Resilient LV VISTA-UWGLV

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Education Award

Relocation Allowance

Training

Job summary

United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley (UWGLV) is seeking a Resilient LV VISTA to support backbone efforts with Resilient Lehigh Valley, a regional collective impact initiative promoting a trauma-informed, resilient community. The VISTA will collaborate with the Sr.

Director of Education to advance coalition development and implementation, building awareness across 17 local school districts and sharing information with school leadership on a trauma-informed schools framework.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED required.

Responsibilities

• Support backbone efforts with Resilient LV VISTA UWGLV.
• Lead development and implementation of the coalition.
• Build awareness within 17 local school districts and provide information to school leadership with implementing a trauma-informed schools framework.
• Support the backbone organization by developing a meeting schedule, working on goals identified by action groups and planning professional development training opportunities.

Skills

Counseling

Communications

Community Organization

Computers/Technology

Conflict Resolution

Education

Fund raising/Grant Writing

Leadership

Public Health

Public Speaking

Recruitment

Teaching/Tutoring

Writing/Editing

Youth Development

General Skills

Non-Profit Management

Social Services

Urban Planning

Team Work

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley (UWGLV) is committed to improving lives and community conditions. We strive to create population level change in the areas of education, food access, healthy aging and ensure individuals who experience crises have the supports they need to rebound. We focus on strengthening the networks of providers that deliver services to address these concerns and through staff of UWGLV who lead efforts across all four-issue areas, we address issues at the programmatic and systemic levels seeking to identify and deal with the root causes. We utilize the collective impact framework as a method for this problem solving of complex social issues and we embrace and promote the vision of diversity, equity and inclusion practices as an asset towards creating positive change.

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Member Duties

The Resilient LV VISTA will work with UWGLV to support backbone support efforts with Resilient Lehigh Valley, a regional collective impact effort focused on creating a trauma informed and resilient community. The RLV VISTA will work with the Sr. Director of Education to lead further development and implementation of the coalition. The VISTA will build awareness within the 17 local school districts and provide information to school leadership with implementation a trauma informed schools framework. The VISTA will support the backbone organization role with developing a meeting schedule, working on goals identified by action groups and planning professional development training opportunities. This position is based at the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley's office in Allentown, PA.

Program Benefits

• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Health Coverage*
• Living Allowance
• Relocation Allowance
• Training

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
• Education
• Health
• Hunger
• Homelessness
• Housing
• Neighborhood Revitalization
• Special Initiative: Promise Zones

Skills

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

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

Resilient LV VISTA-UWGLV

Program Start/End Date

11/16/2026 - 11/15/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City

Accepting Applications

From 10/21/2026 To 12/31/2026

Contact

Jennifer Nicolosi

1110 American Pkwy NE

Allentown PA 18109

16108075741

[e-mail]

unitedwayglv.org

Listing ID

114913