VISTA* Portland Youth Services VISTA

Position: *Goodwill VISTA* Portland Housing Youth Services VISTA

* Goodwill VISTA
* Portland Housing Youth Services VISTA

Join to apply for the
* Goodwill VISTA
* Portland Housing Youth Services VISTA role at Ameri Corps

Portland Housing Authority (PHA) provides and expands affordable housing and services that improve quality of life, build community, enhance safety, and promote personal success for the people served and the neighborhoods in which they reside. The Study Centers are community-based learning spaces that engage students of all ages and levels. The Study Centers try to lessen the barriers students face through meeting basic physical needs, providing homework assistance, mentoring youth, and approaching learning through artistic and engaging activities.

As accessible third spaces for youth with no attendance requirement or standardized testing, the Centers focus on student needs and interests to ensure that they feel safe, heard, and valued while also pushed to grow, learn, and explore. Drop‑in programming in the centers follows the public school calendar. During school vacations and summer, the centers focus on fun learning activities, providing lunches for children, and teen programming for skills development through project‑based learning internships.

To learn more, visit: http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties

The VISTA will serve to rebuild our volunteer systems, increase our program visibility, and build partnerships to meet the needs of our at‑risk youth. The VISTA will support staff to increase educational outcomes, social‑emotional wellbeing, job readiness, and protective factors for underserved youth in subsidized housing. Program capacity will be built through accessible curricula, establishing new volunteer sources, strengthening volunteer management practices, and increasing program partnerships.

The VISTA will seek grants and funding to increase program resources. Additionally, the VISTA will support the city‑wide collaborative of youth serving organizations to reduce duplicative efforts, build consistent standards for program efficacy and data collection, share resources for cross‑organization training, integrate with the public school 5‑year plan, and reduce barriers to out‑of‑school‑time program participation.

Program Benefits

Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , stipend , childcare assistance if eligible , relocation allowance , health coverage* , training.

• For details about Ameri Corps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit /benefits

Terms

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

Service Areas

• Community and Economic Development
• Environment
• Hunger
• Children/Youth
• Education
• Housing
• Community Outreach
• Health

Skills

• Recruitment
• Community Organization
• Youth Development
• Writing/Editing
• Fund raising/Grant Writing
• Computers/Technology
• Communications
• Leadership
• General Skills
• Social Services
• Team Work

Program Type

Ameri Corps VISTA

Program

Goodwill VISTA
* Portland Housing Youth Services VISTA

Program Start/End Date

11/10/2025 - 11/09/2026

Work Schedule

Full Time

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18, Maximum:
None

Program Locations

MAINE

Accepting Applications

From 09/30/2025 To 03/09/2026

Contact

Sol Carpenter
Goodwill NNE Ameri Corps
Portland, ME 04103

sol.carpenter

Listing

127724

Seniority level

Internship

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Other

Industries

Government Administration

#J-18808-Ljbffr