VYT AmeriCorps VISTA Team Leader
AmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program that aims to alleviate poverty across the county, and The Vermont Youth Tomorrow AmeriCorps VISTA program (VYT) places VISTA members throughout Vermont to promote hope, justice, and well-being for all Vermont youth and families.
VYT places up to 22 VISTA members at sites across Vermont to build capacity and promote high-quality programs and initiatives that address poverty and its effects. VYT sites include mentoring, afterschool, substance abuse prevention, literacy, arts, food security, and job skills programs, as well as teen centers, municipalities, and libraries. With a focus on healthy futures (opioid prevention through positive youth development), education, and economic opportunity, VISTAs develop cash & in-kind resources; recruit & manage volunteers; create program curricula; expand & enhance public & community relations; and ensure that low-income youth & families have access to vital programs.
The VYT Leader is part of a professional team overseeing a statewide VISTA program. Duties include:
VISTA SUPPORT: Implement a comprehensive member training plan; visit VISTAs at their sites; develop esprit de corps; provide individual support; and help VISTAs gain leadership skills.
DR. KING DAY: Lead efforts in Montpelier.
NETWORKS: Connect VISTAs with other national service members.
PUBLIC RELATIONS: Implement public & community relations via traditional & social media and develop partnerships within the community; edit newsletter.
RECRUITMENT: Implement recruitment plan to recruit high-quality VISTAs.
ALUMNI: Support relations with VYT alumni, including ways for alumni to mentor current VISTAs.
Join our team and help VISTAs succeed in service, community organizations thrive, and individuals gain skills to transcend poverty. Reliable transportation needed for site visits & monthly training. Send cover letter, resume, & contact info for 3 references. Rent subsidy available. Office located in Montpelier, VT. Visit www.vermontyouthamericorps.org for more info. Previous national service or Peace Corps experience required.
Benefits Include:
· $1,212 bi-weekly living allowance for service term
· Option of $6,195 education award that can be used for qualified student loans or continuing education or $3,000 cash stipend upon successful completion of service
· Loan forbearance/deferment for qualified student loans
· Extensive professional development opportunities
· Mileage for service-related travel when in service
· Healthcare allowance and childcare assistance
· Relocation assistance
· Non-competitive eligibility for federal jobs upon successful completion of service for up to one year
· Rent subsidy