Trinity Center Community Engagement Coord Teleservice VISTA

AmeriCorps; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Allowance

Living Allowance

Childcare assistance

Education award

End of Service Stipend

Health Coverage

Training

Job summary

AmeriCorps VISTA at Trinity Center in Austin, TX seeks a Community Engagement Coordinator to expand partnerships and sustain outreach efforts for unhoused and low-income individuals. In-person on-site work is required three days a week with two days remote, contributing to anti-poverty initiatives and capacity building.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, outreach evaluation, and the creation of standardized processes.

Qualifications

• Education level: Some college.
• Experience in community engagement or volunteer coordination is helpful.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.

Responsibilities

• Increase visibility and stakeholder engagement to expand Trinity Center's reach in addressing basic needs.
• Evaluate current outreach systems and document stakeholder feedback.
• Create stakeholder analyses and develop sustainable engagement processes.
• Develop a newsletter system with templates, guidelines, and metrics.
• Meet with community partners to nurture relationships and collaboration.

Skills

General Skills

Communications

Public Speaking

Team Work

Community Organization

Education

Some college

Job description

Trinity Center addresses the basic needs of unhoused and low-income individuals, providing support and helping resolve homelessness. Trinity Center addresses the growing and complex needs of individuals experiencing homelessness and extreme poverty in Austin/Travis County. Austin remains one of the least affordable housing markets in Texas, with many extremely low-income residents unable to secure stable housing while also meeting basic daily needs. Trinity Center serves as a low-barrier day center in the heart of downtown Austin, providing critical stabilization services for individuals who are often disconnected from traditional systems of care. In addition to meeting immediate survival needs, Trinity Center works collaboratively with more than 20 community partners who provide on-site outreach and specialized services, including behavioral health support, healthcare enrollment, shelter navigation, recovery support, veterans’ services, and coordinated housing assessments. By serving as a centralized and trusted community hub, Trinity Center reduces barriers to care and helps individuals begin navigating pathways toward greater stability and self-sufficiency. The Community Engagement Coordinator VISTA will increase the capacity of Trinity Center by expanding community partnerships. To ensure long-term sustainability, the VISTAs will create standardized processes, toolkits, and documented outreach processes that will allow current and future staff to maintain continuity and scale programs more effectively. The volunteer will serve in-person on average 3 days a week, and virtually 2 days a week.

Member Duties

• The Community Engagement Coordinator VISTA will increase visibility and stakeholder engagement to expand the reach in addressing the basic needs of unhoused and low-income individuals.
• Evaluate current outreach systems and improve outreach systems for key stakeholders and document interest and feedback on projects.
• Create stakeholder analysis for Trinity Center.
• Increase visibility in Austin through community engagement to increase awareness and investment in the organization’s anti-poverty mission.
• Expand stakeholder engagement for Trinity Center.
• Develop a sustainable stakeholder newsletter system, including templates, content guidelines, distribution processes, and engagement metrics, and evaluate results to improve content and reach.
• Meet with community partners to understand motivations for getting involved with Trinity Center, how they are currently involved, and thoughts about building and maintaining relationships.

Program Benefits

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

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

Terms

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

Service Areas

• Homelessness
• Ex-Offender Reentry
• Community Outreach
• Community and Economic Development

Skills

• General Skills
• Communications
• Public Speaking
• Team Work
• Community Organization

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

Trinity Center Community Engagement Coord Teleservice VISTA

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 06/24/2026 To 09/19/2026

Contact

Jessica Jones

304 E 7th St

Austin TX 78701

5122872028

[e-mail]

https://onestarfoundation.org/apply-to-serve-americorps-vista/

Listing ID

129997