ReDefiners AmeriCorps VISTA Member: Community Engagement [HIL]

Member Duties: 

• Conduct SWOT analysis of current procedures and policies to inform outreach strategies
• make recommendations to improve outreach efforts by engaging with the community & cultivating community relationships
• Support the design of recruitment strategies for volunteers, engagement and retention strategies
• Participate in events on an as-needed basis and be a champion of RWL
• Make calls to community members and inform them of the programs and services ReDefiners is offering, to inform operations manual development
• Provide ongoing support to improve our Salesforce data collection and better utilize it to strengthen our community efforts
• Collaborate with the marketing team to create campaigns that will engage the community 

Program Benefits: 

ReDefiners can offer additional incentives/benefits for VISTA members, including: 

• Living Allowance:  Receive a modest bi-weekly living allowance to cover basic expenses.  $62.69 per day / $877.66 bi-weekly
• Relocation Allowance: If you move 50+ miles from your home to a new community, you receive relocation travel assistance and a settling-in allowance.
• End of Service Award:  Choose between a Segal Education Award to pay for a range of education expenses or a cash stipend. Members who are 55+ at the start of their service term are eligible to transfer their education award to a qualifying family member.
• Healthcare Benefit: Choose between reimbursement for healthcare or a healthcare plan. Dental and vision also are included.
• Childrecare: 
• Professional Development: Attend in-person and virtual professional development opportunities throughout the year.
• Non-Competitive Eligibility: NCE is a special hiring status that enables you to apply for federal jobs without having to go through the standard public competitive selection process. That means that you can be appointed to federal positions that may not be available to the general public. In addition, your application could be processed faster than others after completing one year of service.
• Leave: As an AmeriCorps member serving in the VISTA program, you are entitled to personal leave, medical leave, and leave for holidays recognized by your sponsoring organization. Family leave and emergency leave are also available in certain situations. Military service and jury duty can also necessitate a leave of absence, and both are covered.
• Access to the Alumni Network - opportunities to open career doors
• Counting Service toward Federal Leave & Retirement: If you are hired into the federal civil service, your time as an AmeriCorps member with the VISTA program will be credited toward a pension in the Federal Employees Retirement System as long as you pay a portion of your retirement contribution.

An AmeriCorps service year with the VISTA program is credited in the same manner as a year of traditional federal government employment. Your service will apply toward purposes of determining seniority, reduction in force and layoff rights, leave entitlement, and other rights and privileges based on length of service under laws establishing terms and conditions of service of federal civilian employees.

• Loan Forbearance & Deferment: If you have federal student loans, you may be able to put your loans into forbearance or deferment; the specific program will depend upon the end-of-service option you select. Neither of these options is automatic as you must submit the request through the appropriate entity.
• GRE Fee Reduction: 
• Possible Segal Award Match: service scholarships or matching tuition funding to the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award by select schools.
• Relocation Allowance: Funds to support relocation to service site and return home at the close of the 1-year of service.
• Settling-In Allowance: The settling-in allowance is intended to help you with initial expenses related to moving, such as security deposits and setting up utilities. The allowance is $750
• Service- Related Transportation: Transportation expenses that you incur while performing your AmeriCorps service activities—other than your daily commute—can be reimbursed. 
• Performance Incentives: Gift cards for milestone achievements

Terms :

1- Year of service, telework / hybrid service, permitted to work or attend school outside of service hours

Service Areas: Education, poverty, community outreach, children/youth

Skills: Administrative, strategic thinking, solution-oriented, community engagement, donor engagement, fundraising, marketing, campaign management, financial literacy

Service Description: 

We are looking for two (2) Community Engagement VISTA Members (outreach), who will be an essential part in increasing awareness of educational programs at ReDefiners. VISTA members will help develop and implement strategies for recruitment of new members, engagement and enrollment among participants, volunteers and community partners.

Click Here to apply: https://www.redefinerswl.org/volunteer