OneStar Training & Resource Generation VISTA Leader

AmeriCorps; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 15,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Education Award or End of Service Stip

Relocation Allowance

Childcare assistance if eligible

Job summary

OneStar Foundation in Austin, Texas is seeking an AmeriCorps VISTA Leader to provide leadership, peer development, and training to VISTA members across Texas. The role focuses on expanding program impact, recruiting and mentoring volunteers, and developing training resources.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health coverage, living allowance, and education award options. Applicants should have completed at least one full term of AmeriCorps or Peace Corps service and be ready

Qualifications

• Must have at least one full term of AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps State/National, NCCC, or Peace Corps Volunteer to apply as a VISTA Leader.

Responsibilities

• Support OneStar VISTA Intermediary Project goal of tackling poverty by increasing scale, reach, effectiveness and efficiency of partner nonprofits as they work with local communities.
• Recruit, coordinate, train and support OneStar VISTAs to maximize impact in collaboration with a co-leader.

Skills

Community Organization

Business/Entrepreneur

General Skills

Conflict Resolution

Writing/Editing

Public Speaking

Education

Team Work

Teaching/Tutoring

Computers/Technology

Leadership

Non-Profit Management

Fund raising/Grant Writing

Communications

Counseling

Recruitment

Social Services

Education

Some college

Job description

OneStar Foundation (OneStar), located in Austin, Texas is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to strengthen the capacity of the nonprofit infrastructure to enable communities to more effectively solve social challenges. As part of this mission, OneStar established the OneStar Foundation Statewide VISTA Intermediary Program in 2014. After launching with 3 members at 2 host sites in August 2014, OneStar now sponsors about 20 members at 20 host sites across Texas. These VISTAs are fighting poverty through their service in Disaster Services, Economic Opportunity, Education, Veterans and Families, and Healthy Futures. OneStar is seeking an AmeriCorps VISTA Leader to provide leadership, peer development, and training to OneStar VISTA members across Texas. Since this Statewide VISTA Intermediary Project is growing rapidly, the OneStar VISTA Leader will have the opportunity to play a key leadership role in program development and helping members build a lifelong connection to service.

*Note: You must have at least one full term of service as a full-time AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps State/National, NCCC member, or at least one traditional term of service as a Peace Corps Volunteer to apply as a VISTA Leader**

Member Duties

Support OneStar Foundation's VISTA Intermediary Project's goal of tackling poverty by increasing the scale and reach, effectiveness and efficiency of partner nonprofits as they work with local communities to serve targeted populations. The VISTA Leader will help recruit, coordinate, train and support OneStar VISTAs to help them maximize their individual and collective impact in collaboration with a co-leader. The Training and Resource Generation VISTA Leader will increase VISTA project success by supporting recruitment processes through recruitment strategy research and assisting with screening interviews for new VISTA's as needed. They will also work with VISTA Project leadership to develop high quality member training and orientation for the project across the state. Lastly, they will work to increase member effectiveness through the development of a resource library.

Program Benefits

Training , Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance .

• 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 , Car recommended .

Service Areas

Veterans , Education , Housing , Community and Economic Development , Disaster Relief , Ex-Offender Reentry , Neighborhood Revitalization , Technology , Tribal , Community Outreach , Children/Youth , Homelessness , Elder Care , Health , Environment , Hunger , Hurricane Katrina , Homeland Security , Public Safety , Public Health AmeriCorps , Entrepreneur/Business .

Skills

Community Organization , Business/Entrepreneur , General Skills , Conflict Resolution , Writing/Editing , Public Speaking , Education , Team Work , Teaching/Tutoring , Computers/Technology , Leadership , Non-Profit Management , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Communications , Counseling , Recruitment , Social Services .

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA Leaders

Program

OneStar Training & Resource Generation VISTA Leader

Program Start/End Date

10/19/2026 - 10/18/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

Some college

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

TEXAS

Accepting Applications

From 07/14/2026 To 09/19/2026

Contact

Jessica Jones

2200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd

Austin TX 78702

512-287-2005

[e-mail]

onestarfoundation.org