AmeriCorps College Coach at Fort Peck Community College

Position Type: College Coach
Service Commitment: September 3, 2024 – July 31, 2025
Final Application Deadline: July 28, 2024*
Car required? Yes
Driver’s License Required? Yes

Position Summary: Fort Peck Community College is one of the seven tribal community colleges in the state. The college is located on the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Reservation in Northeast Montana. FPCC was chartered by the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in 1978. The decision to found FPCC was based on the reservation’s need to provide opportunities for post-secondary education and community service in their home communities. FPCC offers 25 associate degree and vocational programs for local residents and businesses. FPCC is a two-year degree-granting community college that offers programs to meet the career goals of its students and the training needs of the reservation. To meet the unique educational needs of Indian people, Fort Peck Community College believes that the opportunity for higher education must be provided on the reservation. Since many of the people choose not to leave their homeland, it is necessary that education be brought to them. FPCC is committed to preserving Indian culture, history, and beliefs, and to perpetuating them among the Indian people of all ages. FPCC promotes self-awareness through education necessary to build a career, a lifestyle, and to achieve a true sense of self-pride. Although FPCC does not deny anyone the opportunity for higher education, the institution’s primary purpose is to serve the American Indian population of the Fort Peck Reservation.

Montana Campus Compact (MTCC) serves as the intermediary for this project. MTCC is a CEO-led coalition of colleges and universities that support civic engagement, service learning, and volunteerism across the state. Every year we place cohorts of full-time, part-time, and summer AmeriCorps members with schools, colleges, nonprofits, and government agencies in Montana. The AmeriCorps projects we facilitate increase educational equity, break down barriers between higher education and community organizations, and address the root causes of poverty in communities across the state. Apply Today! 

*The Final Application Deadline is the last date on which MTCC will be able to accept applications for this position. MTCC staff meet to determine placements for candidates each week on Wednesday, meaning that year-long positions can be filled at any time. It is recommended that you submit your application no later than Tuesday of the current week if you would like to have the best chance of being considered for a service site placement on the following Wednesday.

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Professional Skills You Will Gain

• Academic Mentoring
• Career Exploration & Coaching
• Communications
• Curriculum Development
• DEI Skills
• Event Planning
• Food Sovereignty
• Higher Education Administration
• Indigenous Community Outreach
• Intercultural Relations
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Nonprofit Administration
• Partnership Development
• Partnership Management
• Post-Secondary Education
• Program Development
• Public Speaking
• Rural Community Outreach
• STEM Education
• Student Affairs
• Teamwork
• Time Management
• Volunteer Management