Community Schools Implementation VISTA-UWGLV

Community Schools Implementation VISTA-UWGLV

United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley (UWGLV) is committed to improving lives and community conditions. We strive to create population level change in the areas of education, community stability, and healthy aging and ensure individuals who experience crises have the supports they need to rebound. We focus on strengthening the networks of providers that deliver services to address these concerns and through staff of UWGLV who lead efforts across all three-issue areas, we address issues at the programmatic and systemic levels seeking to identify and deal with the root causes.

We utilize the collective impact framework as a method for this problem solving of complex social issues and we embrace and promote practices as an asset towards creating positive change. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties :
The CS Implementation Ameri Corps VISTA will support the Directors of CS Implementation by researching and synthesizing best practices aligned with needs emerging from Core Team meetings, with focus areas ranging from strengthening interpersonal dynamics and communication to implementing proven strategies that improve school outcomes such as literacy and chronic absenteeism. The VISTA will analyze core team feedback to identify priority challenges, conduct research to surface actionable strategies, and document these approaches in a format that can be easily shared across the Community Schools team.

In addition, the VISTA will research and support the development of content for monthly CSCD training sessions, prepare facilitation plans for effective delivery, and help create a more efficient and consistent system for capturing and documenting core team meeting notes to strengthen knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Program Benefits :
Training , Living Allowance , Health Coverage* , Relocation Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible , Education award upon successful completion of service , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend .

Terms :

Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas :

Children/Youth , Housing , Neighborhood Revitalization , Community Outreach , Homelessness , Hunger , Education , Community and Economic Development , Health .

Skills :

Communications , Counseling , Computers/Technology , Public Health , Teaching/Tutoring , General Skills , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Social Services , Public Speaking , Non-Profit Management , Conflict Resolution , Recruitment , Urban Planning , Youth Development , Community Organization , Team Work , Leadership , Writing/Editing , Education .