Americorps Vista: Research and Program Associate

Description

Vineyard Community Offerings (VCO) is the initiative of the Greater Boston Vineyard Church to build diverse communities and develop youth into world leaders. We currently run over 15 programs and events. For more information, please visit our website at www.bostonvineyard.org/communityofferings.
For the past four years, VCO has focused on developing programs and relationships in the community and is entering into the next phase of its organizational development: sustainability. VCO is seeking a Research and Program Associate to provide research, tools, and systems to support the sustainability of the organization. This is an Americorps*VISTA position and will primarily focus on capacity-building for VCO. This position will run from July 11th, 2011 thru July 10th, 2012 (Dates are not flexible). A required training will be held in Philadelphia from July 11-14th (all your expenses will be covered).
Duties include:
 Conduct a community needs assessment for teens in Cambridge and make programmatic recommendations.
 Develop systems to track participants and volunteers across programs.
 Revise and finalize the policies and procedures for working with youth.
 Collaborate with staff to streamline data collection and metrics across programs.
 Collaborate with staff on the implementation of database systems, youth policies and procedures, and program metrics.
 Participate in a variety of VCO programs and events as needed to understand VCO’s strengths, weaknesses and the population we are currently working with.

Requirements:
Requirements/Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will:
 Have a passion for youth, social justice, and diversity.
 Have an interest in working in a start-up environment and the non-profit sector.
 Be able to communicate well with others.
 Be flexible and adaptable to changing needs.
 Strong research and writing skills.
 Excel at analytical and strategic thinking.
 Be detail-oriented and able to meet deadlines.
 Be proactive and able to work independently.
 Value teamwork and able to work collaboratively with others.
 Have preferably taken a statistics class.
 Have experience working in a faith-based organization is preferred.
 Be willing to help with VCO’s fundraising efforts.
 Have an undergraduate degree
 Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States.


Benefits:
VISTA members are volunteers who receive benefits directly from the Federal GovernmentÂ’s Corporation for National and Community Service. VISTA benefits include:
 Choice of $5,500 education award or $1,500 post-service stipend
 Health coverage
 Living allowance of $1,163/month ($13,956 for the year)
 Child care for eligible members
 Pre- Service Orientation
 Continuing Development Training
 $550 relocation allowance if qualified
 Student-loan forbearance and eligibility for interest accrual on qualified student loans
 Eligibility for assistance such as food stamps
 Additional benefit provided by VCO: Coverage of public transportation costs.

For more information, please visit www.americorps.gov/for_individuals/choose/vista.asp.
Application Instructions
If you are interested in applying for this position, please send a cover letter, resume and a copy of a research paper to Kristina Kaiser at kristina@bostonvineyard.org. Please NO calls. Application deadline is Monday, May 9th at 5 pm. If selected for an interview, you must be available to be interviewed sometime the week of May 16th and will be required to turn in two letters of reference and provide your Myers-Briggs personality type. If you donÂ’t know what it is, please take the free online test at: similarminds.com/jung.html.

Requirements

Language

English