La Palma Park Partnership & Development VISTA

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Award or End of Service Stip

Job summary

GOALS' Success Through Service VISTA project seeks dedicated individuals to support Anaheim’s La Palma Park redevelopment by building sustainable systems for stakeholder research, city partnerships, and community engagement.

VISTA members will organize stakeholders, develop outreach materials, assist with funding opportunities, and help with evaluation and transition tools to ensure ongoing impact after the service term.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test sustainable systems for stakeholder research and partnerships.
• Research and organize stakeholders, create outreach materials, and build a stakeholder database.
• Support funding opportunities, grant resources, and sponsorship materials.
• Assist with evaluation, documentation, and transition tools to sustain work after service.

Skills

Community Organization

Education

Job description

The GOALS Success Through Service VISTA project strengthens GOALS’ long-term capacity to reduce poverty-related barriers that limit low-income and at-risk children and families in Anaheim from accessing safe, consistent recreation, physical education, enrichment, and community-development opportunities during and after the redevelopment of La Palma Park. The VISTA member will develop, pilot, evaluate, and transfer sustainable systems for stakeholder research, City and community partnership development, redevelopment engagement, school and community collaboration, funding and sponsorship development, evaluation, and organizational transition. This includes creating stakeholder maps, outreach protocols, public-information materials, partnership tools, redevelopment resources, funding systems, reusable grant and sponsorship materials, and evaluation and sustainability tools that help GOALS build strong, lasting community impact.

Member Duties

# AmeriCorps Member ResponsibilitiesAmeriCorps member(s) will help GOALS develop and test sustainable systems that support the La Palma Park redevelopment initiative. They will research and organize stakeholders, create outreach and meeting materials, build a stakeholder database, and support community and City partnership development. They will also research funding opportunities, develop reusable grant and sponsorship resources, create public-information and community-engagement tools, and help gather feedback from stakeholders. In addition, they will assist with evaluation, documentation, staff training, and transition tools so GOALS can carry the work forward after the service term.

Program Benefits

• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend.

Skills

• Community Organization,Education.