Neighborhood Leadership Development AmeriCorps VISTA
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
Allentown, PA
$22,889 per year
Permanent
Full-time
1 month ago
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Please consider this exciting opportunity to contribute to our mission, gain valuable work experience and receive a small living allowance all at the same time.All United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley AmeriCorps VISTA assignments will expand capacity towards population level goals across the region. UWGLV strives to create population level change in areas of education, food access, healthy aging and emergency services to ensure individuals who experience crisis have the supports they need to rebound. The UWGLV VISTA project focuses on strengthening the networks of providers that deliver services to address concerns and through working with UWGLV staff they support the efforts across all four-issue areas. VISTAs address issues at the programmatic and system levels seeking to identify and deal with the root causes by utilizing the collective impact framework.An AmeriCorps VISTA assignment is a federal volunteer opportunity for which you commit to a year of service and receive a living allowance. Participants must be 18 years of age and have a combination of community service and/or equivalent college experience. They receive an end-of-service stipend or education award, health coverage, training, a relocation allowance, a living allowance and childcare assistance if eligible. The work is full-time; VISTAs are permitted to do paid part-time work during their assignment to supplement their income. Our AmeriCorps VISTAs work closely with our community team, assignments are based in our UW office, school districts and community schools.Promise Neighborhoods LV Neighborhood Leadership Development VISTAThe Neighborhood Leadership Development VISTA will help build resources to enhance collaboration with community members for neighborhood leadership development. The VISTA will work with all Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley's coalitions and workgroups to promote community voice and develop strategies to empower citizens to become leaders. They will expand PNLV educational opportunities and recruit and retain community ambassadors to drive the work. The VISTA will build a community outreach and engagement system within Allentown to connect community members, families and stakeholders to learning resources. They will develop a volunteer recruitment and training program that PNLV can use for the community ambassadors' program. The VISTA will research best practices on community leadership programs and models and document their findings. They will present their findings and recommendations to the organization for further implementation and strategy.This assignment is full-time and requires a 1-year commitment. The position is based with Promise Neighborhoods Lehigh Valley.For more information or questions please contact Jennifer Nicolosi at jennifern@unitedwayglv.org.DIVERSITY STATEMENT We believe that diversity of thought as well as cultural diversity of staff and volunteers strengthens United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley's ability to achieve its mission, vision, philosophy and values. United Way is committed to having a workforce and volunteer teams that reflect and celebrate the diversity of our community in all respects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley is an equal opportunity employer.United Way of the Greater LV is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled