Home Delivery Coordinator at MADF (AmeriCorps VISTA)
ORGANIZATION: Greater South Sound VISTA Team
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Do you have a passion for serving your community and helping those in need? Are you interested in living/working in beautiful Washington State? Then apply to serve with the Greater South Sound VISTA Team!
Benefits for Full Year VISTA:
- Bi-weekly living allowance of $675.08 (pre-tax)
- End-of-Service Award: choice of $6,495 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award or approximately $1,800 cash stipend
- Healthcare benefits plan
- Childcare assistance, if eligible
- Loan forbearance and interest accrual payment or deferment on qualified student loans
- Service-Related Transportation
- Relocation Assistance, $750 plus mileage, if relocating more than 50 miles
- Comprehensive leave benefit
- High-quality training, orientation, and professional development
- Non-Competitive Eligibility (NCE) status for one year upon completion of service
- Unique team experience as part of United Way and AmeriCorps networks
Please apply using this link here:
https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=112279
Making a Difference Foundation (MADF) alleviates poverty by focusing on improving access for the most vulnerable populations in Pierce County: home-bound elderly or individuals with disabilities in subsidized housing who cannot come to our food bank, Eloise’s Cooking Pot, and individuals who live in underserved communities across the county. The VISTA will reduce these barriers by developing a delivery system to provide food and non-food items, including hygiene supplies, household products, and pet food. The program will be available 5 days a week during varied hours at several locations in Tacoma, WA. The VISTA will build capacity by increasing the number of clients we serve to at least 3000 and manage 50 new volunteers.
Member Duties: In this capacity-building, indirect service position, you will develop, implement, and improve Making A Difference Foundation's systems for setting up and preparing deliveries out in the community and pickups at the food bank. You will identify new sites and events where the food bank can pop up and deliver services. You will also recruit, train, and mobilize volunteer delivery drivers, strengthening our volunteer management system. The core principles of all VISTA positions are 1) a focus on ending poverty 2) empowering the community 3) building long-term solutions, and 4) capacity building for an organization, rather than providing services directly to individuals in need. This position is part of a regional cohort - Greater South Sound VISTA, which provides professional development, connection to United Way and AmeriCorps networks, and a unique team experience.
More opportunities with Greater South Sound VISTA Team
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Greater South Sound VISTA Team
Location:
3525 7th Ave SW, 201, Olympia, WA 98502, US
Mission Statement
Serve Your Community. Start Your Career. Join the Greater South Sound VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) Team.
Description
Greater South Sound VISTAs serve in the offices of our region’s public and nonprofit agencies, guided by the four Key Principles of VISTA Service: End Poverty, Build Capacity, Empower Communities, and Create Sustainable Solutions. Our Host Sites (the agencies hosting VISTAs) are spread across the Greater South Sound region, not only in Thurston County but also in Pierce, Thurston, Grays Harbor, Mason, Lewis, Jefferson, and Clallam Counties.
We’re looking for applicants of all ages, from all backgrounds, who are passionate about social justice and economic equity, self motivated, and team oriented. With VISTA, you choose where you submit your application - select the Host Sites that you’re the most passionate about. Each Host Site creates an individualized VISTA Assignment Description (VAD) to plan out the VISTA’s upcoming Year of Service, so each VISTA position is unique. Some VADs involve being out in the community regularly, whereas others might involve a lot of time in the office analyzing data or designing a website. Sample responsibilities listed in recent VADs include: developing trainings for food bank volunteers, revising policies for a shelter, creating a public awareness campaign to prevent human trafficking, writing grants for a free childcare program, and more.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4218 South Steele StreetTacoma, WA 98409
DATE POSTED
November 30, 2022
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 40 hours/week