4-H AmeriCorps Member - Milwaukee County

Term of Service

June 1, 2026 - August 22, 2026 in Milwaukee County. 

Purpose

Wisconsin 4-H AmeriCorps programs aims to increase capacity of youth serving organizations in counties throughout Wisconsin. The members will work directly with community collaborators in youth serving organizations to discover opportunities to grow capacity and reach new young people or develop new youth programming focused on healthy living. 

The Member’s home base will be in the Milwaukee County Extension Office, but will often travel to community sites (schools, youth organizations, non profits, etc.) throughout the County. 

Description of Duties

Member will serve a minimum of 450 hours between dates of term, and:

• establish relationships with youth organizations outside of Extension to build programs for young people, using 4-H and Extension curriculum and resources, to expand offerings and build capacity of the collaborating organization. (Organizations will provide the opportunity for 4-H to work with new and different young people),
• work with no less than 2 partner organizations on healthy living activities,
• support or conduct conversations and assessments of partner needs, creation of programming, and delivery of programming,
• report efforts monthly on each partner organization, and
• abide by all AmeriCorps, 4-H and UW Madison policies and procedures, including Prohibited Activities, non-displacement/ non-duplication regulations, and fundraising guidelines.

Qualifications

• Must be able to commit to the full term of service.
• Understanding of or willingness to learn about the community organizations and Wisconsin 4-H.
• Proficient communication skills.
• Ability to lift 30lbs
• Access to reliable transportation to travel to community sites. 
• Upon hire, all WI 4-H AmeriCorps Members must consent to a Criminal History Check.

Preferred Skills

• Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Orientation and Training

Orientation: 

• Monday, June 1, 2026
• Tuesday, June 2, 2026
• Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Professional Development and Training

• Monthly virtual professional development
• Regular in person regional meetings
• Annual in person workshops/conferences

Benefits

Living Allowance

• $835.38 distributed biweekly.  Total compensation for living allowance $5,012.38

Segal AmeriCorps Education Award

• $1,956.35 upon successful completion of hours

Student Loan Forbearance and Interest Payments (if qualified)

Evaluation and Reporting

Member Performance Review

Supervisors will complete performance evaluations at the completion of the term of service.  Regular 1-1 meetings will guide member throughout the term

Monthly Reporting

Members will complete monthly capacity building and volunteer recruitment forms for all partnerships/programming

Weekly Timesheet Details

Members will submit timesheets through OnCorps weekly (Tuesday) for the week previous.