Available One-Year AmeriCorps VISTA & Office Team Positions

- Read the program information section and application tips under the position announcements before applying.
- Positions open up regularly throughout the year. To see a full list of our sites, visit the Our Team page.
- Interested in being contacted when other positions become available? Complete this INTEREST SURVEY! 
SCHOOL-BASED POSITIONS (VISTA position)
These full-time, one-year AmeriCorps VISTA service positions are hosted by the Public & School Partnership (PSP) and serve youth and families in school-based settings across Cache County, UT. VISTA Members are placed in local schools to help improve and implement programs that support student academic success and attendance, college and career readiness, parent engagement, student experience, and intervention strategies. Specific activities vary by site.

​*Internship credit may be negotiated for university students (negotiated between student and university). ​

**REQUIRED IN APPLICATION, indicate up to 2 of the following where you would like to be considered for an interview: North Cache Middle School.
COMMON GROUND OUTDOOR ADVENTURES (VISTA position)
This full-time, one-year AmeriCorps VISTA position is hosted by the Public & School Partnership and is based at Common Ground Outdoor Adventures in Logan, UT. Common Ground aims to ensure that individuals with disabilities are aware of opportunities and have access to outdoor recreation. VISTA members will help build organizational capacity and ensure suitability by coordinating volunteers, acquiring funding and materials via donations and grants, and carrying out outreach strategies to increase participation in active recreation and outdoor adventure experiences for youths and adults with disabilities.
UTAH ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM (VISTA position)
This full-time, one-year AmeriCorps VISTA position is hosted by the Public & School Partnership and is based at the Utah Assistive Technology Program in the USU Center for Persons with Disabilities. The Utah Assistive Technology Program (UATP) is a federally funded program serving individuals with disabilities of all ages throughout the state of Utah. Their goal is to provide assistive technology devices and services as well as train university students, parents, children with disabilities and professional service providers about assistive technology. They coordinate their services with community organizations and others who provide independence-related supports to individuals with disabilities. The primary goal of this position is to increase outreach to Latino and Native American populations so they can learn about and access needed services.​
NORTHERN UTAH NATIVE CONNECTION (VISTA position)
This full-time, one-year AmeriCorps VISTA position is hosted by the Public & School Partnership and is based at the Northern Utah Native Connection program that serves students in Cache County, Logan City, and Box Elder school districts. VISTA members with the Northern Utah Native Connection program work during school hours of operation to help school administration, teachers, and other staff to develop programs to implement and evaluate attendance, positive behavior support, and targeted academic interventions that benefit Native students. In addition, VISTA members will work alongside students, families, school volunteers, administration, faculty, and staff to improve efforts to support the academic success and school experience of Native students. *Daily access to a reliable vehicle is required to be successful in this position.*​
LEGACY JR. HIGH (VISTA position)
This full-time, one-year AmeriCorps VISTA service position is hosted by the Public and School Partnership (PSP) and is based at Legacy Junior High School in Layton, UT. VISTA members are placed in local schools to help improve and implement programs that support student academic success and attendance by providing effective, sustainable support programs and services to students. At Legacy Jr. High, the VISTA memer(s) will accomplish this by developing and coordinating systems that track student progress and by utilizing data findings to develop and coordinate support programs and services for students who are identified as “off track” in the Summit Learning Management System. In these ways, the VISTAs at this site will serve as “Legacy Success Coordinators.”
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*Internship credit may be negotiated for university students (negotiated between student and university). ​
AGGIES ELEVATED (VISTA position)
This is full-time, one-year AmeriCorps VISTA service position is hosted by the Public and School Partnership (PSP) and is based at Aggies Elevated in Logan, UT. Aggies Elevated is an inclusive post-secondary education program for college-age students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD). Aggies Elevated acknowledges that the program fee is a barrier to education for disadvantaged students, but we cannot remain sustainable without it. The overall goal of the VISTA placement is to assist Aggies Elevated to increase capacity through outreach, awareness, and funding, with the ultimate goal of making the program more accessible and affordable to students with disabilities.
LITTLE LAMBS (VISTA position)
This full-time, one-year AmeriCorps VISTA service position is hosted by the Public and School Partnership (PSP) and is based at Little Lambs Foundation for Kids in Logan, UT. The Little Lambs Diaper Bank is committed to helping families in Cache County who need diapers and wipes. The organization distributed close to 800,000 diapers last year to low-income families and partner agencies. The goal of this VISTA position is to provide support to all aspects of the Little Lambs Diaper Bank programming. The VISTA will assist the Program Director and Executive Director in the development, improvement, and coordination and of everyday programming. The VISTA will, in turn, gain a broad exposure to the inner workings of a high-functioning nonprofit organization. ​
ZOOTAH (VISTA position)
Coming soon!
CACHE REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT CONNECTION (VISTA position)
Coming soon!
THE FAMILY PLACE UTAH (VISTA position)
Coming soon!

AmeriCorps VISTA Program & Application Information

Application Instructions: 
To apply, click on the link to the listing on the AmeriCorps Portal. This is required of all AmeriCorps VISTA Members. All successful candidates will also need to apply on the USU iCIMS site, after confirming acceptance of a hiring offer. To do this, click on the USU iCIMS link below the position description. 

If you have questions, email: giselle.bandley@usu.edu or call: (435) 797-1054. We look forward to working with you!

Benefits of a full-year VISTA service:
  • Living allowance: $1150 per 30 days for VISTA Members ($1335 per 30 days for VISTA Leaders)
  • End of service award: $6,345 education award OR $1,800 cash ($3000 cash for VISTA Leaders)
  • Relocation allowance, if relocating at least 50 miles from home of record to serve with PSP site: $750
  • ​Mileage reimbursement for all service-related travel
  • Student loan forbearance (deferment may be available through loan holder) and interest repayment (if eligible)
  • Child care (if eligible)
  • Supplemental health coverage options (not ACA-compliant)
  • Paid personal and medical leave, training, holidays
  • Valuable professional experience 
  • Non-competitive eligibility (NCE) for federal job positions following completion of service term

Minimum requirements/commitments of full-year VISTA service:
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Must hold U.S. citizenship or legal state residency status
  • 40 hours a week for entire service term
  • One-year service term (one calendar year)
  • Mandatory participation in VISTA member orientation (VMO) and PSP on-site orientation & training (OSOT) 
AmeriCorps Application Tips
(can be applied to any application, though!)
  • Update old applications if you plan on using them to apply to other positions
  • Put the email address you’ll check most regularly
  • Make sure your earliest availability date is accurate
  • Include ALL of your experience and skills (wondering if its relevant? Just put it on the application – we use the application to screen out applicants so it is better to have too much detail than not enough)
  • Include correct email addresses for references
  • Follow up with your references to complete the reference email form

Is VISTA Right For You?

Click here to learn more about the Corporation for National and Community Service, the corporation that houses AmeriCorps VISTA. To see if AmeriCorps VISTA is the right professional and personal development experience for you, please look over the help sheet below...