VISTA Community Partnership Coordinator

AmeriCorps; Vienna (IL); On-site; USD 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living allowance

Health coverage

Education award or stipend

Relocation allowance

Training

Childcare assistance

Job summary

Vienna High School-based AmeriCorps VISTA position supports the project by building volunteer systems, partnerships, and sustainable capacity in Illinois. The role involves coordinating after-school initiatives, engaging local staff, and expanding resources for youth and families across multiple counties.

The term runs 09/08/2026 to 09/07/2027 in a full-time capacity; living allowances and education awards or stipends are part of the benefits package, with relocation and childcare support where

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must be 18 years or older at start of service.
• Commitment to AmeriCorps VISTA service and community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Conduct community needs assessments.
• Develop outreach plans and promotional materials for eligible youth and families.
• Recruit, train, and onboard community volunteers for after-school programming.
• Develop volunteer onboarding and training guides for partner staff.
• Research grant, donor, and in-kind funding opportunities.
• Draft fundraising plans and grant proposals.
• Facilitate introductions between partners, funders, and community collaborators.
• Develop sustainability plans and documentation for partner sites.

Skills

General Skills

Education

Community Organization

Youth Development

Communications

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

Vienna High School strives to graduate active, self-actualized 21st-century citizens who are caring, career-directed, and value-oriented. Through the Impact Southern Illinois Together project, Vienna High School and its rural partner organizations are building sustainable capacity to expand after-school programming, financial literacy education, and food-access resources for over 300 low-income youth and families across Johnson, Pope, Alexander, and Massac Counties. VISTA members serve at the Vienna High School hub and are dispatched to partner sites for capacity-building engagements — they do not deliver or directly supervise ongoing programming. Instead, VISTA members build the volunteer systems, partnerships, and sustainability infrastructure that local staff will use to carry this work forward independent of ongoing VISTA support.

Member Duties :

• Conduct community needs assessments.
• Develop outreach plans and promotional materials to reach youth and families eligible for free/reduced lunch.
• Recruit, train, and onboard community volunteers to staff after-school and enrichment programming.
• Develop volunteer onboarding and training guides for partner staff to use after the service term ends.
• Research grant, donor, and in-kind funding opportunities relevant to after-school and food-access initiatives.
• Draft fundraising plans and grant proposals or letters of inquiry in coordination with the Project Director.
• Facilitate introductions between partner organizations, funders, and community collaborators.
• Develop written program sustainability plans and documentation for partner sites.

Program Benefits :

• Living Allowance , Health Coverage* , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Training , Childcare assistance if eligible .
• For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/ .

Terms

Car recommended .

Service Areas

Education , Hunger , Community and Economic Development .

Skills

General Skills , Education , Community Organization , Youth Development , Communications .

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

VISTA Community Partnership Coordinator

Program Start/End Date

09/08/2026 - 09/07/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

ILLINOIS

Accepting Applications

From 08/01/2026 To 09/01/2026

Contact

Phillip Hosfeldt

601 N 1st St

Vienna IL 62995

6186584461

[e-mail]

Listing ID

130507