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AmeriCorps VISTA Leader, Milwaukee Succeeds

Greater Milwaukee Foundation
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Project Start/End: August 2019 - August 2020

Goal of the Project: Milwaukee Succeeds (MKE-S) is a community-wide partnership grounded in collective impact, whose aim is to ensure success for every child in every Milwaukee school, cradle to career. Our partnership is comprised of representatives from over 300 local organizations, working to identify, align and scale strategies that move the needle on childhood outcomes. Given the diversity of our partnership, “backbone support” is essential in order to effectively: 1) align the community around a shared vision, and 2) build partner commitments to shared goals. The MKE-S backbone includes six VISTAs and one VISTA Leader - all of whom work with staff, partners and the community to build the partnership’s capacity on key points of leverage from cradle to career. The VISTA Leader works with the Deputy Director to build out management systems focused on onboarding and training new VISTAs, guiding VISTAs in the creation and execution of work plans to achieve their project objectives, supporting VISTAs as they work to build long-term capacity to sustain their results, and leading the requirement and selection of 2020-21 VISTAs.

Project Objective #1

Develop and test a new orientation and training to equip the Milwaukee Succeeds VISTAs with knowledge and skills related to the project.

Member Activities:

  1. Form a plan with supervisor for the on-site orientation and training (OSOT); gather orientation materials, draft agenda, secure presenters/facilitators, etc.; participate in the implementation
  2. Evaluate and report on the OSOT to the supervisor, defining changes to be made
  3. Working with current VISTAs and other Milwaukee area service sites, identify learning needs and coordinate ongoing professional development; maintain professional development records for all VISTAs
  4. Build the infrastructure and facilitate peer learning among VISTAs through learning circles

Project Objective #2

Enhance VISTA project and member effectiveness by facilitating the VISTA team, supporting team members in their work and monitoring member monthly reports.

Member Activities:

  1. Coordinate four projects for National Days of Service (September 11th National Day of Remembrance, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service, Cesar E. Chavez Day and AmeriCorps Week)
  2. Work with each VISTA and other members of the backbone team to develop a work plan for achieving their project objectives
  3. Conduct one-on-one bi-weekly meetings with each VISTA member to review VAD goals, assess progress, address member needs, etc. 
  4. Assist VISTAs in clarifying problems and creating their own solutions
  5. Assess current VISTA reporting systems; develop and execute improvements to the system
  6. Train VISTA members on the organization’s reporting requirements and assist with reporting needs, escalating issues to appropriate supervisor
  7. Collect monthly reports from each VISTA member, review data and summarize for project coordinator

Project Objective #3

Enhance VISTA project stability and sustainability.

Member Activities:

  1. Guide VISTA members in creating their own sustainability manuals to assist subsequent VISTAs with continuing project implementation
  2. Archive all significant materials created; document procedures for implementing the project for convenient future retrieval by organization staff, future VISTAs and VISTA leaders
  3. Suggest changes to the program based on challenges and successes VISTAs have experienced    
  4. In collaboration with backbone staff and VISTAs, create and implement written plans for sustaining results

Project Objective #4

Enhance VISTA project success by supporting recruitment and selection of high-quality VISTAs.

Member Activities:

  1. Review VADs for clarity, accuracy and consistency; suggest improvements as necessary
  2. Research recruitment opportunities and promote position announcement through local avenues
  3. Suggest process for candidate assessment and evaluation that incorporates the VAD in the process
  4. Assist in screening applicants, setting up interviews and participating in interviews
  5. Assist with candidate selection and preparations for candidate onboarding

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Program Benefits: Onsite Fitness Center, Childcare Assistance (if eligible), Health Coverage*, Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, Relocation Allowance, Living Allowance, Training

Terms: Permits working at another job during off hours, Car recommended, Permits attendance at school during off hours

* Visit http://www.vistacampus.gov/healthcare for details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits

About AmeriCorps VISTA: AmeriCorps VISTA is a National Service Program operated by the Corporation for National and Community Service. VISTA’s mission is to bring individuals and communities out of poverty. Members make a year-long, full-time commitment to serve on a specific project at a nonprofit organization or public agency. They focus their efforts to build the organizational, administrative and financial capacity of organizations. Click HERE to learn more about the AmeriCorps VISTA Program.