CPDC VISTA Member

Save to Favorites

Apply now for a 2019 VISTA service position opening at CPDC. Are you interested in national service, affordable housing, volunteering as a mission-critical strategy for program delivery? If so, CPDC is currently recruiting for a VISTA Member to serve within our organization. We will be hosting a VISTA member from Feb 2019 - Feb 2020 to help expand our volunteer engagement strategy to deliver our best in class resident services model to a growing number of affordable housing communities in our portfolio.

To apply for the position click here. To find out more about VISTA service click here. For specific questions about how the VISTA member will impact CPDC, email us at aevans@cpdc.org

As a CPDC ServcieWorks VISTA Member, you will customize a promotional/recruitment strategy that will build CPDC Vol Eng. relationship with the community and build relationships across residents within a community. As a VISTA you will engage volunteers to support training provisions and long-term program sustainability.

-------------------- other information on this opportunity --------------------

Member Activities:

1. Customize a promotional/recruitment strategy that will build CPDC Vol Eng. relationship with the community and build relationships across residents within a community.
2. Host informal gatherings to meet residents and understand their interests and ideas for positive action they can take to support existing community programming or create new opportunities.
3. Find alignment between assessment phase data about site needs and resources and the expressed interest and needs of residents to identify initial volunteer opportunities for communities.
4. Recruit and orient volunteers to support these roles, utilizing existing tools but assessing where customizing and adaptations to the tool and process may be recommended going forward.
5. Connect volunteers to CPDC Volunteer Engagement service opportunities (Dr. Suess Day, Back-to-school backpack drives, JoyMaker holiday giving events)
6. Identify learning opportunities for the growth and development of the developing volunteer corps and identified potential volunteer leaders.
   • Create a list of partners/training offerings relevant to the associated volunteer action of the volunteer corps.
   • Develop new partnerships where needed to meet the existing or ongoing development needs of volunteers.
   • Ensure that needed workshops get facilitated at the annual CPDC Volunteer Leadership Summit each Sept/Oct.

Qualifications:

Public speaking or an interest in developing this skill

• Interpersonal skills (emotional intelligence)

• Strong organizational skills

• Case management experience (preferred)

• Communication both written and verbal

• Critical thinking

• Curiosity and willingness to learn

• Adaptability and flexibility

• Interest in, and ideally some experience working with, highly diverse populations of young adults from low-income backgrounds

• Previous experience recruiting, training, or coordinating volunteers a plus

• Attention to detail and experience organizing events

  Required Terms of Service:

• One year of service: New positions begin February 1, 2019. The term of service will end February 1, 2020.

• Full Time Service: Minimum of 35 hours per week, however all VISTAs follow organization policies and likely will serve an average of 40 hours per week, with increased hours at times.

• Must be 18 years or older, successfully complete a National Sex Offender and fingerprint criminal history search, and be a US citizen or lawful permanent citizen of the US.

  Compensation & Benefits:

• VISTA Living Allowance - The Living Allowance is paid bi-weekly via direct deposit from CNCS. The living allowance is based on the poverty income level in the county in which you are serving and is around $15,000 per year before taxes for CPDC’s Silver Spring, MD placement. The living allowance is subject to federal taxes; you may also be required to pay state taxes, however, they will not be taken out of each check, and rather are assessed via the year-end tax process.

• Health Benefit - All VISTAs receive a basic health benefit at no charge. This benefit is only available to the VISTA. Additional details can be found at http://americorps.sevencorners.com/.

• Child Care - VISTAs may be eligible for child care assistance, depending on income level and state requirements. For more information, go to www.1stFinancialAssociates.com.

• Education Award or Cash Stipend - After completion of a successful term of service, AmeriCorps VISTAs are eligible for either a $5,550 education award (can only earn two) or a cash stipend of $1500. Both are taxed, the education award upon use, and the cash stipend upon provision.

• Loan Forbearance or Deferment - VISTA members are potentially eligible for loan forbearance, interest payment, and/or some federal loan cancellation. It is the VISTA member’s responsibility to determine their loan eligibility for these benefits; not all loan providers recognize AmeriCorps service as a viable reason for forbearance or deferment - many private loans do not. Candidates should contact their loan providers before beginning service. For more information, you can visit the following sites: http://www.americorps.gov/help/vistahandbook/chapter6.html http://www.americorps.gov/for_individuals/benefits/benefits_ed_award.asp.

  For specific questions contact: Adia Evans, Volunteer Engagement Associate at aevans@cpdc.org

  To apply: Complete an application here.