AmeriCorps VISTA-Christian Community Action Life Skills and Job Readiness VISTA

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Help unemployed or under-employed individuals become "job ready" as the Life Skills and Job Readiness VISTA at Christian Community Action in Lewisville, TX.

Service Description: Chisholm Trail RSVP, Inc. is a VISTA Intermediary agency working with non-profit agencies, such as Christian Community Action (CCA) in Lewisville, TX to alleviate poverty in North Texas. CCA provides families and individuals throughout Denton County Texas with services and programs that offer a hand-up not a hand-out. CCA does this through their Adult Health Center, Food Pantry and Family Assistance Services. The Life Skills and Job Readiness VISTA will build CCA’s capacity to impact job placement needs through provision of job ready individuals who are unemployed or underemployed. The VISTA will assess current job and education services, develop policies and procedures, and implement relevant and useful service changes to impact the job readiness of individuals.

Member Activities: The Life Skills and Job Readiness VISTA will cultivate a full understanding of CCA’s mission and programs to determine the agency’s needs for effective service strategy development. The VISTA will develop strategies to enhance student engagement by developing a class communication system for students, developing policies and procedures for volunteers to implement student check in and track attendance, identifying student engagement barriers and developing tools to overcome identified barriers. The VISTA will work with the Volunteer Manger to recruit volunteer classroom instructors and develop a database of instructors including all contact information to be used for class scheduling. The VISTA will review curriculum for appropriateness and that it is evidence based, consistently utilized, and effectively measuring student success. The VISTA will create training opportunities for volunteers and staff on relevant services or practices and update Standard Operating Procedures.

VISTAs (Volunteers in Service to America) devote one year of full-time service at nonprofit organizations or local government agencies. They build the capacity of these organizations to develop, manage, and sustain programs to make poverty history.

Requirements of Service:

• Must be at least 18 years old, no upper age limit

• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident

• Pass a criminal history review

• Must be able to serve one year (365 days) full time assignment with 24/7 availability, though will commonly serve during the standard 40-hour workweek.

Benefits of Service:

• Living stipend of $983/month

• Student loan forbearance with interest paid

• Healthcare

• Relocation stipend, if eligible

• Childcare allowance, if eligible

• Choice of the Segal Education award ($5,765) or end of service stipend ($1,500)

• Firsthand experience in a nonprofit agency

• Post-service federal employment incentives and opportunities

How to Apply:

• Research the VISTA North Texas project at www.VISTANorthTexas.com

• Follow the link to apply to this service listing in the AmeriCorps Portal:

  https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=64708&fromSearch=true

• Create a Profile. This is where you will enter basic information about yourself and create a profile on my.americorps.gov.

• Complete an Application. The application asks for detailed information about your education, work and volunteer history, 2 references, etc.
  
  *Qualifying applicants will be contacted by both AmeriCorps VISTA North Texas staff and the partnering agency for interviews before final decisions are made.