SERVE Philadelphia VISTA Outreach & Recruitment Coordinator – Jun 19

Posted by City of Philadelphia on June 6, 2023

The Serve Philadelphia VISTA Program places 60+ full-time AmeriCorps service members across 25+ City Departments for year-long or summer terms of service, fighting the injustices and causes of poverty.

The Outreach & Recruitment Coordinator will be responsible for promoting the Serve Philadelphia VISTA Program to diverse audiences and recruiting members to fill project positions.

Essential Functions:

• Support the Serve team’s strategic efforts to increase diversity of VISTA applicants and decrease barriers to service
• Manage and develop social media and communications content in coordination with the Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service
• Develop digital and print marketing materials for the Serve VISTA Program
• Manage and conduct all recruitment efforts for the Serve VISTA Program
• Develop application materials and documents for VISTA member recruitment
• Manage application launch procedures and timeline – including working with web-support team to update the application on the website; coordinating email, textbanking, and other stakeholder outreach
• Manage and facilitate the application process for VISTA members including: application support, screening, sub-site interview support, member selection, member communication
• Work closely with incoming sub-sites though the member application process
• Contribute to and implement the annual recruitment plan for VISTA Cohort
• Establish and maintain recruitment relationships with local universities, organizations, and institutions
• Intentionally build and maintain pipelines for member recruitment to support a diverse Corps
• Manage the recruitment and member selection process
• Support departments and supervisors in recruitment and member selection
• Manage database to track recruitment efforts
• Recruit, onboard, and supervise VISTA Leaders
• Coordinate efforts to engage and maintain connections with Alumni of the program

Learn more and apply.

Application deadline: Monday, June 19, 2023