Education & Workforce Development Coordinator VISTA

Save to Favorites

Recruiting Organization: IndyEast Promise Zone - John Boner Neighborhood Centers

Collaborate across sectors, connect with community, and develop professionally as you help improve quality of life and accelerate revitalization at the IndyEast Promise Zone!

Promise Zones are high-poverty, high capacity communities where the federal government works with local leaders to increase efforts and achieve neighborhood-created goals and priorities over a ten-year period. Established in 2015, the IndyEast Promise Zone has worked across sectors to improve the quality of life and accelerate revitalization on the Eastside of Indianapolis, Indiana. Over the next several years, the IndyEast Promise Zone, neighborhood residents, and implementation partners will work to carry out activities and interventions while leveraging new opportunities. VISTA members will work with our well-established community development team throughout their term of service and get connected with partners at all levels (neighborhood, city, state, and federal) while receiving professional development. Learn more here.

The Education & Workforce Development Coordinator will work with Promise Zone Director and local leaders to promote entrepreneurship, job training, and education on the Eastside of Indianapolis. The Education & Workforce Development Coordinator will facilitate steering committees and workgroups that focus on developing vibrant neighborhood zones of business activity and commerce as well as ensure that all residents receive exceptional education throughout their lives. To accomplish this, the Education & Workforce Development Coordinator will collaborate with nonprofits, businesses, and local government to plan and implement strategies that engage the community in education and workforce initiatives. The Education & Workforce Development Coordinator will act as a bridge between residents, local organizations, and the Promise Zone while researching best practices, planning activities, and developing partnerships to support education and workforce goals.

Please apply to this position though the AmeriCorps listing.

Stipend ProvidedFalse

Training ProvidedFalse

Housing AvailableFalse

Language/Cultral Support AvailableFalse

Wheelchair AccessibleFalse

Fee RequiredFalse

Fee Amount: None

This opportunity is recurring