AMERICORPS MEMBER POSITION description

Member Full Name:	Site Location: San Antonio
Member Position Title: Data Assistant	Start Date: July 3, 2023
Program: LiftFund AmeriCorps Program	Living Allowance: up to $16,600
Term of Service: Full-time, 1700 hours	Supervisor: Chean Lawrence, LiftFund Risk and Business Analytics Manager

Program purpose:
LiftFund’s AmeriCorps program aims to help strengthen low-income BIPOC entrepreneurs, their financial well-being, and support community development in the cities they serve. The program serves small business owners impacted by COVID-19 in Alabama and Texas by meeting them where they are through services that are responsive to their unique needs, values, and preferences to strengthen their financial well-being. This position will support LiftFund’s community development efforts through data analysis to improve the outcomes for small businesses in the target market.

Description of duties:

Enter data into various databases
Assist in validating or correcting data in various databases
Assist in organizing/creating data lists
Assist in creating new forms & surveys
Test existing forms & surveys
Document processes by creating written instructions (SOPs / FAQs) for the Data Team's knowledgebase
Learn and/or improve Excel & Power BI skill set
Assist with light analysis and reporting (as Excel & Power BI skills allow)
Perform related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

United States citizen, a United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
17 years or older at the start of service
High school diploma or its equivalent (or must agree to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent)
Not have dropped out of elementary or secondary school to enroll as an AmeriCorps participant
Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check

It would be great if you had:

A passion for economic and community development
The ability to work independently and as a team
Demonstrated problem solving skills

Benefits:

Up to a $6,495 Education Award received upon successful completion of their term of service
A bi-weekly living stipend of $638.46, otherwise up to $16,600 through the entire term of service (before taxes)
Health care, if applicable
Childcare coverage if the member qualifies
Student loan forbearance for eligible loans

Time Requirements
Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm

No more than 20 percent of the aggregate of all AmeriCorps member service hours in our program, as reflected in the member enrollments in the National Service Trust, may be spent on education and training activities.

Orientation and Training
Member orientation will cover topics such as LiftFund's mission, organizational structure, Business Action Plan, financial literacy tools, intake and post-evaluation forms, confidentiality policies, member benefits, data collection and research methods, and the roles and responsibilities of each AmeriCorps member. Learning will be ongoing.

Evaluating and Reporting
LiftFund will conduct and keep a record of at least a midterm and an end-of-term written evaluation of each member’s performance. The end-of-term evaluation will address, at a minimum, the following factors:

1. Whether the member has completed the required number of hours
2. Whether the member has satisfactorily completed assignments
3. Whether the member has met other performance criteria that were clearly communicated at the beginning of the term of service.

The member understands that to complete the term of service successfully and to be eligible for the education award, he/she must complete the duration of their service (1700 hours) and satisfactorily complete all assignments, tasks, or projects and all required timesheets and data collection reports.

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