Be the Change You Wish To See in the World!
Apply to become an AmeriCorps VISTA
with UMBC’s Service-Learning Program!
Through partnership with the Maryland-Washington, DC Campus Compact (MDCCC), the AmeriCorps VISTA position will provide leadership in the design and implementation of the Service-Learning & School-Family Connections MDCCC-VISTA project and will serve as the liaison between UMBC and its school partner. The MDCCC-VISTA will meet with teachers and administrators to devise a plan for increasing student engagement in the Homework Club and will create surveys and assessments to ensure that data is measured on a regular basis. The Information Workshops for parents will address the school’s commitment to provide school-family support. The MDCCC-VISTA will meet with school administrators and parents to create a curriculum plan for the sessions that she or he will also implement and facilitate; surveys and other assessments will be created to ensure that data from sessions is assessed. The MDCCC-VISTA will also recruit UMBC students to participate in service-learning activities that leverage the resources of the campus to meet the volunteer needs of local community programs.
What is AmeriCorps VISTA?
- AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program designed specifically to fight poverty.
- VISTA members serve as full-time volunteers, organizing and implementing programs that build the capacity of organizations while making resources available to communities in need.
What are the benefits of serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA?
- The VISTA member will receive health insurance, a travel allowance (for work-related meetings and events), and a taxable living allowance of approximately $13,000 for their year of service.
- After successfully completing the service year, the VISTA will be eligible to receive either $1,200 in cash or an AmeriCorps Education Award of $5,550 that can be used toward the repayment of student loans or school tuition.
What are the eligibility requirements to be a VISTA?
- A Bachelor’s Degree and driver’s license is required by the start of the VISTA year.
- Commitment to provide one year of full-time service (8/15/12-8/14/13).
- Desire to work on-campus and with a local school partner to combat poverty.
How can I apply?
- Complete the enclosed Intent to Apply Form and email it to Clare Greene (clare6@umbc.edu) in the Service-Learning Program at The Shriver Center at UMBC. Only emailed submissions will be accepted. Eligible applicants will be contacted for an interview.
- For more information about the AmeriCorps VISTA program, visit: http://www.americorps.gov/for_individuals/choose/vista.asp.
ALL INTENT TO APPLY FORMS MUST BE EMAILED TO clare6@umbc.edu
By 5pm on Friday, April 27th, 2012.
