AmeriCorps

3 job(s) at AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps
03/24/2021
Full time
AmeriCorps Volunteer and Partnership Development CoordinatorOur AmeriCorps members serve their community while also transforming their lives and roles in society through earning their GED, high school diploma, or college credits, learning job skills, and serving their community through building affordable housing. Members in our program divide their time between classroom, field (construction sites), and leadership development. We operate "work, learn, and earn" job training programs that address the needs of low-income disconnected young adults. We train tomorrow's workforce today. As AmeriCorps volunteers, members earn a living stipend and a Segal Education award. Under the direction of the Program Director, the Volunteer and Partnership Development Coordinator will be responsible for developing and strengthening community partnerships, including identifying partnerships for potential service projects and service learning initiatives. The position will provide the opportunity for the right person to implement the volunteer program, enabling the Heart of Oregon Corps to better serve low-income young people and community residents.Member Duties : Recruit volunteers through networking; presentations to faith, business, and/or community groups; staffing booths at community events; and utilizing the media. Screen volunteers through interviews, reference checks, and criminal background checks. Develop and facilitate orientation and training for volunteers. Supervise non-AmeriCorps volunteers; develop and implement recognition activities for volunteers such as special events, awards. Maintain accurate records of volunteer participation. Develop community partnerships to support the volunteer or service-learning program. Assist in the delivery of other program services as assigned to the extent that it is not in conflict with the primary position responsibilities or AmeriCorps provision including the AmeriCorps Prohibited Activities. Help young people in our community succeed in an innovative training program, to reorient their lives, nurture their leadership skills and enable them to make a difference in their community.Program Benefits : Training , Education award upon successful completion of service , Childcare assistance if eligible , Health Coverage , Living Allowance .Terms : Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours .Service Areas : Education , Community Outreach , Housing .Skills : Leadership , General Skills , Youth Development , Computers/Technology , First Aid , Community Organization , Communications , Team Work , Recruitment .
AmeriCorps
03/23/2021
Full time
Idaho Youth Ranch Volunteer Services SpecialistThe VISTA project will increase agency awareness and volunteer recruitment in the state of Idaho by developing dynamic relationships with the community to engage the helpers in moving our mission forward and bringing them on board within the agency. They will collaborate with agency stakeholders in designing and implementing a volunteer orientation for our statewide volunteer program to better engage volunteers in our mission. They will collaborate with various teams within the agency to design and implement training and retention tools for volunteers. They will collaborate with our social enterprise teams to design and implement a lead volunteer program to assist with retention and recognition of awesome volunteers.Member Duties : Our Volunteer Services VISTA member will engage the community in our mission through various ways - in a post COVID world! They will collaborate with agency teams to design and implement onboarding, training, retention and feedback tools. They will collaborate with the Community Engagement VISTA on awareness and outreach opportunities. They will work within the agency to identify areas of capacity building and empowerment of volunteers.Program Benefits : Health Coverage* , Training , Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend .*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit : Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours .Service Areas : Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development , Children/Youth .Skills : Communications , Writing/Editing , Public Speaking , Computers/Technology , Community Organization , General Skills , Team Work , Recruitment .
AmeriCorps Phoenix, Arizona
03/23/2021
Full time
2020 Volunteer Service CoordinatorCCCS was founded in Phoenix in 1933 to advocate for vulnerable children. In those early years our leadership was instrumental in the development of foster care in Arizona and in the creation of the state's welfare laws. We then branched out to provide adoption, counseling and case management Over time our work, while continuing its original focus on children and health initiatives, has broadened. CCCS now encompasses more than 20 programs providing result-based solutions which serve the poor and vulnerable in central and northern Arizona. Over the past 87 years, we have developed deep roots in our community by forging caring relationships, earning our reputation for truly helping people help themselves to reach their maximum potential. We are committed to serving people regardless of their race, ethnicity, economic status or religious affiliation. CCCS currently serves 23,000 persons annually in central and northern Arizona. The goal of all of our programs is to protect and nurture children, strengthen and reunify families, shelter the homeless and abused, welcome and assist refugees, aid those in crisis and help the impoverished. Our results-based solutions create and enhance opportunities for permanent solutions for veterans, sex-trafficking survivors, victims of domestic abuse, refugees and those experiencing homelessness. Services for children and family include foster care, adoption, pregnancy counseling, youth development and early childhood education-as well as Head Start and Early Head Start. Our programs reach seven counties throughout central and northern Arizona: Phoenix, Flagstaff, Cottonwood Prescott and Bullhead City.Member Duties : The VISTA will recruit and coordinate volunteers; coordinate and document in-kind donations; assist with outreach efforts in the community; and build relationships across the 27+ programs of Catholic Charities to align with our mission. VISTA will work with our programs to ensure that we are recruiting for volunteer needs, retaining and recognizing volunteers consistently, recording and reporting all volunteer hours, updating and maintaining specific in kind needs for each program. They will develop and implement sustainable communication and relationships with program team members to ensure that all volunteers have gone through the screening, orientation and training processes, placed and retained and recognized in meaningful positions. They will work with team members to develop community partnership to recruit ongoing volunteers and interns. They member will also attend tabling events or virtual presentations on behalf of the CCCS and will contribute to planning special events.Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Training , Education award upon successful completion of service , Stipend , Health Coverage* , Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend .*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit : Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours .Service Areas : Homelessness , Community Outreach , Education , Veterans , Children/Youth , Housing .Skills : Recruitment , Community Organization , Non-Profit Management , Communications , General Skills , Team Work .