Campus Compact VISTA - East TN State - Community Impact Hub

Campus Compact Ameri Corps VISTA program places Ameri Corps VISTA members in full service with our campus and community partners for a one‑year period. During this year, members spend 35 hours per week on their host site’s campus or with one of that campus’s community partners to work on building systems and programs that support low‑income college students and community members.

The VISTA member’s work is to build capacity, meaning that rather than directly serving the community, they’re enhancing or creating systems, structures, and resources that support the direct anti‑poverty work. Campus Compact functions as the central VISTA program hub, performing program administration, offering training and support to VISTA members and their projects, and connecting the work happening in individual projects both to similar work happening nationwide and back to Ameri Corps.

For detailed program information and FAQs, please visit our website.

The VISTA will strengthen volunteer infrastructure, expand community engagement, and support direct service programs serving low‑income and vulnerable populations. This role focuses on capacity‑building, outreach, and coordination to increase measurable community impact. Key responsibilities include developing and implementing training materials for the United Way partner agencies and managers to improve the volunteer management portal, conducting needs assessments, and facilitating ongoing virtual and in‑person training to ensure effective volunteer management.

The VISTA will lead volunteer recruitment and promotional efforts through stakeholder outreach, marketing collaboration, and community events, with targeted support for ETSU IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, including logistics coordination and outcome tracking. Finally, the VISTA will provide communication, data collection, and logistics support to job readiness and housing assistance programs at the Salvation Army.

Childcare assistance if eligible, Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, Living Allowance, Relocation Allowance, Health Coverage, Additional non‑cash supports offered, Training.

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

• Community and Economic Development
• Education
• Community Outreach

• Community Organization
• Communications
• Recruitment
• Education
• Non‑Profit Management
• General Skills