OneStar Training & Resource Generation VISTA Leader

Not found for 'AmeriCorps; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance

Education Award or End of Service Stip

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Relocation Allowance

Training

Healthcare benefits link

Job summary

OneStar Foundation in Austin, Texas, is seeking an AmeriCorps VISTA Leader to guide the statewide VISTA Intermediary project, support recruitment, training, and supervision of members across Texas.

This role offers leadership in program development and opportunities to build lasting service connections, with requirements including at least one full term of AmeriCorps or Peace Corps experience and a passion for fighting poverty.

Qualifications

• Must have at least one full term of AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps State/National, NCCC, or Peace Corps experience.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, coordinate, train and support OneStar VISTAs to maximize impact across Texas.
• Assist with screening interviews for new VISTAs as needed.
• Develop high quality member training and orientation for the statewide project.
• Increase member effectiveness through development of a resource library.

Skills

Counseling

Business/Entrepreneur

Communications

Community Organization

Computers/Technology

Conflict Resolution

Education

Fundraising/Grant Writing

Leadership

Public Speaking

Recruitment

Teaching/Tutoring

Writing/Editing

General Skills

Non-Profit Management

Social Services

Team Work

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 VISTAs 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

• 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

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

Service Areas

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

Skills

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

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA Leaders

Program

OneStar Training & Resource Generation VISTA Leader

Program Start/End Date

01/11/2027 - 01/10/2028

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

Some college

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

TEXAS

Accepting Applications

From 07/14/2026 To 12/08/2026

Contact

Jessica Jones

2200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd

Austin TX 78702

512-287-2005

[e-mail]

onestarfoundation.org