The 2011-2012 HealthCorps Program at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is currently recruiting. Please see the message below. Also, please post this message with your organization and list-serves, etc.
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Do you want to learn about healthcare while doing a year of service in a local community?
Join the HealthCorps / AmeriCorps Program
at Sea Mar Community Health Centers!
Program Summary:
Nearly 20 AmeriCorps volunteers serve at Sea Mar Community Health Centers throughout Western Washington as well as serve in the International Community Health Services inSeattle.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health and human services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos. Sea Mar offers medical, dental, behavioral health,substance abuse treatment, nursing home services, a child development center, and farm worker housing.
The Sea Mar program began in 1995 and is an original HealthCorps site. The HealthCorps program’s foci are service and supported learning. AmeriCorps members provide service while enhancing skills, vision, and professionalism in one or two departments. Personal growth is also fostered through a highly supportive, challenging, and educational team environment.
Sea Mar Healthcorps website link:http://www.seamar.org/volunteers/Americorps/index.html
Members can: gain valuable experience related to the health field, explore future career options, and develop job skills.
Program dates: August 15 2011– July 13, 2012
Full time contract for 11 month period
Benefits:
Ø Valuable experience serving within a Community Health Center
Ø Educational award of $5350
Ø Living stipend of 800-850 a month
Ø Health insurance
Members may be eligible for: food stamps and childcare.
Preferred Bilingual in: Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, or Russian.
Requirements: 18 years of age or older, U.S. citizen, fluent in English.
Application available online. Please answer all the supplemental questions to complete your application.
Program contact info:
*If you have any questions we ask that you refer to our website. Thank you!
Once you have reviewed our website, all other questions can be directed to:
e-mail: americoordinator@seamarchc.org
