Next StepsNext Steps

Preparing Your Members for Life… After AmeriCorps

National Service Resource CenterNational Service Resource Center

Carlos Pedraza, Director

Steven Padilla, Information Specialist

http://Nationalhttp://NationalServiceServiceResources.orgResources.org

Agenda• Using Next Steps• Key Dates• Self-Assessment• Education Award• Networking• Job Search• Continuing to Serve• Leaving Right

Using the Next Steps Guidebook:Cautions

• Next Steps is a tool, not the solution

• Keep it interactive and relevant

• Members may get overwhelmed or bored

Identify Key Dates

Program Managers:

Plan use of Next Steps content and activities– Orientation– Mid-Term– End of Service

Identify Key Dates

Members• School-related

• Taxes

• Voting

Self-Assessment Baseline

Determine expectations at start of the year• Work values

• Self-management

Self-Assessment Comparison

• Revisit baseline assessments

• Identify areas of change and growth

Education Award

Members need to know:

• How to use it

• Where to get assistance

• Opportunities to augment award

Networking

Keep track of contacts along the way• Project sponsors

• Community collaborators

• Individuals encountered during service-learning activities

Job Search

• Resumes

• Applications

• Interviews

Job Search

• Community or college career centers

• Websites

• Guest speakers from local businesses

• Mock interviews as reflection activity

Continuing to Serve• Update Volunteer Resumes

• Revisit AmeriCorps Pledge

• Seek input from State Commissions

• Volunteer websites

Leaving Right

• Transition stages

• Final administrative issues

Additional Resources

Resource Connection, Summer 1997

http://snipurl.com/NSRC_nextsteps_toc

AmeriCorps Members & Alumni

http://www.americorps.org/members/index.html