Available Positions
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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!
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 of $0.40 a mile & settling-in allowance of $750 (if moving 50+ miles) and health care coverage/allowance.
Fairbanks year-long VISTAs also receive a cold weather gear allowance of $275. Purchases must be made in the first 30 days of service and can include cold weather clothing and engine block heaters.
Service begins on Monday, August 19, 2019 and ends on Monday, August 17, 2020.
Accepting applications until Wednesday, July 24, 2019. APPLY NOW!
Fairbanks year-long VISTAs also receive a cold weather gear allowance of $275. Purchases must be made in the first 30 days of service and can include cold weather clothing and engine block heaters.
Service begins on Monday, August 19, 2019 and ends on Monday, August 17, 2020.
Accepting applications until Wednesday, July 24, 2019. APPLY NOW!
Fairbanks Rescue Mission Permanent Housing Project Coordinator
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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. |
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Boys & Girls Club Teen & Volunteer Outreach Coordinator
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The VISTA will serve in the closing phase of the VISTA project.
CANDIDATES MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. 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. |
FNSB Public Library Services Coordinator
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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. |
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No Limits Reentry Program Associate
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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. |
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Northern Hope Center Development Coordinator
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The primary goal for the Development Coordinator VISTA position is to increase the Northern Hope Center’s (NHC) organizational capacity and the sustainability of the only drop in center in the community for people suffering from mental illness. The Development Coordinator VISTA will identify, recommend, and seek out new sources of revenue for the NHC to strengthen the sustainability.
Activities will include: • Identify and create a list of recommended training needed to implement the peer-support programming improvements approved by the Site Supervisor • Coordinate peer-support training and train the trainer courses to ensure the required training is sustainable beyond the VISTA term • Research effective fundraising practices Learn more about NHC HERE. |
Restore Inc. Development & Communications Coordinator
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The VISTA will help Restore Inc expand its anti-poverty programs to better assist those in need overcome their barriers to housing, employment, and behavioral health services. The VISTA will help develop Restore Inc’s sustainability plan and perform community outreach to build capacity in conjunction with the sustainability plan.
Activities will include: • Research evidence-based best practices for anti-poverty programming • Engage other key local stakeholders to bring additional services to the project • Develop a fundraising schedule of events designed to create financial stability for Restore Inc.’s programs Learn more about Restore Inc. HERE. |
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Fairbanks Reentry Coalition Program Associate
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The Reentry Program Associate will help build the Fairbanks Reentry Coalition’s capacity to support increased anti-poverty and anti-opioid programming for returning citizens (community members returning from incarceration). The VISTA will assist the coalition in strengthening the continuum of care for reentrants with a history or risk of opioid use disorder. The VISTA will also assist the coalition in developing a Bridges Out of Poverty program for returning citizens.
Activities will include: • Research anti-opioid programming best practices for returning citizens • Assist the Reentry Work Groups develop new programs or services to address identified gaps • Assist in grant writing as applicable to build financial capacity for the programs Learn more about the Reentry Coalition HERE. |
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