PSP has several VISTA positions available!
Read the program information section 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 positions become available? Complete this interest survey!*
*Interested in being contacted when positions become available? Complete this interest survey!*
Current Openings
VISTA LEADER (VISTA position)
This full-time, one-year VISTA position is based at the main office of the Public & School Partnership at Utah State University. The mission of the Public & School Partnership (PSP) is to connect community members to the education, resources, and opportunities they need to elevate themselves and their neighbors out of poverty. The VISTA Leader position is a unique
position because it contributes to this goal by serving as a guide, liaison, advocate, and resource for PSP’s VISTA members, ensuring that they have a successful year of VISTA service, as measured by VISTA satisfaction, client and site satisfaction, and various performance measures and outcomes.
*REQUIRED: To serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA Leader, all applicants must have completed the equivalent of at least 1 full-time service term with: AmeriCorps VISTA (1 full service term), AmeriCorps (1700-hour service term), OR Peace Corps (1 full service term)*
Successful completion of a one-year service term qualifies all VISTA members and VISTA Leaders for one of two end of service options. VISTA Leaders can choose between an education award of $6195 or a cash stipend of $3000 (direct deposit). The pay, a living stipend, is $1242 per month for VISTA Leaders serving with PSP.
- Apply on the AmeriCorps Portal here!
- Apply on the USU Jobs site here!
This full-time, one-year VISTA position is based at the main office of the Public & School Partnership at Utah State University. The mission of the Public & School Partnership (PSP) is to connect community members to the education, resources, and opportunities they need to elevate themselves and their neighbors out of poverty. The VISTA Leader position is a unique
position because it contributes to this goal by serving as a guide, liaison, advocate, and resource for PSP’s VISTA members, ensuring that they have a successful year of VISTA service, as measured by VISTA satisfaction, client and site satisfaction, and various performance measures and outcomes.
*REQUIRED: To serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA Leader, all applicants must have completed the equivalent of at least 1 full-time service term with: AmeriCorps VISTA (1 full service term), AmeriCorps (1700-hour service term), OR Peace Corps (1 full service term)*
Successful completion of a one-year service term qualifies all VISTA members and VISTA Leaders for one of two end of service options. VISTA Leaders can choose between an education award of $6195 or a cash stipend of $3000 (direct deposit). The pay, a living stipend, is $1242 per month for VISTA Leaders serving with PSP.
- Apply on the AmeriCorps Portal here!
- Apply on the USU Jobs site here!
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: $1042 per month
- End of service award: $6,195 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
- Commitment: One-year service term (one calendar year)
- Mandatory participation in VISTA member orientation (VMO) and PSP on-site orientation & training (OSOT)
Application Tips
- 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 are using your application to screen out applicants so 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...
