Health360 is currently accepting applications for the CT Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Network HEALTHForward AmeriCorps program. The HEALTHForward AmeriCorps Program aims to increase health and health career knowledge in disadvantaged communities through implementation of the Youth Health Service Corps (YHSC) and Collegiate Health Service Corps (CHSC) service learning programs. YHSC and CHSC are health career recruitment programs that engage diverse students as leaders in service learning that addresses community health issues. HEALTHForward AmeriCorps members recruit, train and manage students in the YHSC and CHSC programs, exposing students to health care careers and teaching them how to successfully enter onto upwardly mobile health care career ladders. In addition, HEALTHForward AmeriCorps members aim to improve underserved communities' health knowledge through implementation of Community-Based Experiential Training Programs with health professions students. Full position description: https://tinyurl.com/2rxxfwup/.
This is a full-time, 10-month commitment beginning September 2022.
Bachelor's degree is preferred.
Service sites are at CT AHEC offices in Farmington (UConn Health), Hartford, Norwich, Shelton and Waterbury.
Benefits: Training, living allowance, education award upon successful completion of service.
Interested applications should email their resumes to Jackie Nickolas at nickolas@health360.org.
For more information, contact: Ellen Ravens-Seger/CT AHEC at 860-679-7969