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Youth Impact Coordinator MENTOR Virginia

Our vision is that every child who needs a mentor has a mentor. VISTA Members will help further our mission to provide training and technical assistance to mentors and mentoring programs and increase the quality and quantity of mentoring for Virginia's youth. As a MVA VISTA member, you will join our team of full-time VISTA Members serving throughout Virginia. MVA works with VISTA Members directly throughout their year of service by assisting with VISTA Member screening and placement at host organizations, and providing training and ongoing support. Our VISTA Members serve with partner organizations to support each organization's internal capacity focusing on: Program Development, Volunteer Recruitment, Mentor/Mentee Training, Match Support, and Resource Development. During your year of service, you will be serving to support the development of mentoring programs.

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Member Duties : Help build an equitable community by empowering youth voice and leadership. The AmeriCorps VISTA Member will build the foundation of policies and procedures for a youth advocacy council with the goal of involving youth voice and leadership across Virginia’s mentoring field. Main goals will be raising community awareness through outreach, establishing the council, supporting the council once launched, and researching funding opportunities to support the council. The VM will build relationships with schools and youth based agencies in order to recruit council members and gain feedback from community members. Establish a planning committee that involves diverse youth to collaborate on early planning and recruitment. Create orientation training for youth advisory council. Assess needs of youth advisory council and create specialized training in response to assessment. Research funders that would support youth council work and/or accept proposals from youth to fund their priorities.

Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , Childcare assistance if eligible , Training , Relocation Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Living Allowance , Health Coverage* .


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

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

Service Areas : Children/Youth , Community Outreach .

Skills : Public Speaking , Leadership , Writing/Editing , Community Organization , Youth Development , Recruitment , Communications , Computers/Technology , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Teaching/Tutoring .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Youth Impact Coordinator MENTOR Virginia

Program Start/End Date
08/29/2022 - 08/28/2023

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	VIRGINIA

Accepting Applications
From 06/14/2022 To 10/01/2022

Contact	Sindy Montalvo
201 Hull St
Richmond VA 23224
8045921041
vistaleader@mentorva.org
mentorva.org/

Listing ID	97431


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