About the position
The AARP Foundation Experience Corps VISTA will build the capacity of Experience Corps by optimizing the volunteer experience, maximizing student data attendance, creating policies, procedures or enhancing technological components of the AARP Foundation Experience Corps program to streamline operations and better position for growth. As a result of the VISTA member's service, program capacity will be increased to better serve those living in poverty. The VISTA will ensure Experience Corps tutors, students and families are provided with needed equipment and guidance and that all information is secure. The VISTA could collect and input data, ensure all materials including guidelines, policies and procedures, databases and inventories are accessible for those assuming responsibilities in addition to reporting on response tracking, answer times and success rates.
Responsibilities
- Collect and input data or ensure all materials including guidelines, policies and procedures, databases and inventories are accessible for those assuming responsibilities.
- Ensure participants are provided with needed equipment and guidance and that all information-including training and tracking modules-is secure.
- Update systems needing to be addressed.
- Monitor AARP Foundation Experience Corps structured sessions to see the program in action.
- Take notes on sessions to provide feedback upon request.
- Incorporate knowledge of the community into understanding of activities and report on what is observed.
- Provide feedback to supervisors and recommend.
Requirements
- Community Organization
- Computers/Technology
- Writing/Editing
- Social Services
- Communications
- Team Work
- Teaching/Tutoring
- General Skills
- Non-Profit Management
- Youth Development
- Recruitment
- Fund raising/Grant Writing
- Public Speaking
- Education
Benefits
- Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
- Education award upon successful completion of service
- Living Allowance
- Training
- Stipend
- Health Coverage*
