AmeriCorps, often referred to as a domestic Peace Corps, places individuals within communities to commit a year to serving others. Marshfield Clinic Center for Community Outreach is a national service grantee that oversees the Marshfield Clinic AmeriCorps Volunteer Wisconsin program. Marshfield Clinic AmeriCorps Volunteer Wisconsin places individuals with nonprofit organizations across Wisconsin to build and strengthen volunteer programs. Individuals will receive focused training in volunteer management, then assist with such tasks as: recruiting, training and supervising volunteers; creating volunteer handbooks, application forms, and brochures; writing position descriptions; updating website content and coordinating social media; and other (non-volunteer) tasks specific to the mission of the nonprofit.
Period of Service:
Monday, September 11, 2017 – August 31, 2018. (End date is negotiable)
Benefits:
- $485.77 (gross before taxes) bi-weekly payroll for term of service
- Health insurance – option to enroll with premium paid in full for member only
- Childcare assistance (if qualified)
- $5,815 education award upon successful completion of the term of service
- Forbearance on qualified student loans and interest accrual payments while serving. (taxable)
- Service gear
- Work Experience and the development of highly sought job skills (initiative, interpersonal and intercultural communication, adaptability, collaboration and accountability)
- Networking for career placement at all levels of the organization served, with partner organizations and throughout the community
- Build value – in yourself and the position you serve. Organizations often hire members after their term of service because they know what they’ve invested in the member and what they will be receiving.
Required Orientation & Training (expenses covered):
- September 11 - 14, 2017
- January 3-5, 2018
What does it mean to serve?
Applicants must be willing to serve for the duration of the term of service (1700 hours minimum), averaging approximately 35-40 hours a week. Members must also be able to handle the financial commitment made by accepting the position. Applicants must be 19 years of age by September 11, 2017, possess a high school diploma or GED/HSED, and agree to and pass a criminal and Department of Motor Vehicles background checks.
How do I apply?
Below is a list of host sites currently recruiting AmeriCorps members for 2017-2018. You may submit the member application online or email Brian Blahnik at blahnik.brian@marshfieldclinic.org for more information about the application process.
Host Sites, City Located
- Blessings in a Backpack DC Everest-Wausau, Wausau
- Central Rivers Farmshed, Stevens Point
- Eau Claire City-County Health Department, Eau Claire
- Friends of Willow River and Kinnickinnic State Parks, Hudson
- Greater Watertown Community Health Foundation, Watertown
- Happily Ever After Animal Sanctuary, Marion
- Homme Home for the Aging, Wittenberg
- Interfaith Caregivers of Polk County, Milltown
- Junior Achievement Wisconsin, Eau Claire
- Ladd Memorial Hospital, Osceola
- Marshfield Child Advocacy Center, Marshfield
- Marshfield Clinic Community Connections Team, Marshfield
- Milwaukee Riverkeeper, Milwaukee
- NAMI Washington County, West Bend
- Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
- Opportunity Development Centers, Marshfield
- Rainbow Hospice Care, Jefferson
- Redline Milwaukee, Milwaukee
- United Way of Dane County 2-1-1, Madison
- United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County, Milwaukee
- United Way of Marathon County, Wausau
- Volunteer Center of Washington County, West Bend
- Volunteer Wisconsin, Marshfield
- WasteCap Resource Solutions, Milwaukee
- Wisconsin Afterschool Network, Marshfield
- Wisconsin CASA Association, Green Bay
- Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association, Stevens Point
- Wood County Health Department, Wisconsin Rapids
