VISTA Program Coordinator

AmeriCorps; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Allowance

Health Coverage*

Living Allowance

Choice of Education Award or End of St

End of Service Stipend

Job summary

Piece by Piece in Los Angeles is seeking a VISTA Program Coordinator to refine and scale systems for classroom operations, attendance and certification tracking, and peer mentorship. You will document processes, update guides, and train staff to maintain them, supporting sustainability after your term ends.

The role emphasizes capacity building within a nonprofit setting and offers AmeriCorps VISTA training and professional development, starting Oct 19, 2026, for one year in Los Angeles, CA.

Qualifications

• Experience with nonprofit program operations and capacity-building.
• Ability to create simple tools, checklists, and training materials.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Interest in classroom or program operations and staff training.

Responsibilities

• Review usage data and feedback on classroom workflows and attendance/certification trackers.
• Revise classroom setup and tools; expand attendance and certification tracking.
• Onboard and match mentors from previous year with new participants.

Skills

Computers/Technology

Writing/Editing

Conflict Resolution

Communications

Fine Arts/Crafts

Community Organization

Education

Some college

Job description

Piece by Piece is a Los Angeles nonprofit offering free mosaic art workshops to residents of South LA, Skid Row, and other neighborhoods affected by homelessness, trauma, or economic insecurity. Workshops promote healing, build skills, and generate income. As the VISTA Program Coordinator, you will build on the classroom, attendance, certification, and peer mentorship systems developed in Year Two. You will gather feedback from instructors, staff, and participants, then update classroom workflows, expand attendance and certification tracking, and launch the peer mentorship program by onboarding and matching trained mentors with new participants. You will finish by documenting every system in clear guides and training staff to maintain them. We are looking for someone with strong organizational skills, an interest in classroom or program operations, and comfort building simple tools, checklists, and training materials. This is a capacity building role. Rather than running these programs indefinitely, you will refine and scale systems that Piece by Piece staff can operate on their own after your term ends. You will gain experience in program design and nonprofit operations, along with training and professional development offered through AmeriCorps VISTA. This assignment begins October 19, 2026 and runs a full year of service in Los Angeles, California.

Member Duties

• Review usage data and feedback on classroom workflows, the attendance tracker, and the certification tracker from Year Two, and interview instructors, staff, and participants.
• Revise classroom setup and communication tools, and expand attendance and certification tracking to more classes.
• Onboard and match mentors from the Year Two peer mentorship pilot with new participants.
• Update user guides, training materials, and standard operating procedures for all systems, and train designated staff to maintain them.
• Document outcomes and hand off a written transition summary to program staff.

Program Benefits

• Relocation Allowance
• Health Coverage*
• Living Allowance
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend

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

Terms

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

Service Areas

• Community and Economic Development
• Homelessness

Skills

• Computers/Technology
• Writing/Editing
• Conflict Resolution
• Communications
• Fine Arts/Crafts
• Community Organization

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

VISTA Program Coordinator

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

CALIFORNIA Los Angeles/Orange County

Languages

English

Accepting Applications

From 08/27/2026 To 09/23/2026

Contact

Maggie Bohlman

6714 S Main Street

Los Angeles CA 90003

323-351-6805

[e-mail]

www.piecebypiece.org