YEC STEM Education HandsOn AmeriCorps VISTA member

Join the HandsOn Your Experience Counts team to support a program which helps struggling students learn, engages volunteers in meaningful service, and brings vital aid the 3rd-6th graders who need them most! You will help recruit and train volunteers in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math so they can help bring Phoenix classrooms into the 21st century.

Skills you will gain:

Training procedures

Recruitment/orientation

Volunteer management

Project sustainability implementation

Requirements:

Must be 18 years of age

Must be able to pass a Federal Background check

Must be able to work in the United States

Preferred qualities:

Friendly in person and on the phone

Attentive to details

Bachlor's degree

 

Complete your service year with volunteer recruitment, training, and retention experience, as well as a $6,000 education award!

We are HandsOn Greater Phoenix's AmeriCorps VISTA program. All of our VISTA positions are for one year here in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area. VISTAs who move over 50 miles qualify for a relocation allowance as well as a settling in allowance. All of our VISTAs receive a modest living allowance of around $1,000/month, plus federal loans qualify for forbearance. After the completion of ones year of service they also qualify for around a $6,000 education award that can be used towards federal loans or for further education. To find out more about our benefits please follow this link: https://www.vistacampus.gov/in-service/benefits-service

APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A ROLLING BASIS UNTIL FILLED; PLEASE APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR BEST CONSIDERATION.