SC - FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING AMERICORPS VISTA

AmeriCorps; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance if eligible

Education Award or End of Service Stip

Health Coverage*

Living Allowance

Training

Job summary

Reading Partners is seeking a Family Engagement Capacity Building VISTA to strengthen how families access literacy resources and participate in their children's learning. The role focuses on developing scalable systems that support Reading Partners teams, community partners, and schools across regions.

The position emphasizes research, evaluation, and resource development to build national reach and lasting impact beyond the service term.

Qualifications

• Experience researching and documenting evidence-based family engagement and parent leadership practices.
• Ability to develop a scalable family engagement framework and planning tools for regional teams.
• Experience co-creating family learning series including workshops, facilitator guides, and resources.
• Curate educational resources and build a centralized family engagement resource repository.
• Develop a parent leadership and train-the-trainer model to equip families to share literacy strategies.

Responsibilities

• Research and document evidence-based family engagement and parent leadership practices.
• Develop a scalable family engagement framework and planning tools for regional teams.
• Co-create a family learning series, including workshops, facilitator guides, presentations, and family resources.
• Curate educational resources and build a centralized family engagement resource repository.
• Develop a parent leadership and train-the-trainer model to equip families to share literacy strategies.
• Create surveys, data collection systems, and reporting tools to evaluate family engagement efforts.
• Analyze feedback and participation data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop a family engagement toolkit, implementation guide, and sustainability resources.

Skills

Communications

Project Management

Research

Data Analysis

Training materials development

Facilitation

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

Reading Partners is a national nonprofit dedicated to helping children become lifelong readers by connecting them with community volunteers and evidence-based literacy support. For more than 25 years, Reading Partners has worked with schools, families, and communities to expand access to high-quality literacy resources for students in historically underserved communities. As a Family Engagement Capacity Building VISTA, you will develop sustainable systems that strengthen how families access literacy resources, participate in their children's learning, and connect with schools and community organizations. Your work will have a national reach and create resources that can support Reading Partners teams and community partners beyond your service term. We are seeking a curious, organized, and collaborative individual who enjoys turning research and ideas into practical tools. Strong candidates will have excellent communication, project management, research, and analytical skills, with an interest in education, literacy, family engagement, or community development. Experience developing training materials, facilitating groups, conducting research, or creating resources is a plus. Through this service, you will gain experience in nonprofit program development, national systems building, stakeholder engagement, research, evaluation, training, and project management while building a portfolio of work with a national education organization. You will collaborate with colleagues across Reading Partners' regions and develop professional skills and relationships in the education and nonprofit sectors.

Member Duties:

• Research and document evidence-based family engagement and parent leadership practices.
• Develop a scalable family engagement framework and planning tools for regional teams.
• Co-create a family learning series, including workshops, facilitator guides, presentations, and family resources.
• Curate educational resources and build a centralized family engagement resource repository.
• Develop a parent leadership and train-the-trainer model to equip families to share literacy strategies with their communities.
• Create surveys, data collection systems, and reporting tools to evaluate family engagement efforts.
• Analyze feedback and participation data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop a family engagement toolkit, implementation guide, and sustainability resources.

Program Benefits:

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

For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/.

Terms

None

Service Areas

Community Outreach , Children/Youth , Education .

Skills

Communications , Community Organization , Computers/Technology .

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

SC - FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING AMERICORPS VISTA

Program Start/End Date

11/16/2026 - 11/15/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

CALIFORNIA

Accepting Applications

From 09/10/2026 To 11/15/2026

Contact

Tyler Aitken
638 3rd St
Oakland CA 94607
510-444-9800
[e-mail]
https://readingpartners.org/