AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer Development Coordinator

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps

Prescott (AZ)

On-site

USD 15,000 - 19,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Living Allowance

Relocation Allowance

Health Coverage

Childcare assistance if eligible

Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend

Training

Stipend

Job summary

A nonprofit service organization in Prescott, AZ is seeking a Volunteer Development Coordinator for the AmeriCorps VISTA program. The role focuses on empowering low-income communities through the development of food and nutrition education, engaging volunteers, and fostering community outreach. Responsibilities include creating training materials, assessing volunteer engagement barriers, and developing strategic plans to expand services. Benefits include a living allowance, health coverage, and educational awards. This is a full-time position for candidates with some college education.

Qualifications

Minimum 18 years of age required.
Strong organizational skills and ability to lead volunteers.
Effective communication and writing skills.

Responsibilities

Develop strategic plans to expand food and nutrition programming.
Create volunteer training curriculum and resource materials.
Assess barriers to volunteer engagement and develop solutions.
Create workflow guides, documentation tools, and compliance checklists for volunteer screening.
Develop volunteer training curriculum, facilitator guides, and evaluation tools for staff delivery.
Develop a marketing plan and templates reflecting the local community among volunteers.
Build internal systems and resources enabling staff and volunteers to expand services.

Skills

Social Services

Writing/Editing

Community Organization

Computers/Technology

Public Health

Recruitment

Leadership

Education

Teaching/Tutoring

Fund raising/Grant Writing

General Skills

Education

Some college

Job description

The UA Wildcat Corps VISTA project aims to empower low-income communities in Arizona by addressing critical poverty-related challenges through community-driven solutions. It will build on and leverage the capacity of Cooperative Extension to reach low-income communities by developing a volunteer recruitment, training, and management program. Our approach is designed to involve the community at every stage, to ensure long-term sustainability, and to ultimately help lift individuals out of poverty. In Yavapai County, the primary focus of the volunteer program is expanding food and nutrition education and financial literacy outreach and support. Help improve nutrition security in Yavapai County.

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Member Duties

Develop strategic plans of action that address current and future needs and potential growth opportunities to expand the scope and reach of the food, nutrition and financial literacy programming with volunteers.
Assess organizational barriers impacting volunteer engagement and develop systems, tools, and resources for program personnel use.
In conjunction with UACE personnel, develop volunteer policies and procedures and volunteer training curriculum.
Develop workflow guides, documentation tools, and compliance checklists to support staff-led volunteer screening.
Develop volunteer training curriculum, facilitator guides, and evaluation tools for staff delivery.
Develop a marketing plan and material templates with special attention taken to ensure the local community is reflected within the volunteers serving at UACE.
The member will build internal systems and resources enabling staff and volunteers to expand services.

Program Benefits