VISTA Navigation Specialist
Listed on 2026-01-12
-
Non-Profit & Social Impact
Youth Development, Public Health
Join to apply for the VISTA Housing Navigation Specialist role at Ameri Corps
We serve all veteran and military service members, spouses, and dependents and will serve as a collaboration space connecting them further into the community and/or with other Veteran Service Organizations. This position reports to the Navigation Services Director. The ideal candidate will be a detail oriented, energetic, self-disciplined, and tenacious veteran ambassador with a clear understanding of the needs of veterans and their family members within the community on a cultural, social, and economic level.
The VISTA will have opportunities to develop skills in operations management, leadership experience, project management success, personal accountability, process improvement and interpersonal skills to support the core services the chamber provides to all veterans, their family members and community partners. This position is new and requires the candidate to be agile, flexible, and open-minded to change as we mold and shape the position.
This position will require a “building from ground zero” mentality upon assuming roles.
- Provide accountability and track tasks developed by project teams
- Attend housing steering committee meetings
- Lead projects and develop processes for the housing navigation services
- Research, identify barriers and create a resource guide to support staff assisting veterans in getting a home loan
- Provide oversight and project coordination for the Tiny Homes Project
- Develop timelines, schedules, and oversee progress for Tiny Homes Project
- Utilize spreadsheets to track budgets, project plans, and other tasks
- Develop and launch processes, workflows, and ensure process improvement practices are modeled as the organization builds and grows the housing navigation services
- Ability to be flexible as the Chamber builds capacity in the Housing Navigation Services
- Knowledge or willing to learn different technology platforms such as Hubspot, Wix, Canva, and Microsoft Project Plans, SharePoint, email, and applications
- Childcare assistance if eligible
- Living Allowance
- Health Coverage
- Housing Stipend
- Relocation Allowance
- Education award upon successful completion of service
- Training
- Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
- Stipend
Permits working at another job during off hours.
Service Areas- Education
- Housing
- Community and Economic Development
- Community Outreach
- Neighborhood Revitalization
- Technology
- Fund raising/Grant Writing
- Community Organization
- Trade/Construction
- Veterans
- Architectural Planning
- Urban Planning
- Communications
- Public Health
- Team Work
Program Type:
Ameri Corps VISTA
Program Start/End Date: 03/09/2026 - 03/08/2027
Work Schedule:
Full Time
Education level:
Some college
Age Requirement:
Minimum: 18
Program Locations: IDAHO
Languages:
English
Accepting Applications:
From 12/13/2025 To 02/10/2026
Mindi Anderson
5465 E Terra Linda Way
Nampa
Mindi
https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).