Job Description

Job Description

AmeriCorps VISTA Wraparound Facilitator

SEEKING four (4) AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) Members to serve as Wraparound Facilitators to find ways to increase students’ educational success in Richmond County schools, Senior Citizens Council, Georgia Carolina Council, and other local non-profits.

United Way of the CSRA serves as the intermediary sponsor for AmeriCorps VISTA PROJECT UNITE, which seeks to support students identified by the schools as living in households below the poverty level, transitioning to the next grade level as unprepared, and/or where other barriers to success exist. Wraparound supports are required to support children struggling to overcome these barriers. The Wraparound Support Program facilitates partnerships between students, schools, families, and community stakeholders to enhance students’ socio-emotional well-being while assisting in their transition to post-secondary life. VISTAs provide indirect service support to:

• Collect data from students and parents/guardians to determine the barriers to academic/social/emotional well-being and success
• Identify community resources for students academically and behaviorally at-risk.
• Reach out to community organizations to provide needed programs or create them from the ground up and find funding to support those new programs/initiatives for sustainability
• Set up procedures for students to receive food, clothing, and other supplies as needed
• Collaborate with district homeless liaison for families experiencing homelessness.
• Recruit and manage volunteers who will provide mentoring or tutoring services.
• Organize and support fundraising efforts, supply drives, and project sponsorships; research and assist with grant writing.
• Create flyers and brochures, attend community fairs and meetings, and market programs and services.

VISTAs selected will participate in a VISTA Virtual Member Orientation (VMO) and begin a year of service on August 14, 2023. Other start dates are available and options will be discussed during the interview.

This is a volunteer position. However, VISTA members receive a bi-weekly cash living allowance stipend, 20 days of paid leave, access to health care coverage, childcare assistance if eligible and approved, and an end-of-service education award equal to the Pell Grant.

Requirements: AmeriCorps VISTA Wrap Around Facilitators must be 18 years of age. Be a U.S. Citizen, National, or Legal Resident. Able to commit and serve on a full-time basis for one (1) year. Valid Driver’s License with dependable transportation. Bachelor’s Degree preferred, some college required. Candidates must pass a criminal background check.

What is AmeriCorps?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgdRkzLKlPM

Go to https://my.americorps.gov to learn more about the AmeriCorps VISTA program.

Please submit an interest survey here: https://forms.office.com/r/46kgqKPau9

To submit an online application before your interview, go here (Every applicant must complete this process before being selected): https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=114499

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS August 13, 2023.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
CDC guidelines are being followed at the sites along with occasional tele-serve options.

Application Question(s):

• Willing to work in Augusta, GA, Evans, GA, or Grovetown, GA?

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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