VISTA positions for One Island Sustainable Living Center : 2013-2016
Next anticipated application cycle will be open August-September 2013
How it Works
Positions
Outreach and Volunteer Development. This position will strategize with the two VISTA project directors to develop and deliver a clear set of services. The goals of the position are to: identify methods for attracting and retaining volunteers for the food system, sustainability programs, and administrative efforts of the organization. The VISTA will work with the directors and the on-the-ground project managers to differentiate between occasional, short term and long term volunteer assignments and analyze potential sources for volunteers accordingly. With a strategic plan in place, they will proceed to contact potential outreach opportunities and arrange to make presentations or send materials that introduce the volunteer opportunities that One Island offers. These may range from several hours a year, to ninety day residential, to year round regular participation. Examples of volunteer positions include: No Fruit Left Behind gleaning team members, school garden assistants, One Island facility interns, academic institution field study students, retired individuals with administrative capacities. The VISTA will develop and demonstrate outreach, recruiting, activity support and retention methods that will formalize our volunteer program techniques and provide us with a lasting model for volunteer relationship building.
Required skills: strong verbal and written communication, interest in sustainability practices, ability to work in a collaborative team structure and take responsibility for self-directed tasks with reliable deliverables, sensitivity to multi-ethnic and multi-generational environments, experience in community service and social change settings from both volunteer and project service sides, basic word and excel skills, basic online social networking skills and content development (Facebook, blogs, web sites), proven time management in at least one 2-year position. Agricultural experience a bonus, or at least willingness to learn agricultural systems.
Outreach and Partner Development. This position will strategize with the two VISTA project directors to develop and deliver a clear set of services. The goals of the position are to: identify potential new partnerships at the local, county, state, national and international levels. To devise a strategic outreach campaign that introduces One Island’s mission and programming to these potential partners, and to assist the directors in contacting these partners to open discussions of new collaborative opportunities. With a strategic plan in place, proceed to identify partners who are potential local program collaborators for direct services, potential grant proposal activity partners for obtaining project funding, potential grants funding sources from private foundation, county and state sources, or who are potential annual program and revenue generating partners bringing mainland education groups to use our facility and resources. VISTA volunteer will take a leadership role in preparing for partner events and managing actual events and volunteers assisting with events.
Required skills: strong attention to detail, time management and project tracking, excellent verbal and written communication, interest in sustainability practices, experience with inter-agency projects and techniques, ability to work in a collaborative team structure and take responsibility for self-directed tasks with reliable deliverables, sensitivity to multi-ethnic and multi-generational environments, experience in community service and social change settings from both volunteer and project service sides, basic word and excel skills, basic online social networking skills and content development (Facebook, blogs, web sites), proven time management in at least one 2-year position. Donor, grant writing and/or fundraising, and events management experience a bonus.
How to Apply
First, let us know you are interested in applying so we can put you on the announcement list once the positions are open.
Email to oneislandganesh@gmail.com
Then go online to the AmeriCorps web site and register as an applicant. You will find that the One Island Project is listed under ‘not currently accepting applications’ and that status will change as the application period draws near.
Applications for 2014 are projected to be due by September 1, 2013
Applications for 2015 are projected to be due by September 1, 2014
