VISTA for Community Growth: Economic Renewal Tools

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

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance

Education award or end of service-stip

Housing

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Relocation Allowance

Stipend

Training

Job summary

AmeriCorps VISTA position through Stewards VISTA: The Center for Community Growth will place a member to strengthen planning resources for revitalizing coal-impacted communities in Indiana County, PA. You will build tools, datasets, and grant resources to support long-term transition strategies.

The role emphasizes asset mapping, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration with community partners, with outputs used beyond the service year to empower local economic resilience.

Qualifications

• Communications and community engagement experience preferred.
• Experience in nonprofit management or community development is a plus.
• Ability to organize stakeholders and document community priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop community asset mapping tools and economic datasets.
• Create grant development resources including funding research summaries, templates, and information banks.
• Design stakeholder engagement systems documenting community priorities and collaboration pathways.
• Produce economic diversification planning resources for future revitalization initiatives.
• Develop tools to inform updates to community transition strategies and long-term planning.
• All outputs to be used by Center for Community Growth staff and partners.

Skills

Communications

Community Organization

Leadership

Public Speaking

Recruitment

Writing/Editing

General Skills

Environment

Non-Profit Management

Team Work

Education

College graduate

Job description

AmeriCorps VISTA position through Stewards VISTA: The Center for Community Growth will place a member to strengthen planning resources for revitalizing coal-impacted communities in Indiana County, PA. You will build tools, datasets, and grant resources to support long-term transition strategies.

The role emphasizes asset mapping, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration with community partners, with outputs used beyond the service year to empower local economic resilience.