GOAL STATEMENT: The Sanneh Foundation (TSF) is a 501(c)(3) serving the various needs of Minnesota's low-income youth and their families. The Health & Housing Program Coordinator VISTA will build the capacity of The Sanneh Foundation to support a new youth housing and recovery program. By creating financial tracking modes, coordinating inter-departmental communication, and building external partnerships, the VISTA will help improve economic stability and healthy futures for low-income youth and workforce development participants in low-income populations.

Objective 1: Develop an in-depth understanding of the mission and services offered by TSF, specifically how the Programming Department and Workforce Development programs overlap to serve low-income populations

Step 1: Participate in TSF on-site orientation, including history, mission, core values, and department introductions
Step 2: Meet with key leaders in the Finance, Data & Evaluation, and Workforce departments to understand the current scope of the Ramsey County housing project.
Step 3: Review existing program literature, data reporting processes, and partner agency relationships

Objective 2: Create and implement tracking modes and systems to improve the efficiency and coordination of the new youth housing program

Step 1: Spend time with TSF staff to understand existing partnership and resources available, the nature of those partnerships, and observe and facilitate programming.
Step 1: Work with Sanneh Compliance & Workforce staff and consultants to research and develop an initial tracking systems for youth housing applications.
and financial coordination between departments
Step 2: Shadow at meetings with potential partner agencies with Program Director. Document information about needs and resources available. Act as a coordinator between the Finance, Data & Evaluation, Nutritional Services, and Workforce teams to ensure cohesive communication and data accuracy for the Ramsey County Project.
Step 3: Create meeting agendas and materials, and schedule stakeholders relevant to developing an outline for a Health & Housing program handbook.
Step 4: Design inter-departmental communication tools to facilitate regular check-ins between mentors, social workers, and workforce staff regarding housing participants
Step 5: Locate one new partner or partners that could assist the program through in kind donations or technical support.
Step 6: Document collaboration outcomes with recovery and housing partners and Direct Supervisor.
Step 7: Develop ideas for Health & Housing program operations outline, and standard operating procedure recommendations to include program outputs and data reporting in partnership with Data & Evaluation VISTA and TSF staff.
Step 8: Work with Nutritional Services staff and consultants to research and develop an initial process for data collection and reporting for housing participants.

Objective 3: Strengthen and expand the network of partners providing housing and job placement opportunities for program participants and support the long-term success of the health and housing initiatives by documenting all new processes and training future staff or members

Step 1: Identify local third-party job placement partners
Step 2: Cultivate and document relationships with social workers, local organizations, food rescue and recovery partners to support workforce-eligible housing participants.
Step 3: Research best practices for integrating wrap-around services, such as housing and food support, into existing workforce development models.
Step 4: Develop a staff logistics resource regarding all partner agencies and their current relationship to TSF, contact information, and other pertinent details to program effectiveness.
Step 5: Develop ideas for Health & Housing partnership best practices and recommendations to include program outputs and data reporting in partnership with Data & Evaluation VISTA and TSF staff.
Step 6: Train relevant TSF staff on the use of new tracking systems and partnership databases.

Compensation & Benefits

AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers receive benefits during and after their service as they make a difference across America. This includes loan forbearance, professional development, and for those with children under 13, an Americorps childcare benefit. AmeriCorps compensation does not count as income for Social Security benefits. (continued next page)

Pay rate - $957.46 bi-weekly (before taxes). Segal Education Award - $7,395 (before taxes, based on Pell Grant) is distributed via MyAmeriCorps.gov following a full term of service.

Sanneh is able to offer a housing, nutrition, or education stipend totaling up to $1000 per month to our full time VISTA members. Learn more about full benefit offerings here: https://www.americorps.gov/members-volunteers/your-benefits

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Requirements

18 years of age (no upper limit)
Pass a national service criminal history check
Hold one of the following citizenship statuses: U.S. citizen, U.S. National, Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens and persons residing in a state that have the following legal residency classifications: Refugee, asylum or asylee, temporary protected status, or deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) status.

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Physical Demands and other notice

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to lift up to ten pounds. Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information. VISION: See in the normal visual range with or without correction. HEARING: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

The above is intended to describe the general content and requirements for the performance of this job. This position description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements