ALASKA CHILDREN’S TRUST

Alaska Afterschool Network

AmeriCorps - Afterschool STEM Internship

Launch rockets, code robots, design roller coasters, study wildlife, and engineer solutions with students during after school hours as an AmeriCorps STEM Coach! In this hands-on role, you'll inspire K-5 students with fun and engaging STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) activities that spark creativity and scientific curiosity.

As a STEM Coach, you’ll serve at an afterschool program in your community, helping provide academic enrichment, social-emotional learning, and wellness opportunities for school-age youth. This service opportunity offers a cash stipend, an education award scholarship, valuable professional development, and a chance to kick-start your career with certification from the National Afterschool Association.

Make an impact, gain experience, and join a community of change-makers.

Apply today: akafterschool.org/americorps/#apply. 

Afterschool STEM Internship – Terms of Service

• Term Length: 10 Weeks
• Required Hours of Service: 100 minimum
• Start of Service Date: September 29, 2025
• End of Service Date: December 12, 2025
• Daily Schedule: 2-3-hour days, 5 days per week
• Cash Stipend: $1,200.00
• Education Award: $416.17
• Application Deadline: September 12, 2025

Program Benefits:

• Cash stipend distributed bi-weekly.
• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, to pay educational expenses (college, trainings, and technical school).
• Mental health care and personal coaching from the Member Assistance Program (MAP).
• Career pathway into afterschool, K-12 education, and STEM.
• Opportunity to earn up to 10 STEM Facilitation Micro-Credentials from the National Afterschool Association

Skills:

• Ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to learn and apply new skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Commitment to providing equitable services to diverse populations.
• Self-motivated and able to perform duties without direct supervision.
• Willing to travel to in-state meetings and conferences.
• Commitment to community service.
• Ability to lift 25 pounds and prepare program space.

Job Duties:

• Facilitate a positive and safe learning environment for diverse student learners during after-school program hours (3:00 - 6:00 PM).
• Lead hands-on activities with students at an afterschool program, including at least two 30-minute STEM activities per week.
• Expand your knowledge of youth development and STEM education by engaging in ongoing professional development to ensure student success.
• Build positive relationships with students, coworkers, and supervisors.
• Submit timesheets and program data measure student impact.
• Commit to fulfilling required member service hours within your service term.
• Model the AmeriCorps ethic of community service and responsibility and show a commitment to improving the lives of others.

NOTES:  Diversity is a core component to the work at the Alaska Children’s Trust. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.

Jobs are dynamic, and assignments/priorities may change. It is not intended or implied to be an employment contract but is a communication tool to explain the responsibilities, advertise the job, and identify performance measures and potential training needs. This description does not imply or create a contractual relationship. ACT is an at-will employer.

HOW TO APPLY: Qualified applicants should complete the application and submit an updated résumé using the following link: akafterschool.org/americorps/#apply