Description

The VISTA leader will build capacity of the Montana Campus Network for Civic Engagement (MCNCE) by developing member resources, researching enhanced training opportunities, creating camaraderie among the cohort, serve as a member of the recruitment and training team, and special initiatives ensuring enhanced anti-poverty VISTA projects. This will be accomplished through the development of professional relationships with VISTA members and their project supervisors. 

They will also conduct regular check-ins with VISTA members to answer their questions and support them during the service year, in addition to facilitating bi-monthly solidarity calls for VISTA members. They would also accompany the VISTA Director on service site visits.  The VISTA Leader will serve as a coach, mentor, liaison, ambassador and facilitator for MCNCE VISTA members!  This means being available for email, phone, zoom and in-person conversations about MCNCE, VISTA and the overall VISTA experience. The VISTA leader will contribute to the planning of service projects, such as for Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service. Support the team in planning VISTA training events, including activities such as coordinating travel plans for members and delivering educational presentations.

MCNCE is a CEO-led coalition of colleges and universities that support civic engagement, service learning, and volunteerism across the state. Every year we place cohorts of full-time, part-time, and summer AmeriCorps members with schools, colleges, nonprofits, and government agencies in Montana. The AmeriCorps projects we facilitate increase educational equity, break down barriers between higher education and community organizations, and address the root causes of poverty in communities across the state. The AmeriCorps VISTA Leader will contribute to the successful functioning of our AmeriCorps VISTA program by ensuring that VISTA members have the resources and support they need to have positive and productive service experiences in Montana. This position requires applicants to have completed a prior year of AmeriCorps service or term of Peace Corps service.

AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) is a national service program founded in 1964, now part of AmeriCorps, aimed at fighting poverty in the U.S.. Volunteers work full-time for one year with nonprofits and local agencies to build sustainable capacity, such as fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and program development, rather than providing direct services.

Benefits Include:

$27,364 VISTA Leader Living Allowance (full year) = $1,049.58 bi-weekly
$7,395 Education Award or $3000 cash award
Relocation Allowance
Health Insurance
Personal & Medical Leave
Non-Competitive Federal Hiring for one year
Interstate travel throughout MT supporting VISTA members in service
University of Montana access & resources
Access to regular professional trainings through MCNCE & University of Montana

Please apply here. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. 

Requirements

• Must have completed a previous term of AmeriCorps, VISTA, or the Peace Corps
• Develop professional relationships with VISTA members and their project supervisors. 
• Conduct regular check-ins with VISTA members to answer their questions and support them during the service year.
• Facilitate bi-monthly solidarity calls for VISTA members.
• Accompany the VISTA Director on service site visits.
• Contribute to the planning of service projects, such as for Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service.
• Support the team in planning VISTA training events, including activities such as coordinating travel plans for members and delivering educational presentations.

Please apply here. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.