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Easton Area School District Support VISTA

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Allentown, PA, USA
Full-time

The EASD Students Supports VISTA will support the Director of Student Services by evaluating and then coordinating the resources being offered within the district to focus on better alignment of need and service provision. The VISTA will build district’s capacity in four major areas: 1. Identify all current initiatives being implemented in the EASD from a Student Support Services lens 2. Evaluate where each of these initiatives fits on the priority and quality continuum and what is missing 3. Coordinate a quality chronic absence campaign and appropriate tools administered district wide 4. Create a solid rollout plan for the trauma sensitive schools professional development modules.

Areas of Responsibility: 

The United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley has committed to a goal of increasing the number of students reading on grade level by 2022. To reach this goal we will mobilize and coordinate a host of community partners to join the movement, align their efforts, raise the quality of strategies and programs delivered and value and celebrate a collective impact with students and families. We will accomplish this goal by leveraging individual, programmatic and systemic changes intentionally brought about through the implementation of the United Way Community School Model.

An AmeriCorps VISTA assignment is unpaid and lasts for one year. Participants must be 18 years of age and have a combination of community service and/or equivalent college experience.  They receive an end-of-service stipend or education award, health coverage, training, a relocation allowance, a living allowance and childcare assistance if eligible.  The work is full-time; VISTAs are permitted to do paid part-time work during their assignment to supplement their income.

Our AmeriCorps VISTAs work closely with our community team, assignments are based in our UW office, school districts and community schools. 12 assignments are currently posted. 

Compensation/Benefits: 

Salary: Less than $20,000 per year

Job Function: 

Organization Info

United Way Worldwide

Overview
Headquarters: 
Alexandria, VA, United States
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1934
About Us
Mission: 

United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.

United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. We win by living United. By forging unlikely partnerships. By finding new solutions to old problems. By mobilizing the best resources. And by inspiring individuals to join the fight against their community's most daunting social crises.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Mar 28 2019
Active Until: 
Apr 28 2019
Hiring Organization: 
United Way Worldwide
industry: 
Nonprofit