VISTA Conference and Schools Outreach Specialist

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 16,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance

Education award

Health coverage

Living allowance

Relocation allowance

Stipend

Training

Job summary

St. Vincent de Paul of Tacoma, Pierce County (SVdP Tacoma) seeks a VISTA Conference and Schools Outreach Specialist to strengthen the referral network between parishes, Tacoma Public Schools, and families in need.

You will design two-way referral forms, build a tracking tool, and create English/Spanish resource guides with the Family Resource Center, while maintaining an engagement calendar and partner directory under supervision of the Conference Manager.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience in community outreach or nonprofit settings preferred.
• Strong communication and public speaking skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement two-way referral pathways between parishes and schools.
• Create English/Spanish resource guides and a partner directory.
• Maintain an engagement calendar and partner handbook.
• Report back to SVdP Conference Manager and coordinate updates.

Skills

Communications

Community Organization

Leadership

Public Speaking

General Skills

Non-Profit Management

Social Services

Team Work

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 Conference and Schools Outreach VISTA connects SVdP with parish Conferences and Tacoma Public Schools so families at risk of homelessness get referred to help sooner.

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Member Duties :

Be the connector between church parishes, schools, and families in need. Our twelve parish Conferences reach neighbors at the neighborhood level — gathering donations, meeting 1:1, rallying volunteers so we do far more than staff alone. What's missing is the other direction: regular ways to report back on what their work accomplished and listen to what they're seeing. We'd also deepen our partnership with Tacoma Public Schools. You'll assess how Conferences and Tacoma Public Schools identify and refer families and where gaps exist, design referral pathways with clear entry points and roles, build two-way referral forms and a tracking tool, and create English/Spanish resource guides with the Family Resource Center. You'll keep an engagement calendar and partner directory, help plan updates for the Conferences, and write a partnership handbook. You'll take direction from our current SVdP Conference Manager.

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
• 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 , Children/Youth , Education , Hunger , Homelessness , Housing .

Skills

Communications , Community Organization , Leadership , Public Speaking , General Skills , Non-Profit Management , Social Services , Team Work , Social Media .

Summary

Program Type: AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

VISTA Conference and Schools 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 Hemmann 4009 S 56th Street Tacoma WA 98409 2534261701 [e-mail] www.svdptacoma.org