Outreach Coordinator VISTA

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Award

End of Service Stipend

Relocation Allowance

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Job summary

Piece by Piece in Los Angeles is seeking a VISTA Outreach Coordinator to strengthen referral networks and build community partnerships. You will evaluate partnerships, attend events, design a standardized handoff process, and train staff to sustain the workflow.

This capacity-building role begins October 19, 2026, for a full year in Los Angeles, CA, offering professional development through AmeriCorps VISTA. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential to success.

Qualifications

• Comfortable representing the organization at public events.
• Ability to build relationships with community partners.
• Ability to create clear tracking tools and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the strength and reach of referral partnerships and analyze CRM referral data to identify priority gaps. Attend community events, resource fairs, and service provider meetings, following up with leads.
• Formalize new referral partnerships and joint outreach efforts with community organizations.
• Design and pilot a standardized warm handoff and follow up workflow with the Program Coordinator. Update the outreach calendar, referral tracking practices, and partnership materials.
• Train staff to maintain referral relationships and operate the handoff process, and prepare a handoff summary for program staff.

Skills

Recruitment

Computers/Technology

Public Speaking

Community Organization

Writing/Editing

Communications

General Skills

Job description

Piece by Piece is a Los Angeles nonprofit offering free mosaic art workshops to residents of South LA, Skid Row, and other neighborhoods affected by homelessness, trauma, or economic insecurity. Workshops help participants build confidence, promote wellness, and generate income.As the VISTA Outreach Coordinator, you will build on the referral and participant recruitment systems developed in Year Two. You will evaluate current referral partnerships, identify priority gaps, attend community events and resource fairs, and formalize new partnerships with community organizations. You will also design and pilot a standardized warm handoff process with program staff, then document it and train staff to run it after your service year.We are looking for someone comfortable representing an organization at public events, building relationships with community partners, and creating clear, simple tracking tools and documentation.This is a capacity building role focused on strengthening systems, not on carrying an ongoing caseload of individual participant follow up. You will design and test a referral process that staff can operate independently going forward. You will gain experience in community outreach and partnership development, along with training and professional development offered through AmeriCorps VISTA.This assignment begins October 19, 2026 and runs a full year of service in Los Angeles, California. To learn more, contact us using the information listed on this posting.

Member Duties :

• Evaluate the strength and reach of referral partnerships and analyze CRM referral data to identify priority gaps. Attend community events, resource fairs, and service provider meetings, following up with leads.
• Formalize new referral partnerships and joint outreach efforts with community organizations.
• Design and pilot a standardized warm handoff and follow up workflow with the Program Coordinator. Update the outreach calendar, referral tracking practices, and partnership materials.
• Train staff to maintain referral relationships and operate the handoff process, and prepare a handoff summary for program staff.

Program Benefits :

• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Relocation Allowance
• Health Coverage*
• Living Allowance

Terms :

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

Service Areas :

• Homelessness
• Community and Economic Development

Skills :

• Recruitment
• Computers/Technology
• Public Speaking
• Community Organization
• Writing/Editing
• Communications
• General Skills