HandsOn VISTA - Welcome to America Project - Career Bridging
Serve with the Welcome to America Project (WTAP) as a part of the HandsOn VISTA Team!
**ABOUT THE SITE AND THE ROLE: See ‘Members Duties’ below.
About HandsOn Greater Phoenix:
For nearly 30 years, HandsOn Greater Phoenix has worked with nonprofits, Title I schools, neighborhood associations and government entities to assess and meet the volunteer needs of the Greater Phoenix area. The HandsOn VISTA program supports members at multiple placement sites across the valley. Our VISTA members enable our community service partners to expand capacity and build infrastructure by creating the processes and tools needed to effectively access and utilize valuable resources. HandsOn VISTA members will improve capacity for leading communities during and beyond their terms of service by developing their knowledge, skills, and abilities related to volunteering, civic engagement, and other areas. In addition to the site-specific work of the individual role all of our VISTA members: participate in 2 AmeriCorps of Service, lead projects at 2 HandsOn community service days, attend monthly VISTA team trainings with the other HandsOn VISTA members, and monthly community volunteering project opportunities.
**PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS TO THIS POSITION ARE BEING CONSIDERED ON A ROLLING BASIS. PLEASE APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR BEST CONSIDERATION. VISIT https://www.handsonphoenix.org/beaVISTA FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Member Duties :
Join The Welcome to America Project to help build organizational capacity to scale Career Bridging efforts and increase job readiness for refugees. In 2024, Arizona resettled more refugees than ever before while public assistance continues to decline. WTAP fills critical gaps by strengthening sustainable programs that support refugee stability and self-sufficiency. The VISTA will focus on capacity building by developing core program infrastructure and documentation; formalizing partnerships with community organizations; improving sourcing and operational systems for the Bike Program; strengthening volunteer training and coordination systems; enhancing warehouse efficiency materials; creating standardized case-note frameworks; and developing tools to track program metrics and outcomes. These efforts will enable WTAP to scale impact, improve refugee self-sufficiency, and deepen community engagement.
The future member should have some background with Google Suite, working in communities, bilingual in English and any of the following languages: Dari, Pashto, Arabic, Swahili, Rohingya, Spanish, Somali, Kinyarwanda and/or a knowledge of refugee communities but not required.
**Apply at https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=128272 to be considered faster!
Program Benefits:
Childcare assistance if eligible. Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, Professional Development Training, Health Coverage*, Living Allowance, $100 per/Qt grocery card, Relocation Allowance.
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit: