VISTA Community Volunteer Coordinator
Listed on 2026-08-15
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Non-Profit & Social Impact
Youth Development, Volunteer / Humanitarian, Non-Profit / Outreach -
Education / Teaching
Youth Development
Vienna High School strives to graduate active, self-actualized 21st-century citizens who are caring, career-directed, and value-oriented. Through the Impact Southern Illinois Together project, Vienna High School and its rural partner organizations (Pope County School District, Cairo School District, and Rolling in Faith) are building sustainable capacity to expand programming and resources for low-income youth and families across Johnson, Pope, Alexander, and Massac Counties.
VISTA members serve at the Vienna High School hub and are dispatched to partner sites for capacity-building engagements — they do not deliver or directly supervise ongoing programming. Instead, VISTA members build the volunteer systems, partnerships, and sustainability infrastructure that local staff will use to carry this work forward independent of ongoing VISTA support.
Member Duties : Conduct a volunteer capacity assessment
Design and administer a volunteer capacity assessment tool.
Research evidence-based volunteer recruitment and coordination practices
Identify volunteer pools — parents, retirees, college students, and civic organizations
Produce a written volunteer recruitment plan and present it to the Project Director Develop volunteer onboarding materials and training curricula
Coordinate with University of Illinois Extension and Shawnee Community College staff to incorporate relevant training content.
Recruit and train volunteers to staff programming
Deliver training sessions covering program expectations, safety protocols, and youth engagement best practices.
Produce a written volunteer training manual
Research volunteer tracking tools appropriate for small rural schools and nonprofit partners
Draft volunteer recognition and retention strategies and a written sustainability plan for partner staff.
Program Benefits :Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend,Training,Living Allowance,Relocation Allowance,Childcare assistance if eligible,Health Coverage*.
Service Areas :
Community and Economic Development,Education.
Skills :
Communications,General Skills,Youth Development,Education,Community Organization.
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