Applications for next service term will be available in the spring.
Corps Member Benefits
- Serve full-time starting September 1st for 11 months
- Receive living allowance of 12,100
- Major Medical Health Insurance
- Student Loan Forbearance
- 10 personal days and 8 Federal Holidays off
- Tons of personal and professional development training and networking oppurtunities
- Child care reimbursement
- Serve up to 2 years
- Earn an education award of $5,350 upon graduation
- Serve in New Orleans or Baton Rouge
- Some Host Sites offer additional living stipends
Qualifications
Corps members must be at least 18 years of age (there is no upper age limit - we've had members in their 70's!), have a high school diploma or GED, no felonies, have an upbeat attitude, a passion for serving their community and be able to commit 11 months of their lives!
**Host Sites may request additional skills, experience or interests in their position descriptions.
**Host Sites may request additional skills, experience or interests in their position descriptions.
Additional Information
How does this work?
If you are selected to be a corps member, LDSC will place you with a community-based organization in Baton Rouge or New Orleans where you will serve full-time from September 1—July 31. As a corps member, you will receive training and experience from your host site and also attend monthly meetings and workshops designed by the LDSC staff. You will earn a living allowance and when your 11-month term is complete, you will receive an Education Award that you can take to any Title IV University, most Technical and Community colleges and use to pay for classes or to pay off student loans. It’s that easy!!
How do I apply?
There are two easy steps: 1.) Click on the Corps Member Application link, fill it out and snailmail it to LDSC P.O. Box 64799 Baton Rouge, LA 70896 or email to Lisa lmoore@ladeltacorps.org (please DON'T fax it) to us by July 8th- although we will continue to accept applications past the deadline if there are still openings 2.) MAIL us your references and then we will contact you to set up an interview. Once interviewed by LDSC we will send your application to the sites you are interested in interviewing with (top 3 interests) and they will contact you to set up an interview. Sites may offer positions to those members they are interested in. Conversely members may reject or accept any offers by host sites.
You may also go to www.americorps.gov and complete a generic on-line application at any time.
What is a partner organization?
A host site is a community based organization like a school or a social service agency where corps members serve full-time for 11 months. Each site has a specific project with a one year timeline and goals designed specifically for their LDSC member. Host Sites complete an application to LDSC in the spring outlining their program and their specific project. Sites are chosen based on the general quality and ingenuity of their application, the need for the project in the community and the level of supervision and training that they are willing to commit to a corps member. Chosen host sites are listed on our website by the end of May. There the corps member applicants can see what the sites are and which projects are available.
Can I choose the site that I serve with?
Yes, the sooner we receive your application, the sooner we can match your goals with that of a hosting agency. See what our projects are here.
If you are selected to be a corps member, LDSC will place you with a community-based organization in Baton Rouge or New Orleans where you will serve full-time from September 1—July 31. As a corps member, you will receive training and experience from your host site and also attend monthly meetings and workshops designed by the LDSC staff. You will earn a living allowance and when your 11-month term is complete, you will receive an Education Award that you can take to any Title IV University, most Technical and Community colleges and use to pay for classes or to pay off student loans. It’s that easy!!
How do I apply?
There are two easy steps: 1.) Click on the Corps Member Application link, fill it out and snailmail it to LDSC P.O. Box 64799 Baton Rouge, LA 70896 or email to Lisa lmoore@ladeltacorps.org (please DON'T fax it) to us by July 8th- although we will continue to accept applications past the deadline if there are still openings 2.) MAIL us your references and then we will contact you to set up an interview. Once interviewed by LDSC we will send your application to the sites you are interested in interviewing with (top 3 interests) and they will contact you to set up an interview. Sites may offer positions to those members they are interested in. Conversely members may reject or accept any offers by host sites.
You may also go to www.americorps.gov and complete a generic on-line application at any time.
What is a partner organization?
A host site is a community based organization like a school or a social service agency where corps members serve full-time for 11 months. Each site has a specific project with a one year timeline and goals designed specifically for their LDSC member. Host Sites complete an application to LDSC in the spring outlining their program and their specific project. Sites are chosen based on the general quality and ingenuity of their application, the need for the project in the community and the level of supervision and training that they are willing to commit to a corps member. Chosen host sites are listed on our website by the end of May. There the corps member applicants can see what the sites are and which projects are available.
Can I choose the site that I serve with?
Yes, the sooner we receive your application, the sooner we can match your goals with that of a hosting agency. See what our projects are here.
