PSP has several VISTA positions available!
Read the program information section under the position announcements before applying. Are you interested in applying for one of our positions but not sure if AmeriCorps VISTA is right for you? Check out our "Is VISTA Right For You" help sheet at the bottom of this page!
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1. THE FAMILY PLACE (VISTA position)
This full-time, one-year AmeriCorps VISTA position is hosted by the Public & School Partnership and is based at The Family Place in Logan, UT. The VISTA member will support development efforts via fundraising and event coordination. VISTA will collaborate with the Development Department with marketing, social media, and maintaining donor relations associated with events and development efforts. The Family Place is looking for a candidate who will create awareness and is personable, persuasive, and able to communicate the organization’s needs. - Apply on the AmeriCorps Portal here! - Apply on the USU Jobs site here! (if successfully hired) 4. BRIDGERLAND LITERACY (VISTA position)
The goal of the VISTA member’s work at Bridgerland Literacy is to build a sustainable framework for the continued successful functioning of Bridgerland Literacy. This will be accomplished by developing systems to: recruit and train new volunteers, recruit and intake new students, create targeted marketing strategies, and create new funding streams. Bridgerland Literacy offers free tutoring in reading and writing to adult learners who are conversational in English. Volunteers are matched with a student for one-on-one tutoring in an open, safe, and confidential environment. Tutor training and teaching materials are provided at no cost. By improving literacy skills, individuals can function more efficiently and find more fulfillment in their lives. Learn more about us in the video below. Bridgerland Literacy has recently partnered with Utah State University’s Center for Persons with Disabilities to provide expanded services to Cache Valley residents. - Apply on the AmeriCorps Portal here! - Apply on the USU Jobs site here! (if successfully hired) |
2. COMMON GROUND (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. - Apply on the AmeriCorps Portal here! - Apply on the USU Jobs site here! (if successfully hired) |
3. SCHOOL-BASED SITES (VISTA position)
These full-time, one-year AmeriCorps VISTA service positions are hosted by the Public & School Partnership (PSP) and serve disadvantaged youth and families in northern Utah. 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. PSP's school-based service positions are located in Cache and Box Elder counties. At this time, open positions include: Box Elder Middle School (Brigham City, UT) * Internship credit may be negotiated for university students. - Apply on the AmeriCorps Portal here! - Apply on the USU Jobs site here! (if successfully hired) |
General VISTA Position & 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 Jobs site, after confirming acceptance of a hiring offer. To do this, click on the USU Jobs link below the position description. You will need a cover letter, a resume, and references.
If you have questions, email: pspvista.ut@gmail.com or call: (435) 797-0633. We look forward to working with you!
Benefits of A Full-Year VISTA Service:
Minimum requirements of Full-Term VISTA Service:
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 Jobs site, after confirming acceptance of a hiring offer. To do this, click on the USU Jobs link below the position description. You will need a cover letter, a resume, and references.
If you have questions, email: pspvista.ut@gmail.com or call: (435) 797-0633. We look forward to working with you!
Benefits of A Full-Year VISTA Service:
- Living allowance: $1026 per month
- End of service award: $6,095 education award OR $1,800 cash
- Mileage reimbursement for 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 of Full-Term VISTA Service:
- US Citizen over the age of 18
- Work week: 40 hours a week (M-F, some weekends possible)
- Commitment: One-year service term (one calendar year)
- Mandatory participation in VISTA service orientation (VSO) and PSP on-site orientation & training (OSOT)
* Interested in hosting an full-term AmeriCorps VISTA member with the Public & School Partnership during the 2018-2019 school year? Click here to learn how you can join our team as a VISTA site!
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...
