PSP VISTA: Common Ground Outdoor Adventures
Company: Americorps
Location: Logan
Posted on: January 26, 2023
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Job Description:
PSP VISTA: Common Ground Outdoor Adventures
This full-time, one-year AmeriCorps VISTA position is hosted by the
Public & School Partnership and is based at Common Ground Outdoor
Adventures in Logan, UT. Common Ground aims to alleviate poverty
for individuals with disabilities by ensuring they are aware of
opportunities and have access to outdoor recreation/education.
Outdoor recreation and physical fitness provide people with
disabilities with increased self-esteem, physical fitness, and
increased health, and wellness that often lead to access to
education as well as vocational and career paths, thereby elevating
them out of poverty. *Applicant instructions: on your resume/cover
letter/motivational statement, please indicate if you would like to
be considered for the volunteer mobilization position, participant
& community outreach position, Beaver Mountain program support &
development position, or no preference. Further help on this page
can be found by clicking here.
Member Duties : - Volunteer Mobilization: build organizational
capacity by developing the volunteer program, ensure volunteer
retention through training development, ensure program
sustainability by building financial capacity. - Participant &
Community Outreach: increase organizational capacity by
implementing participant registration and post-participation
procedures, increase participation in active recreation and outdoor
adventure experiences, and ensure program sustainability by
building financial capacity. - Beaver Mountain Program Support &
Development: directly support Common Ground's Beaver Mountain
facility programs. The VISTA will build organizational capacity by
improving upon year-round volunteer programs, ensure program
sustainability by building financial capacity, and increase
participation in active recreation adventure experiences for those
with disabilities.
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Choice of
Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance ,
Education award upon successful completion of service , Living
Allowance , Training , Health Coverage* .
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits
attendance at school during off hours .
Service Areas :
Education .
Skills :
General Skills , Non-Profit Management , Communications ,
Leadership , Writing/Editing , Recruitment , Youth Development ,
Community Organization , Team Work , Fund raising/Grant Writing ,
Self-motivated , Computers/Technology .
Keywords: Americorps, Logan , PSP VISTA: Common Ground Outdoor Adventures, Other , Logan, Utah
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