South Carolina Campus Compact is currently recruiting for institutions throughout the state! SCCC VISTAs come from a variety of backgrounds with different professional goals, but all are prepared to take leadership roles in planning and managing projects and inspiring students, faculty, staff and community members to take action together. SCCC VISTAs act as change agents on their prescribed campus and in the surrounding community and have a demonstrated commitment to community service, service-learning, or social justice. SCCC looks for candidates with strong written and verbal communication skills who will empower communities, leverage institutional resources, and build capacity for sustainable social change. South Carolina Campus Compact sponsors AmeriCorps*VISTAs on member campuses throughout the South Carolina. The VISTAs respond to the needs in the community surrounding the college or university in which they serve and mobilize student volunteers to make an impact both on campus and in the community. It is required that VISTAs have a Bachelors or Associates degree. Personal transportation may be required based on the location of placement. South Carolina Campus Compact (SCCC) is a coalition of 16 South Carolina colleges and universities working to promote and develop the civic purposes of higher education. SCCC aims to improve the ability of higher education institutions to partner with their communities to collectively impact community needs and provide real world learning for college students through community service and service learning opportunities. SCCC is a member of National Campus Compact, a coalition of 1,100 college and university presidents – representing some 6 million students! To learn more about SCCC’s VISTA program, please contact the state VISTA project supervisor, Kim Keel, at keelk {at} winthrop(.)edu.
Member Duties: All SCCC VISTAs work with their campus to: Buildwe campus-community partnerships; Identify local poverty-related community needs; Facilitate programs that impact low-income populations; Mobilize student volunteers; Educate students, staff, faculty, and the community at large about service learning. Other responsibilities will vary among member institutions and will be outlined in site specific position descriptions.
Program Benefits:
Childcare assistance if eligible, Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, Education award upon successful completion of service, Health Coverage, Living Allowance, Relocation Allowance, Training.
Terms:
Prohibits paid work outside of the sponsoring agency at any time.
Service Areas:
Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Children/Youth, Education, Hunger, Homelessness.
Skills:
Counseling, Communications, Community Organization, Computers/Technology, Conflict Resolution, Education, Fund raising/Grant Writing, Leadership, Public Health, Public Speaking, Recruitment, Teaching/Tutoring, Writing/Editing, Youth Development
View the full position listing on My AmeriCorps: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=35468
