Community Outreach & Early Childhood Engagement AmeriCorps VISTA

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Help Others & Make a Difference * Earn Money for College

Thirty-seven million Americans live in poverty. Through AmeriCorps VISTA, you can make a tangible difference. Become an AmeriCorps VISTA at the United Way of Northern Utah. AmeriCorps VISTA is a national program where community members have the opportunity to serve in local nonprofits, full-time for one year helping to eliminate poverty. In return for service, members receive a living allowance, a healthcare allowance, and other benefits. An AmeriCorps VISTA position is open in Ogden, Utah to help promote specific Early Childhood Education Programs through home visitations, volunteer recruitment. VISTA is needed to start as soon as possible. The position is a full-year commitment.

Job Description:-

• Create a DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) improvement and outreach plan to ensure that the program is educated on local agencies that serve culturally diverse populations of individuals and implement practices into the Welcome Baby Program that will ensure a more effective method of serving families who are not natively English-speaking.
• Create a robust outreach and recruitment plan to enroll 18 AmeriCorps State and National members into the Welcome Baby Program, to serve as Home Visitation Coordinators in Box Elder, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, and Summit counties.
• Create a training outline to ensure a smooth and thorough rollout of new program curriculum guidebooks in Weber County for home visitors with Spanish-speaking families.
• Create an annual training plan for home visitors to ensure access to relevant early childhood education topics, as well as community resources that are available for the families that they serve.
• Attend community events to market the Welcome Baby Program to potential program families, volunteers, and community partners.
• Support the Community Outreach Coordinator with ongoing projects such as donations, community events, and partner outreach.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Monthly living allowance of $1,375 (for a yearly total of $16,500).
• Education award of $6,345 at the end of service year to use toward payment of student loans or future tuition, fees, and/or books at a college, university, or trade school. If the member is over the age of 55, they may gift their education award to a child or grandchild. All members can receive forbearance of payments on current student loans during their year of service.
• Health care reimbursement assistance
• Childcare assistance, as needed
• Ongoing professional training and support
• Members develop excellent management and organizational skills
• The chance to make a difference in the lives of many babies and families in our community.

-Can count what hours you need of the position towards an internship
For more information: contact Kristin Thacker at kthacker@uwnu.org, 801-399-5584.