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Resident Engagement Coordinator, RuralEdge/VHCB

Gain valuable skills and experience while serving low income Vermonters living in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. By serving as the Resident Engagement Coordinator, you’ll gain valuable skills, exposure to leaders in the field, and experience that will strengthen your resume. RuralEdge is a non-profit affordable housing and community development corporation that has served the Northeast Kingdom for over 30 years. Our mission is to strengthen Northeast Kingdom communities, one home at a time. We are a chartered Neighborworks Member, and a participant in their Community Building & Engagement (CB&E) program. Following their model, the goal of CB&E efforts is to develop skilled, engaged resident leaders, support resident-driven groups, and facilitate community building activities. RuralEdge is about more than just housing people; once a tenant is in our property, we seek to provide everything that the individual or family needs to thrive! Service will primarily be performed in properties that have an office available, but will also require travel to and from properties and working directly with residents, and as such may require time spent outdoors and/or physical labor. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. However, as this position requires direct contact with residents, hours will vary based on resident need. As such, this position will require serving the occasional night and/or weekend. Position begins June 3, 2024 and ends August 30, 2024. This position is Quarter Time: Requires 460 hours of service for an average of 40 hours per week for 12 weeks. Member will receive a living allowance of $6,880 (pre-tax), a monthly housing allowance of $300, for a total compensation of $8,080 for the term. Member will receive an education award of $1,824.07 (pre-tax) upon successful completion of service. Full position description at https://www.vhcb.org/our-programs/vhcb-americorps

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Member Duties : • Conduct regularly scheduled community meetings at properties and conduct follow-up to ensure that Property Management and Resident Service staff provide adequate service to residents. The member will also utilize these meetings to develop programming tailored to the specific community. • Maintain regular hours at larger housing developments, offering community building events and providing service coordination services to residents. • Organize and help maintain all community gardens. • Assist in the organization and operation of the Community Leadership Institute (CLI) through Neighborworks, if applicable. • Conduct resident surveys throughout the course of the AmeriCorps term. • Represent RuralEdge at community partner meetings as needed. • Participate in all VHCB AmeriCorps Trainings, Service Days, Events, and Program Initiatives. • Engage in professional and personal development activities and networking opportunities.

Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , Health Coverage , Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible , Training .

Terms :
Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas :
Housing , Community and Economic Development , Hunger , Veterans , Children/Youth , Homelessness , Public Safety , Elder Care , Community Outreach , Neighborhood Revitalization , Health .

Skills :
Social Services , Community Organization , General Skills .

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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National

Program
Resident Engagement Coordinator, RuralEdge/VHCB

Program Start/End Date
06/03/2024 - 08/30/2024

Work Schedule	Summer

Education level
High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement
Minimum: 17 Maximum: 99

Program Locations	VERMONT

Accepting Applications
From 01/10/2024 To 06/01/2024

Contact	Aysha Charron
48 Elm St
Lyndonville VT 05851
802-473-3156
m.watt@vhcb.org
www.vhcb.org

Listing ID	100488


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