AFS VISTA Community Memory Access Specialist

AmeriCorps; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Award

Living Allowance

Stipend

Health Coverage

Training

Relocation Allowance

Job summary

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland invites a dedicated VISTA member to join the moCa Legacy Project, building volunteer research systems, partner workflows, and public-facing tools to broaden access for under-resourced audiences. You will help shape community history and civic impact while learning museum practice and community humanities project design.

The role emphasizes capacity-building, sustainability planning, and collaboration with schools, artist groups, and local partners to extend

Qualifications

• Experience in volunteer coordination or community outreach preferred.
• Ability to develop templates, tracking tools, and training procedures.
• Strong writing and communication skills for public-facing materials.

Responsibilities

• Conduct capacity assessment of project materials, access barriers, partner opportunities, and volunteer needs.
• Develop volunteer research role descriptions, recruitment materials, training procedures, and templates.
• Create partner outreach systems for schools, colleges, artists, neighborhood groups, libraries, and older adult partners.
• Develop draft learning prompts, story intake workflows, and public access guides; evaluate pilot tools with staff and partners.
• Finalize a sustainability toolkit with procedures, templates, a partner database, resource development prospects, and next steps.

Skills

Community Organization

Fund raising/Grant Writing

Recruitment

Writing/Editing

Education

Youth Development

Education

Some college

Job description

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland is a free contemporary art museum for Ohio residents and all youth, located in University Circle and rooted in a long history of connecting Cleveland to contemporary art and artists. Low income students, families, older adults, and neighborhood residents often face barriers to cultural learning, public history, civic belonging, and exposure to creative career pathways. The VISTA Community Memory Access Specialist will build sustainable systems for moCa Legacy Project, a multi-year effort to organize and share the museum history, community stories, artist relationships, exhibitions, and civic impact. This VISTA role will not replace archival staff or perform routine cataloging as a staff function. The member will develop volunteer research systems, partner workflows, story intake templates, educational access tools, public-facing frameworks, and resource development materials that make the project useful to under-resourced audiences. The member will learn museum history, community engagement, cultural documentation, volunteer systems, and public humanities project design while creating tools that remain in use after the service year.

Member Duties :

The VISTA member will conduct a capacity assessment of moCa Legacy Project materials, access barriers, partner opportunities, and volunteer needs; develop volunteer research role descriptions, recruitment materials, training procedures, and tracking templates; create partner outreach systems for schools, colleges, artists, neighborhood groups, libraries, and older adult partners; develop draft learning prompts, story intake workflows, and public access guides; evaluate pilot tools with staff and partners; and finalize a sustainability toolkit with procedures, templates, a partner database, resource development prospects, and recommendations for the next phase. The member will not replace staff or provide routine direct service.

Program Benefits

• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Living Allowance
• Stipend
• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Health Coverage*
• Training
• Relocation Allowance

• For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/

Terms

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

Service Areas

Community Outreach , Education , Children/Youth .

Skills

Community Organization, Fund raising/Grant Writing, Recruitment, Writing/Editing, Education, Youth Development.

Summary

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

AFS VISTA Community Memory Access Specialist

Program Start/End Date

09/08/2026 - 09/07/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

Some college

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

OHIO Cleveland/ Akron

Languages

English

Accepting Applications

From 08/06/2026 To 10/31/2026

Contact

Joshua Hill
11400 Euclid Ave
Cleveland OH 44106
216-399-0079
[e-mail]
https://www.mocacleveland.org

Listing ID 130501