Available Positions

AmeriCorps VISTA offers two terms of service: Summer Associates and Year-Long Assignments. All positions are 40-hours a week and all come with an end-of-service choice between an education award and a cash stipend, though the amounts differ.

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SUMMER ASSOCIATES

Summer Associates serve 10-week terms. They do direct service as in "hands on work", whereas year-long members perform indirect service as in capacity building. Summer Associates receive a monthly living allowance of $1,358 and an end-of-service choice between an education award of $1,289.95 OR cash stipend of $345.80.

Recruitment for 2019 Summer Associates has ended. Check back in March 2020 for new postings!

YEAR-LONG POSITIONS

Year-Long AmeriCorps VISTA members serve for a full year and perform indirect service such as resource development and program coordination. Members receive a monthly living allowance of $1,333 and an end-of-service choice between an education award of $6,095 or cash stipend of $1,800. They also receive childcare assistance (if eligible), relocation allowance (if moving 50+ miles) and health care coverage/allowance.

Service begins on Monday, July 8, 2019 and ends on Monday, July 6, 2020.

All positions must be filled by Friday, June 14, 2019. APPLY NOW!

Love INC Development & Communications Coordinator

The VISTA will lay the foundation for the expansion of Love INC’s anti-poverty programs.

Activities will include:
•Develop an annual fundraising schedule of events
•Assist with grant writing to build financial capacity for anti-poverty programs
•Assist in the development of marketing materials and outreach events to reach people experiencing poverty

Learn more about Love INC HERE.

Fairbanks Rescue Mission Permanent Housing Project Coordinator

The VISTA will help create an effective permanent housing option for vulnerable citizens.

Activities will include:
• Evaluate current Joshua Community project status to fully understand the mission, scope, and history of the project
• Assess other local recovery housing programs to clarify the niche of services the Joshua Community project will provide and ensure there is not a duplication of services
• Produce a funding plan for the Joshua Community project

Learn more about FRM HERE.

 Boys & Girls Club Teen & Volunteer Outreach Coordinator 

The VISTA will serve in the closing phase of the VISTA project.

Activities will include:
• Review project information from first two years of VISTA support to determine if any additional anti-poverty programs could be added this year or if any previously established programs need to be strengthened
• Compare current anti-poverty programs with programs at other BGC locations across the country to ensure teen programming aligns with national priorities
• Assist with grant writing for anti-poverty programs

Learn more about BGC HERE.

FSWCD Development Coordinator

The VISTA will serve in the closing phase of the VISTA project with the Fairbanks Soil & Water Conservation District.

Activities will include:
• Compare current anti-poverty programs with programs at other food security projects across the country to determine if any of the other programs could/should be replicated in the low-income neighborhoods of South Fairbanks
• Develop a “Start to finish” beginner gardener’s handbook, which was identified as a poverty alleviating measure for low-income families by previous VISTA
• Train FSWCD staff and volunteers on fundraising strategies to ensure the sustainability of anti-poverty programs beyond VISTA project

Learn more about FSWCD HERE.

Library Services Coordinator

The first year of this project identified that to best provide these resources, the library needs to connect its patrons with local social service organizations, provide increased literacy opportunities, and assist in job readiness programming. This second year of the project will explore building the capacity to implement such programs.

Activities will include:
​• Develop, plan, and implement programming that maximizes the library’s ability to provide informational, educational, recreational, and research needs of the community.
• Help develop programs for low-income pre-K, teens, seniors, and job seekers with additional literacy programming and access to resources.
• Collaborate with community to further build bridges to access.

​Learn more about FNSB libraries HERE.

FSWCD Project Development Specialist

The Fairbanks Soil & Water Conservation District is currently developing a vertical urban farming project modeled after the Seeds of Change program in Anchorage, AK. This program provides young adults that are experiencing homelessness with employment and life skills training, while growing fresh produce for the community. The Fairbanks vertical urban farm program seeks to provide similar services through a partnership with the Fairbanks Youth Advocates, Fairbanks Food Bank, and a NASA funded urban gardening project. The Project Development Specialist VISTA will help with the initiation phase of the project.

Activities will include:
• Refining the scope of the project
• Developing a project funding plan 
• Assisting in community outreach for the project

​ Learn more about FSWCD HERE.

No Limits Reentry Program Associate

The primary objective of this VISTA project is to help develop No Limits’ anti-poverty/anti-opioid programming including Home Free, their Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) program for people experiencing chronic homelessness.

Activities will include:
• Engage other key local stakeholders to bring additional services to the project
• Develop a fundraising schedule of events designed to create financial stability for No Limits’ programs
• Assist with the development of the organizational marketing plan & social media campaign

Learn more about No Limits HERE.

All applications must go through my.americorps.gov.
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