The Florida Campus Compact (FL|CC) VISTA Initiative places VISTA members at colleges, universities, and community-based organizations across Florida. These VISTA members are successfully building bridges between the classrooms and communities by connecting educators, students, and community partners to improve education and address societal needs through service-learning, applied civic education, and engaged citizenship. Students are learning from being engaged in meaningful service opportunities that create positive change in communities.
Requirements:
- Must have completed at least one year of AmeriCorps*VISTA service
Duties:
- Organizing and conducting project trainings
- Coordinate technical assistance to VISTA members
- Develop educational resources for VISTA members
- Foster networking between VISTA members, host sites, and others
- Marketing
- VISTA member recruitment
- Project host site recruitment
- Assist project supervisor with site visits
- Document sustainability of project sites
VISTA Leader Development Requirements:
- Complete VISTA Leader Training
- Complete orientation to FL|CC
- Develop and maintain a service portfolio
- Participate in weekly meetings with FL|CC VISTA Director
- Complete VISTA Leader six month evaluation
- Participate in exit interview at end of service
For more information, please contact:
Kimberly Jaeger
FL|CC AmeriCorps*VISTA Initiative
AmeriCorps*VISTA Leader
(850) 487-0262
kjaeger {at} admin.fsu(.)edu
www.americorps.gov
www.floridacompact.org
