VISTA Community Engagement Coordinator – Sense

VISTA Community Engagement Coordinator – A Sense of Home

Recruitment began on January 31, 2026

and the job listing Expires on March 3, 2026

VISTA Community Engagement Coordinator – A Sense of Home

POSITION
: VISTA Community Engagement Coordinator

CLASSIFICATION
:
Full time – 40 hours, non-exempt

REPORTS TO
:
Community Engagement Manager

POSITION START
:
April 6, 2026

WORK SCHEDULE
:
Tuesday-Saturday 8:30am-5pm

Hybrid schedule with up to 1 day per week remote (subject to change based on program needs)

VISTA PROGRAM
:
Ameri Corps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) is a national service program dedicated to ending poverty by building the capacity of nonprofit organizations and public agencies. VISTA’s mission is to strengthen and supplement efforts in low-income communities to eliminate and alleviate poverty by engaging volunteers from all walks of life, all geographical areas, and all age groups in a year of full-time service.

Members of the L.A. Works Volunteer Corps Program are placed with nonprofit partner organizations like A Sense of Home to serve for 12 months and are tasked with a capacity‑building project. The benefits of becoming a VISTA member include:

• Living Allowance – Receive a modest bi‑weekly living allowance of $30,116.15 per year to cover basic expenses.
• Healthcare Benefits – Choice between reimbursement for healthcare or a healthcare plan that also includes dental and vision coverage.
• Professional Development – Receive in‑person and virtual professional development opportunities from L.A. Works and Ameri Corps VISTA throughout the year.
• Child Care Assistance – VISTA members may be eligible to receive a childcare benefit if you have children under the age of 13.
• End of Service Award – Choose between the Ameri Corps Segal Education Award $7,395 to pay for education expenses or a cash stipend of $1,800.
• Non‑Competitive Eligibility (NCE) – Opportunity to qualify for NCE, a unique hiring path that makes it easier for federal agencies to hire you.

ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION

A Sense of Home strives to prevent homelessness by creating first‑ever homes and a community for youth aging out of foster care. 50% of those struggling with homelessness are former foster youth. The homeless crisis can only end through prevention.

POSITION PURPOSE

Youth aging out of foster care are charged with the almost insurmountable feat of securing housing, finding employment, and quickly becoming self‑sufficient all on their own. In the most competitive market with one of the highest costs of living in the country, Los Angeles has the largest transition‑age youth (TAY) population. To compound the challenges facing TAY as they “age out,” the cost of furnishings and household goods is higher than ever, stretching their extremely limited means even further.

With no furniture and no financial means to attain any, foster TAY and their children sleep, sit, study and eat on bare floors. Unsurprisingly, research shows that this lack of fundamental home furnishings directly contributes to homelessness, housing instability, and perpetuates the cycle of poverty.

A Sense of Home’s VISTA Community Engagement Coordinator will be instrumental in addressing this need and will coordinate “Home Creations” where up to 25 volunteers will come together to help transform empty apartments into a warm, fully furnished homes for aged‑out foster youth throughout LA County. This VISTA position is vital to giving community volunteers the opportunity to play a role in preventing homelessness for former foster youth and their young families.

By coordinating Home Creations, this position creates a launchpad for A Sense of Home to then provide housing & resource navigation and empowerment programs that help ensure housing stability and the overall well‑being of transition‑aged foster youth. Once connected to ASOH, youth have a housing stability rate of 93% after 5 years.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The VISTA Community Engagement Coordinator’s duties include but are not limited to:

Community Home Creation Coordination (60%)

• Volunteer Outreach. Anticipate upcoming Community Home Creations in regions that accept Foster Youth to Independent (FYI) Housing…