United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
Location
Allentown, PA | United States
Job description
Please consider this exciting opportunity to contribute to our mission, gain valuable work experience and receive a small living allowance all at the same time.
All United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley AmeriCorps VISTA assignments will expand capacity towards population level goals across the region. UWGLV strives to create population level change in areas of education, food access, healthy aging and emergency services to ensure individuals who experience crisis have the supports they need to rebound. The UWGLV VISTA project focuses on strengthening the networks of providers that deliver services to address concerns and through working with UWGLV staff they support the efforts across all four-issue areas. VISTAs address issues at the programmatic and system levels seeking to identify and deal with the root causes by utilizing the collective impact framework.
An AmeriCorps VISTA assignment is a federal volunteer opportunity for which you commit to a year of service and receive a living allowance. Participants must be 18 years of age and have a combination of community service and/or equivalent college experience. They receive an end-of-service stipend or education award, health coverage, training, a relocation allowance, a living allowance and childcare assistance if eligible. The work is full-time; VISTAs are permitted to do paid part-time work during their assignment to supplement their income. Our AmeriCorps VISTAs work closely with our community impact team, assignments are based in our UW office, school districts, partner agencies and community schools.
Service Opportunity Description
The M & C Impact Collaboration VISTA will support and work with the Marketing and Communication and Impact Team to build a project planning and management infrastructure for sustainable processes to systematically share content and promote brand awareness about UWGLV's work towards its bold goals in the community. They will work with the Education team with implementing strategies to strengthen communications within Lehigh Valley Community Schools Network. The VISTA will work to create a robust by partnering with the RLV VISTA for promoting community outreach about resiliency, hope and healing. They will develop and drive promotion and brand compliance for the new UWGLV website related to AmeriCorps programs within UWGLV and partners.
This assignment is full-time and requires a 1-year commitment. The position is based at United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley.
DIVERSITY STATEMENT We believe that diversity of thought as well as cultural diversity of staff and volunteers strengthens United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley's ability to achieve its mission, vision, philosophy and values. United Way is committed to having a workforce and volunteer teams that reflect and celebrate the diversity of our community in all respects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley is an equal opportunity employer.
United Way of the Greater LV is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled
Questions: Jennifer Nicolosi, Asst. Director, AmeriCorps Programs, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, 610-807-5741 or [email protected]
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$22.89k
