Alaska Afterschool Network
AmeriCorps - Afterschool STEM Coach
Join us for an adventure in Alaska as an AmeriCorps STEM Coach! Launch rockets, code robots, design roller coasters, study wildlife, and engineer solutions with K-5 students in afterschool. By providing fun, hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) activities, you’ll spark creativity, encourage scientific inquiry, and inspire young minds.
As a STEM Coach, you’ll serve at an afterschool program in Alaska, helping provide academic enrichment, social-emotional learning, and wellness opportunities for school-age youth. This 6 to 9-month long service opportunity offers a cash living stipend, a Segal Education award scholarship, as well as professional development and networking opportunities to kick-start your career—all while living in and exploring the incredible state of Alaska.
Make an impact, gain hands-on experience, and join a community of change-makers.
Apply here: akafterschool.org/americorps/#apply.
Afterschool STEM Coach - Term of Service
Term Length: 6 months (26 weeks)
Start Date: November 3rd 2025
End Date: April 30th 2026
Required Hours of Service: 900 minimum
Daily Schedule: 8 hours/day, 5 days/week
Cash Stipend: $10,800.00
Education Award: $3,697.50
Monthly Housing Stipend: $1,000.00
Monthly cell phone allowance: $50.00
Application Deadline: October 10th 2025
Job Benefits:
Cash stipend distributed bi-weekly.
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, to pay educational expenses (college, federal loans, trainings, and technical school).
Monthly housing stipend
Monthly cell phone allowance.
Healthcare, vision, and dental.
Mental health care and personal coaching from the Member Assistance Program (MAP).
Childcare assistance.
Career Development Opportunities Offered:
Child and Youth Care Certification and Credential
Up to 10 STEM Facilitation Micro-Credentials from the National Afterschool Association
Networking and career advancement opportunities
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 afterschool 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.
Engage diverse STEM career professionals as guest speakers.
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 – Alaska Afterschool Network. 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. Alaska Children’s Trust is an at-will employer. The Alaska Afterschool Network is a program of the Alaska Children's Trust.
HOW TO APPLY: Qualified applicants should complete the application and submit an updated résumé using the following link: akafterschool.org/americorps/#apply
