Post Graduate Support Associate VISTA

Post Graduate Support Associate VISTA

Position Location/Region: Oakland, California

Date of Job Creation: August 29, 2012

Description of Women's Initiative: Women's Initiative for Self Employment provides high-potential, low-income women with the training, funding and ongoing support to start their own businesses and become financially self-sufficient. The women who go through our program significantly increase their income and assets while launching businesses, creating jobs and stimulating the local economy. We have two offices and 8 training locations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, and are expanding to New York City and Chicago.

Reports To: Successlink Specialist & Volunteer Program Manager

Interacts with: Program Director,Successlink team,Volunteer Program Manager, Oakland staff, volunteers, and clients

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

All tasks needed in support of program and in administrating systems for post graduate support and client services.

• Develop and implement training materials for new volunteers coming into SuccessLink/Avance to decrease transition time and increase support to these volunteers

• Develop a system for client case management that streamlines tracking and information sharing across the agency and ensures replicability in new markets and with new staff
• Other duties to serve the capacity of the Program Department as assigned.

Qualifications:

Skills and Abilities

• Spanish and English language fluency, required.
• High level of professionalism.
• Ability to coordinate and prioritize several tasks.
• Detail-oriented and results oriented.
• Excellent PC skills, including word processing, spreadsheet and database management programs in a Windows-type environment.
• Excellent judgment and trouble shooting skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• BA/BS or equivalent experience
• Applicants on probation at the start date of the program are disqualified from VISTA positions (see Corporation for National and Community Service rules for details)
• Must be able to demonstrate legal residency in the United States
• Sincere interest and commitment to women's issues and our mission is a must
• Good sense of humor and flexibility required

Work Schedule and Hours:

• Full-time 40 hours/week for 12-months beginning January 2013 (likely and subject to change due to budgeting)
• Some nights and weekends required

AMERICORPS VISTA OVERVIEW AND SALARY DETAILS:

AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program designed specifically to fight poverty. Founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965 and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993, VISTA has been on the front lines in the fight against poverty in America for more than 40 years.

Each VISTA member makes a year-long, full-time commitment to serve on a specific project at a nonprofit organization or public agency. In return for their service, AmeriCorps VISTA members receive a modest living allowance and health benefits during their service, and have the option of receiving a $5,550 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award or a $1,500 stipend after completing their service. About 6,500 VISTAs are placed each year in more than 1,200 projects in low-income communities around the country.

For more information about VISTA, living stipends, and benefits, please create an account and visit VISTA campus: http://vistacampus.org/course/view.php?id=37&page=7

HOW TO APPLY:

This application is in three parts – if you wish to be considered, please complete all three parts.

Part 1: You must apply for this position through the following web site:

https://my.americorps.gov/mp/login.do

Under the SEARCH Button, click on "advanced opportunity search". Fill in the fields as such:

PROGRAM TYPE: AmeriCorps VISTA

STATE: California

PROGRAM NAME: Position Title

• Program Evaluation Analyst VISTA
• Program Evaluation Associate VISTA
• Marketing Associate VISTA
• Outreach Coordinator VISTA
• Post Graduate Support Associate VISTA
• Volunteer Program Associate VISTA

Hit Apply Now to apply for the position.

Part 2: Complete our short supplemental application: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dEpRVl9UUjNsLXNMdWxkbDBUVmdQX2c6MQ#gid=0

Part 3: Send a resume and cover letter detailing your interest to ktaylor@womensinitiative.org.

Women's Initiative invests a substantial amount of agency resources into our VISTA programming and are committed to pursuing excellence in this program. We acknowledge this is a lengthy application process, but each person who completes all three parts will be invited to an initial phone interview.

For more information, please contact:

Katie Taylor

Research Assistant and Volunteer Program Manager

ktaylor@womensinitiative.org

No calls please – we strive to reply to each interested person, but due to volume may not be able to respond to your inquiry. We recommend you apply if interested and go through the preliminary screening process in which you'll have the chance to ask questions about the position.