PPL - Technology & Employment Specialist
Project for Pride in Living (Career Center-South Minneapolis)
Partner Agency: Project for Pride in Living
Location(s): PPL Career Center (1021 E. Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404)
Site Supervisor: Denise Goldman, Site Director Reengagement Center
CTEP Program Description
The AmeriCorps Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP) bridges the “digital divide” for
low-income communities in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Join AmeriCorps CTEP and help make the
information age accessible to all. CTEP is a project of Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN).
Site History and Mission
Project for Pride in Living, Inc. (PPL) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering low-income
people to become self-reliant through integrated services. Our mission: PPL builds the hope, assets, and
self-reliance of individuals and families who have lower incomes by providing transformative affordable
housing and employment readiness services. PPL began as an affordable housing developer in 1972 and
has since become a robust multi-service agency that today serves more than 13,000 low-income people
annually.
PPL strives to be an equitable and inclusive organization committed to elevating the voices of the
communities we serve who are disproportionately affected by systemic inequities.
Specific Site Responsibilities
This position brings technology and employment services to many people who traditionally have
barriers to accessing these resources. There is one CTEP position at this location. This member will serve
in the PPL Career Center, providing 1:1 direct service and workshop facilitation to support adults with
technology access and skills, basic digital literacy, and online certifications.
Specific duties will include:
Provide a friendly and welcoming learning environment for participants on site
Provide group and one-to-one technology-based services, including digital literacy, employment
navigation, online certifications, access to benefits, and navigating online resources
Create or update workshop curriculum as needed to meet programming needs
Collaborate with program staff to coordinate and serve participants with diverse needs
Track participants’ program goals, progress, and outcomes
Attend regular team meetings and trainings
Collaborate with various direct-service PPL staff to integrate services and connect participants to
services and programs
Support outreach events related to services provided
Plan and facilitate staff or volunteer trainings related to digital literacy and workshop offerings
Support training and supervision of community volunteers for on-site computer labs
Collaborate with community agencies to connect participants to resources, services and
programs
Preferred Site Schedule for Member
On site, Monday – Friday, primarily between the hours of 8:30am-4:30pm
In addition, members attend professional development days with their fellow CTEP members to
enhance service-readiness skills, personal attributes at the service site, and citizenship skills. These
Corps days take place twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Fridays from 9 AM to 4 PM, and these trainings
are mandatory. Members also attend statewide AmeriCorps events, such as the Martin Luther King Day
celebration, and may serve on the statewide InterCorps Council.
Site Environment
This position offers CTEP members the opportunity to serve alongside PPL’s team of dedicated
education and employment training providers as fully integrated team members. CTEP members will
have access to both formal professional development opportunities and team-based development,
including but not limited to DEI, trauma-informed care, poverty-reduction strategies, case management,
and employment training support. We take a personal and holistic approach to solving social issues and
are fortunate to have an innovative and caring group of professionals working together to create a
supportive environment.
The PPL team is passionate, creative, and supportive. We are dedicated to racial equity and inclusion,
determined to address the drivers of poverty; we are creative and innovative in this work and provide a
supportive culture of learning.
CTEP members work individually as well as with other AmeriCorps members, PPL team members, and
staff across PPL programs. Members will work primarily with PPL Career Center participants enrolled or
enrolling in education and employment training programs at PPL.
CTEP members will be officed at the PPL Career Center located in the Phillips neighborhood of
Minneapolis, serving a diverse population of adults. This site works with many individuals that have
lower incomes, are experiencing homelessness, have fallen behind in their education goals, have a
disability, and/or are experiencing mental or physical health concerns.
Members will have opportunities to travel to other PPL sites or community organizations, as well as
opportunities to shadow and learn from various positions and departments at PPL. Members will use
multiple applications, including but not limited to Office 365, Northstar Online Learning, PC computer,
printer, projector, fax, Zoom, Google Classroom, Google Workspace, and D2L/Brightspace.
How to Apply
Apply online at https://my.americorps.gov/mp/login.do and click on “Apply to Serve” (be sure to search
for the “Community Technology Empowerment Project” or “CTEP” when asked to indicate what
program you would like to send your application to). Contact: Tess Hackbarth, hackbarth@spnn.org.
We are committed to recruiting and engaging individuals without regard to disability, gender, race,
religion or sexual orientation. Reasonable accommodations will be made upon request. Alternative
formats of this document are also available.