Job description

Service Description: About 1 in 5 Houston adults is considered illiterate, experiencing difficulty in completing tasks such as filling out job applications. The goal of the Houston Adult Literacy Project is to build the capacity of adult education and literacy organizations in Houston, which support low-income, low literacy adult learners to help them to obtain and grow the skills they need to become self-sufficient and improve their quality of life. Help generate resources to aid in the fight against adult illiteracy by serving with The Alliance Refugee Services as a Resource Development VISTA. The Alliance is a leading nonprofit comprised of an amazing team that hails from 26 countries and speaks over 20 languages. The Alliance welcomes and empowers refugees, immigrants, and underserved residents who face financial, educational, health, language, or cultural barriers to realizing their dreams. The Alliance’s Refugee Services encompasses a variety of programs that provides a range of domestic services for newly-arrived refugees to help them to adjust to their new lives in Houston.


Member Duties: Become a Resource Development VISTA and play a vital role in developing and implementing for generating meaningful resources for building capacity and grant funding within The Alliance Language Network Department to serve the low income-low literacy adult community-building developmental capacity and community networks within the host organization. The Resource Development VISTA will implement a resource development and stewardship plan for the organization. The VISTA member will assist with strengthening community partnerships for collaborative projects and funding opportunities, which allows for streamlined and expanded services. Additionally, the Resource Development VISTA will strengthen relationships with donors, which will improve The Alliance ability to sustainably serve a low-income adult literacy client population.

Work Schedule: Full Time

Program Benefits

· Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend · Relocation Allowance · Education award upon successful completion of service · Health Coverage · Living Allowance · Possible forbearance or deferment of qualified student loans · Child Care benefits if you qualify · Noncompetitive eligibility status for federal employment for one year after successful completion · Training · Permits attendance at school during off hours · Permits working at another job during off hours

For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit http://www.vistacampus.gov/healthcare

Minimum Requirements

Applicants must hold one of the following citizenship statuses: US citizen, US National, Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens or is a person residing in a state that have the following legal residency classifications: refugee, asylum or asylee, temporary protected status, or deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) status. Applicants must be at least 18 or older and have a high school diploma or GED.


Preferred Qualifications

· Ability to work well collaboratively with a team · Attention to detail · Good organization and time management skills · ability to handle multiple projects at once · Effective oral and written communication skills · Experience with or interest in serving multicultural community members· Some College


Do not apply through this platform. Please apply online at www.TheAllianceTX.org/VISTA

For more information, email AmeriCorps@TheAllianceTX.org / Dfuentes@thealliancetx.org

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