Community Fellow

Through their service, members will build a more diverse and reliable volunteer base; increase our hours and ability to serve the community through emotional support, resource referrals, nourishing food options, and essential supplies; and foster a more cohesive community space. In addition, they will leverage over 200 volunteers that will be engaged in direct service, groups, and special projects.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Supervise volunteers during drop-in shifts, groups and other in-person activities
• Act as drop-in shift leads/another layer of program management (responsible for day-to-day supervision of drop-in)
• Track daily Logs (member visits and purpose of visits), T-Passes, other material goods and volunteer/intern attendance
• Coordinate month to month schedules and special projects for volunteers and interns
• Be available for emotional support, de-escalation assistance of members at the center
• Creating systems and best practices that can be used continuously, even after fellow(s)
  transition
• Support volunteer recruitment, postings, and communication efforts
• Help develop strategic plan for diversifying our volunteer pool, training, onboarding, and
  orientation.
• Complete a minimum of 750 hours of service, serving through June 24, 2023.
• Attend a minimum of 6 Commonwealth Corps trainings and service events held by MSA post orientation.
• Participate in a minimum of 30 minutes for half-time members of MSA-related activities each week. This may include filling out timesheets, completing a bi-monthly reflection or check-in, or other MSA-related tasks or activities.

Marginal Responsibilities:

• Be a part of the greater Commonwealth Corps community, including participating in cross-site learning
  groups, attending all 6 Commonwealth Corps events, and attending optional social/service events.
• Admin & Maintenance: Updating Manuals, Master Communications list and other databases as
  instructed
• Fostering thriving culture by maintaining CWC community guidelines and policies

Cambridge, MA

• Stipend of $550 semi-monthly while in service, up to $11,550, minus taxes and withholdings;
• Member assistance program, including unlimited, confidential, 24/7, phone counseling services and up to three free, in-person counseling sessions, plus a lot more;
• Completion award of up to $2000 upon successful completion of service, minus taxes and withholdings;
• Reimbursement for outside training or professional development opportunities relevant to member’s service and/or goals (Up to $100; Dependent on approval from MSA)
• Housing assistance, MBTA passes
•  Flexible hours for in person service
• Extensive training from MSA with a diversity, equity and inclusion focus and other professional development opportunities.
• Limited reimbursement for travel to Corps-wide MSA-sponsored activities;
• Internet reimbursement up to $50/month while required to complete some service from home;
• Limited travel reimbursement from their host site for certain service-related travel away from their usual service location, according to that agency's policies;
• Mental Health/Personal Day once per month counting towards 4hrs (half-time)
• The opportunity for at least 5 (part-time) days of planned absences (may include holidays, does not count towards hours requirement).
• Please note that receipt of these stipends/benefits may impact an individual’s eligibility for certain public benefits.

You must be:

• A Massachusetts resident (see guidelines here) with legal authorization to work in the U.S.
• 18 years of age at minimum (member age range is 18 – 70+ years old)
• Excited to give back to your community and interested in developing your skills and gaining new professional experiences
• Able to balance service internship commitments with personal commitments in a sustainable way
• Are able to move materials and goods over 20 pounds (with help from others)
• We currently do not require anyone to provide proof of vaccination.

It would also be great if you:

• Have some multilingual skills (Spanish, French, Arabic - all language are valuable) to support members who do not speak English