VISTA Communications and Digital Outreach Specialist

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Education Award or End of Service Stip

Job summary

St. Vincent de Paul of Tacoma, Pierce County seeks an AmeriCorps VISTA Communications and Digital Outreach Specialist to strengthen outreach and tell our story across English/Spanish resources. You'll join the Development Director and Operations staff to build sustainable communications.

This full-time on-site role supports residents facing poverty in Washington, with a focus on planning a social media calendar, creating materials, and training staff during the Jan 2027–Jan 2028 term.

Qualifications

• Education level: High school diploma/GED.

Responsibilities

• Build SVdP's communications program for operations and outreach.
• Assess current communications and write a prioritized plan.
• Create an English/Spanish resource page and printed guide.
• Set up a 12-month social media calendar, post templates, and a brand/voice guide.
• Design one-pagers, referral cards, bulletin inserts, and event materials.
• Plan promotion for the annual auction and leave a reusable toolkit.
• Track social reach and web traffic monthly; write a handbook and train staff.
• Collaborate with Development Director and Operations staff; hand over systems.

Skills

Business/Entrepreneur

Communications

Writing/Editing

General Skills

Non-Profit Management

Social Services

Social Media

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

St. Vincent de Paul of Tacoma, Pierce County (SVdP Tacoma) serves an average of 60,000 low-income residents each year through a Community Resource Center, a Family Resource Center opened in 2025, street outreach, emergency motel shelter, second-chance employment, a nonprofit thrift store, and 12 parish Conferences across Pierce County. Fourteen percent of Tacoma residents live below the federal poverty line, homelessness in Pierce County rose 43 percent between 2020 and 2024, and affordable housing inventory fell 35 percent over the same period. SVdP Tacoma plays a pivotal role in anti-poverty service, but limited capacity holds back its communications, volunteer, and referral infrastructure. The SVdP Tacoma Outreach Initiative places AmeriCorps VISTA members for three years (January 2027 through July 2029) to build the systems that make housing, food, benefits, and navigation services findable and reachable for residents experiencing poverty. VISTA members build capacity rather than provide direct service. Before their term ends, they hand every system they build over to SVdP staff and volunteers. The Communications and Digital Outreach VISTA strengthens how SVdP reaches the public. The member supports both operations (the thrift store, events, fundraising drives, and our annual auction) and outreach (the resource centers and street outreach), working with the Development Director and Operations staff with added input from communications volunteers and staff.

Member Duties

Build SVdP's communications program for both operations and outreach. Our agency has grown rapidly, but we need a talented individual to help us tell our story and reach new audiences! Duties: assess current communications and write a prioritized plan; build an English/Spanish resource page and printed guide; set up a 12-month social media calendar, post templates, and a brand/voice guide; design one-pagers, referral cards, bulletin inserts, thrift store TV content, and event materials; plan promotion for our annual auction and leave a reusable auction toolkit; track social reach and web traffic monthly; write a handbook, train staff and volunteers, and leave a transition memo. You'll work closely with the Development Director and Operations staff.

Benefits

• living allowance
• health coverage
• an Education Award or end-of-service stipend
• one year of federal Non-Competitive Eligibility
• a portfolio of creative work

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
• Community Resource Center - basic needs
• Relocation Allowance
• Stipend
• Training

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

Terms

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

Service Areas

• Community and Economic Development
• Community Outreach
• Education
• Hunger
• Homelessness
• Housing
• Tribal

Skills

• Business/Entrepreneur
• Communications
• Writing/Editing
• General Skills
• Non-Profit Management
• Social Services
• Social Media

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

VISTA Communications and Digital Outreach Specialist

Program Start/End Date

01/11/2027 - 01/10/2028

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

WASHINGTON Seattle/Tacoma/Bremerton

Accepting Applications

From 11/06/2026 To 12/12/2026

Contact

Gale Gale

4009 South 56th Street

Tacoma WA 98409

2534261701

[e-mail]

www.svdptacoma.org

Listing ID 131404