Communications VISTA

Not found for 'AmeriCorps; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance

Education Award or End of Service Stip

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Relocation Allowance

Training

Job summary

AmeriCorps VISTA partner program in Hawaii seeks a Communications-focused staff member to advance outreach, event production checklists, podcast guidelines, and partner coordination. You will craft templates, share assessments, and help staff measure impact across household affordability programs.

The role requires a college graduate, strong communications, leadership, and public speaking skills, and availability for a full-time assignment in Hawaii, starting November 16, 2026 and ending

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating outreach and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to design event and communications toolkit and templates.
• Experience tracking outreach impact and reporting to staff.

Responsibilities

• Assess current outreach and follow-up practices and gather input from organizations serving low-income families about topics and formats.
• Develop a stakeholder directory and outreach plan to connect forums, recordings, and research with community organizations, educators, and public agencies.
• Design an event and communications toolkit: planning checklists, partner coordination procedures, podcast editing guidelines, a style guide, and accessible invitation and summary templates.
• Refine processes for sharing recordings and key takeaways after events.
• Create a feedback and tracking system to learn which partners are reached and what information is useful for future programs.
• Pilot the tools with staff on selected programs related to household affordability, refine them based on feedback, and prepare a written handoff guide and staff orientation.

Skills

Communications

Leadership

Public Speaking

Writing/Editing

Youth Development

General Skills

Environment

Team Work

Education

College graduate

Job description

Based at the university, BTSS partners with state agencies, the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, and The Learning Coalition. Its programs address poverty-related issues, including health care, education, housing, and economic opportunity. Better Tomorrow considers how these issues affect low-wage workers, families experiencing homelessness, older adults, students with financial need, and children. BTSS events bring together community voices, civic leaders, and public officials to share research and discuss practical responses. The VISTA member will strengthen BTSS’s capacity to do this work by developing checklists and procedures for event production; devising editing guidelines for podcasts; crafting templates for media communications; developing a community-partner outreach plan; and designing assessment instruments and reporting templates. These resources will help BTSS staff conduct events, produce podcasts, engage partners, and report on their work after the member’s service year. Ultimately, this work will help BTSS connect its programs with organizations serving low-income households and contribute to a more economically and socially resilient Hawai‘i.

Member Duties :

Assess current outreach and follow-up practices and gather input from organizations serving low-income families about the topics and formats most useful to their work.

• Develop a stakeholder directory and outreach plan that help staff connect relevant forums, recordings, and research resources with community organizations, educators, and public agencies.
• Design an event and communications toolkit: planning checklists, partner coordination procedures, podcast editing guidelines, a style guide, and accessible invitation and summary templates.
• Refine processes for sharing recordings and key takeaways after events.
• Create a feedback and tracking system to help staff learn which partners are reached, what information they find useful, and how future programs can better support their work.
• Pilot the tools with staff on selected programs related to household affordability, refine them based on feedback, and prepare a written handoff guide and staff orientation.

Program Benefits :

• Childcare assistance if eligible , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Relocation Allowance , Training .
• For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/.

Terms

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

Service Areas

Technology .

Skills

Communications , Leadership , Public Speaking , Writing/Editing , Youth Development , General Skills , Environment , Team Work .

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

Communications VISTA

Program Start/End Date

11/16/2026 - 11/15/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

College graduate

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

HAWAII

Languages

English

Accepting Applications

From 04/15/2026 To 11/12/2026

Contact

Leah Laramee

1151 Punchbowl St

Honolulu HI 96813

8088951477

[e-mail]