VISTA Housing Navigation Specialist

AmeriCorps; Nampa (ID); Sur place; USD 14 000 - 16 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Education award

Rental assistance stipend

Childcare assistance

Living allowance

Relocation allowance

Health coverage

End of Service stipend

Résumé du poste

AmeriCorps VISTA Housing Navigation Specialist in Idaho seeks a veteran ambassador who is detail-oriented, energetic, and self-disciplined to build the housing navigation hub for veterans and families.

You will coordinate housing resources, lead projects like the Tiny Homes Project, and develop grants and partnerships to expand access to education, housing, and veteran services.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented veteran ambassador with understanding of veterans' needs within the community.
• Experience coordinating housing-related projects and partnerships.
• Ability to develop and implement plans for housing navigation and benefits utilization.

Responsabilités

• Utilize project coordination skills to track housing-related tasks and ensure strategic alignment with goals.
• Lead projects increasing access to stable and affordable housing for veterans (e.g., Tiny Homes Project).
• Develop and launch plans to connect veterans with VA home loan benefits and housing resources.
• Design and maintain monitoring system for housing repair requests.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to streamline project implementation and impact on veteran households.
• Plan and execute events, fundraising campaigns, and donor engagement.
• Prepare grant proposals to fund housing services.
• Utilize tools (Hubspot, Wix, Canva, Microsoft Project Plans, SharePoint) to support PM and communication.

Connaissances

Veteran ambassador

Project management

Housing navigation

Community outreach

Fundraising

Public speaking

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Urban planning

Formation

Some college

Description du poste

We serve all veteran and military service members, spouses, and dependents and will serve as a collaboration space connecting them with other Veteran Service Organizations. The ideal candidate will be a detail-oriented, energetic, self-disciplined, and tenacious veteran ambassador with a clear understanding of the needs of veterans and their family members within the community on a cultural, social, and economic level. The VISTA will have opportunities to develop skills in operations management, leadership experience, public speaking skills, project management success, personal accountability, community partnership visionary skills, process improvement, and interpersonal skills to support the core services the chamber provides to all veterans, their family members, and community partners. This VISTA needs to be agile, flexible, and open-minded to change as we mold and shape the position with a “building from ground zero” mentality upon assuming roles. The goal of the VISTA is to support the navigation network hub for veterans, military serving members, and their families in matching community resources for education, housing for heroes, Veteran & family-owned business, workforce management, and family & wellness services. The VISTA will play a critical role in combating poverty by supporting housing stability initiatives for veterans and their families- many of whom face significant barriers related to housing insecurity, lack of affordable homeownership options, and insufficient access to repair resources for aging or unsafe homes. By coordinating and building the infrastructure around these services, the VISTA will help address the root causes of poverty and create lasting pathways to economic security for those who have served our nation.

Member Duties

• Utilize project coordination skills to track the progress of housing-related tasks and create and implement processes ensuring strategic alignment with housing navigation services goals.
• Lead projects that increase access to stable and affordable housing for veterans, including the Tiny Homes Project.
• Develop and launch a comprehensive plan to help veterans and their families engage with experts on utilizing VA home loan benefits.
• Design and maintain a monitoring system for housing repair requests.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to streamline project implementation and maximize impact on veteran households experiencing housing-related financial hardship.
• Plan and execute assigned responsibilities for events, fundraising campaigns, and donor engagement initiatives.
• Prepare grant proposals that fund critical housing services.
• Utilize technology platforms Hubspot, Wix, Canva, Microsoft Project Plans, SharePoint, etc. to support project management and communication.

Program Benefits

Education award upon successful completion of service , $400 per month rental assistance , Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , Training , Living Allowance , Relocation Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Health Coverage* .

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

Terms

Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas

Education , Housing , Technology , Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development , Neighborhood Revitalization .

Skills

Veterans , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Community Organization , Communications , Trade/Construction , Architectural Planning , Public Health , Team Work , Urban Planning .

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

VISTA Housing Navigation Specialist

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

IDAHO

Languages

English

Accepting Applications

From 08/17/2026 To 09/01/2027

Contact

Mindi Anderson
5465 E Terra Linda Way
Nampa ID 83687
[phone]
[e-mail]
https://www.idahoveterans.org/

Listing ID

125494