Americorp-VISTA Job Opportunities
ARM has three positions through the AmeriCorps VISTA program. Make a difference through serving!
What is an Americorp VISTA? Americorp-VISTA positions are designed to help organizations serving with the poor build more capacity. VISTA’s do not conduct direct services with clients as part of their position description. However,
they create vital capacity in areas like communication, data management and volunteer organizing.
It is an incredible opportunity to serve short term (10-12 months) working with areas of poverty. This time frame is ideal for those:
-doing a gap year
– looking for time for discernment
– gaining experience in your field
-taking time to make a real difference
These are paid positions but modest in that they cover living expenses and provide educational benefits.
To apply for these positions, complete the following steps:
- Review the three position descriptions below for interest
- R eview the AmeriCorps Vista information .
- Register for the VISTA program– create a profile and fill out the VISTA application
- Apply for the position of most interest to you listed below!
- ARM will contact you to answer questions, review the opportunity and set up an interview
• Develop promotional material for summer counselor recruiting events, home repair and children’s day camp team recruiting events.
• Create a team recruiting media plan for mailing and electronic publication for potential volunteer groups providing home repair and a children’s day camp.
• Create blogs posts and make routine, engaging social media posts across social media platforms.
• Serve during monthly community service days and throughout the summer taking pictures and video and publishing to ARM’s YouTube Channel
Skills:
• Excellent skills in patiently relating to and communicating with diverse people both in person and over the phone. Incredible attention to detail and the ability to understand complex processes.
• Proficiency in using digital tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint to create professional, organized documents.
• Proficiency in web-based tools such as Google Chrome as well as Gmail and Google Drive. Ability to learn new web-based tools such as Canva
• Expand ARM’s home repair presence into three to four additional counties in Alabama.
• Design and develop outreach materials for youth and youth director training events and conferences.
• Develop and assist with coordinating three training events in the year equipping local groups to engage volunteers assisting with home repair and children’s summer camp.
• Collaborate with all staff and develop training modules used in other potential communities in Alabama to increase local capacity for volunteering and helping with home repair.
Skills:
• Excellent skills in patiently relating to and communicating with diverse people both in person and over the phone.
• Incredible attention to detail and the ability to understand complex processes.
• Proficiency in using digital tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint to create professional, organized documents.
• Proficiency in web-based tools such as Google Chrome as well as Gmail and Google Drive Ability to learn new web-based tools
• Create a summer camp counselor talent management cycle for discovering, developing and deploying the summer staff and academic interns.
• Collaborate with all staff participating in career fairs both virtual and in-person Revise and update the summer camp counselor onboarding and training process.
• Collect professional development resources for an online reference system.
Skills:
• Excellent skills in patiently relating to and communicating with diverse people both in person and over the phone.
• An incredible attention to detail and the ability to understand complex processes.
• Proficiency in using digital tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint to create professional, organized documents.
• Proficiency in web-based tools such as Google Chrome as well as Gmail and Google Drive.
• Ability to learn new web-based tools
• Organizational and project management skills