AmeriCorps VISTA – Shelter House Program Support

Job overview

The AmeriCorps VISTA role is onsite in Iowa City, IA. Compensation is not specified as a salary; the program provides a modest biweekly living allowance and an end-of-service choice of a $7,395 education award or a $1,800 cash stipend. Shelter House provides emergency, stabilization, and long-term support related to housing, employment, and mental-health recovery, with a mission to help people move beyond homelessness. VISTA members build organizational and community capacity through one of several program assignments in data and compliance, health services, housing stability, or volunteer coordination. Their work strengthens systems, partnerships, and resources that support people experiencing homelessness and poverty.

What you'll do

• Depending on assignment, support data collection, analysis, reporting, and grant compliance
• coordinate Community Information Exchange coalition logistics
• develop health-service partnerships and record-keeping systems
• design and support a furniture distribution program for people moving into permanent housing
• recruit, orient, train, and coordinate volunteers
• support employment resource labs, documentation, and fundraising events.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

americorps vista

shelter house iowa

community services

homelessness support

data and compliance

health services

housing stability

volunteer coordination

iowa city ia

living allowance

education award

professional development

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Modest biweekly living allowance
• choice of a $7,395 education award or $1,800 cash stipend at service completion
• professional development and training
• noncompetitive eligibility for federal hiring.

Why this role

Multiple VISTA assignment areas are described; applicants must be at least 18 and meet the stated U.S. citizenship or legal-residency eligibility requirements; the service term is one year.

About the employer

Shelter House Iowa is hiring for this role. Industry: Temporary Shelters. Sector: 62.