VISTA Training Coordinator

AmeriCorps; Caguas (PR); On-site; USD 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education Award

End of Service Stipend

Health Coverage

Training

Living Allowance

Childcare assistance

Stipend

Relocation Allowance

Job summary

AmeriCorps in Puerto Rico seeks a VISTA Training Coordinator to strengthen CoC member organizations. You will design and launch training on funding searches, HUD requirements, and grant applications to serve the homeless populations.

The role emphasizes bilingual communication (English and Spanish), outreach via social media, and the creation of training materials. It is a full-time, on-site position with a 12-month term and competitive living allowance.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree required (e.g. MA, PhD, MD, JD).

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement training of CoC members on funding opportunities and HUD requirements.
• Elaborate training program for member organizations and coordinate participation through announcements in social media in English and Spanish.
• Publish dates and content on the CoC Webpage and through the periodic CoC newsletter; offer training and prepare materials.
• The volunteer should be totally bilingual with knowledge of internet and social media platforms.

Skills

Community Organization

Leadership

Public Speaking

Recruitment

General Skills

Public Health

Writing/Editing

Communications

Education

Team Work

Education

Graduate degree

Job description

Coordinadora Moriviví, Inc. is a non-profit organization functioning as the Collaborative Agency for the Continuum of Care 503 (CoC PR-503) under a Federal HUD grant. This CoC covers 54 municipalities of Puerto Rico and serves 36 community- and faith-based organizations and municipal governments that have 96 HUD-financed projects for housing and supportive services to homeless individuals and families. Coordinadora Moriviví is directed to coordinated planning, promoting collaborative ties with other systems of care, and strengthening the capacity of its member entities to provide high quality services to homeless populations of the service area. The project herein proposed to the AmeriCorps VISTA Program should be considered due to the fact that the strategies directed to strengthening service providers’ capabilities are directly aligned with the purpose of combatting poverty and its devastating effects, and present significant potential for accessing more resources and reducing the barriers affecting the homeless.

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Member Duties : The VISTA member will develop and begin to implement training of CoC members on how to access information about funding opportunities and HUD and other federal agency requirements so they can keep abreast of funds available and how to access same. This will increase capacity of the staff of the member organizations to do funding searches and prepare successful applications to serve the homeless populations and meet HUD and other agency requirements. The functions of this volunteer include elaboration of training program for member organizations, coordinating participation through announcements in social media in English and Spanish, publishing dates and content on the CoC Webpage and through the periodic CoC newsletter, offering the training to the members and preparing training materials. Once prepared, offered and evaluated, the format will be left for the CoC to utilize. The Volunteer should be totally bilingual with knowledge of Internet and social media platforms.

Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Health Coverage* , Training , Living Allowance , Education award upon successful completion of service , Childcare assistance if eligible , Stipend , Relocation Allowance .

• 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 Housing , Homelessness , Community Outreach , Education , Health .

Skills Community Organization , Leadership , Public Speaking , Recruitment , General Skills , Public Health , Writing/Editing , Communications , Education , Team Work .

Summary

Program Type: AmeriCorps VISTA

Program VISTA Training Coordinator

Program Start/End Date 10/15/2026 - 10/14/2027

Work Schedule Full Time

Education level Graduate degree (e.g. MA, PhD, MD, JD)

Age Requirement Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations PUERTO RICO

Languages English
Spanish

Accepting Applications From 08/04/2026 To 01/12/2027

Contact Karla Acevedo

Cond. Lucero Del Alba. Urb. San Rafael

Caguas PR 00725

7879495434

[e-mail]

Listing ID 110947