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UNO Social Mobility Pathways Volunteer/Career Dev. VISTA

The University of Nebraska of Omaha (UNO is a metropolitan university that serves over 15,000 students, of whom 41% are first-generation, 26.4% are students of color, and/or 28% are from low-income families. At UNO, we call these students “at-promise” and know that they similarly struggle to persist and graduate compared to their peers. There are multiple recognized "high impact" strategies, such as learning communities and first-year experiences, that support the persistence and graduation rates of at-promise students and increase the likelihood of their long-term social mobility. Another is providing these students with opportunities to have meaningful, high-impact, experiential learning experiences such as volunteering, service learning, and internships that build their social capital, connect them with community leaders, and assist them in translating these experiences for their career development needs. The UNO Social Mobility Pathways Volunteer and Career Development VISTA will increase the social mobility of UNO's at-opportunity students by 1) promoting and increasing their participation in volunteerism and 2) enabling these students to build social capital and career skills knowledge that will make them successful in their job seeking. Working within UNO's Office of Engagement (engage.unomaha.edu) and under the supervision of UNO's Volunteer and Civic Engagement Coordinator, the VISTA will achieve these objectives by expanding the range of community partners who support UNO's days of service, improving how UNO shares volunteering opportunities with students, developing surveys that assess student and partner satisfaction and creating materials that promote volunteerism and career-development skills and knowledge it creates. To learn more, go to https://www.unomaha.edu/office-of-engagement/about-us/americorps-vistas-uno.php

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Member Duties : The Social Mobility Pathways Volunteer and Career Development VISTA will create promotional materials about the benefits of participating in community service for current and future at-promise UNO students. They will develop new and reestablish existing partnerships with nonprofits, especially those serving and operating in Omaha’s low-income neighborhoods. With the UNO Volunteer and Civic Engagement Coordinator (VCEC), the VISTA will identify and implement ways to collect, organize and promote volunteer opportunities from nonprofit partners to UNO students. They will assist with the planning and operation of UNO Signature Service Days. Develop and implement student and partner surveys and assessments. The VISTA will research, develop and evaluate training and resource materials that help students identify, capitalize on, and articulate the knowledge, skills, and abilities gained from experiential learning experiences to potential employers.

Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage* , Food Pantry, UNO is NSS participant , Living Allowance , Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

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

Service Areas : Education .

Skills : None



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
UNO Social Mobility Pathways Volunteer/Career Dev. VISTA

Program Start/End Date
01/03/2023 - 12/02/2023

Work Schedule	Full Time

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	NEBRASKA

Accepting Applications
From 11/18/2022 To 03/31/2023

Contact	Sara Woods
CEC 115
Omaha NE 68182
4025543914
swoods@unomaha.edu
engage.unomaha.edu

Listing ID	115764


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