to complete and undergo a National Service Criminal History Check and pass a drug screen.
- Be at least 17 years of age at the start of service
- High school diploma or GED
- Citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident of the United States
- Follow HOME TBRA and HOPWA guidance given by Kentucky Housing Corporation and HUD.
- Place a high priority on learning and are committed to change and improvement in order to always best meet the needs of those we work alongside and serve.
- Flu Vaccine (sessional), TB
