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HandsOn VISTA - City of Phoenix - Office ofPublic Health

Serve with the City of Phoenix, Public Health Office 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.

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Member Duties : Join the City of Phoenix: Public Health Office to launch substance abuse prevention programing in one of the most heavily impacted communities in America! In all ages, PHX leads the county in overdose deaths, & you can help reverse that trend. Designing systems, tools/templates that promote youth programs to increase engagement in substance use prevention education programs. Create internal frameworks, process maps, or workflow guides that staff & partners to coordinate youth prevention efforts increasing school engagement for opioid & substance use prevention. Ensuring all public engagement, youth outreach, coalition/community participation & promotional activities are explicitly assigned to staff. The future member should have background in public health, school-based programing, and/or working with teenage youth engagement. Spanish and/or a knowledge of Phoenix school systems is helpful but not required.

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


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/.

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

Service Areas : Health , Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development .

Skills : General Skills , Conflict Resolution , Leadership , Community Organization , Computers/Technology , Public Speaking , Communications , Public Health , Team Work .



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Program Type:

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

HandsOn VISTA - City of Phoenix - Office ofPublic Health

Program Start/End Date

03/09/2026 - 03/08/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

College graduate

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

ARIZONA Phoenix/Mesa

Languages

English

Accepting Applications

From 01/07/2026 To 02/13/2026

Contact

Epiphany Jones

1125 E Southern Ave

Mesa AZ 85204

6238886389

epiphany@handsonphoenix.org

https://www.handsonphoenix.org/beavista

Listing ID

128271


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