VISTA Summer Opportunity - Closing TODAY!!

Urgent: Position Closing, Apply Today


VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) Summer Program is a highly professional and rigorous volunteer service program through which national service members serve as full time volunteers in organizations for ten weeks year. VISTA projects focus on building permanent capacity and infrastructure in nonprofit and other organizations to help more effectively bring individuals and communities out of poverty. VISTA Summer Associates will serve from June 1, 2013 to August 8, 2013.

MCCOY is seeking high energy individuals who are passionate about helping children learn during the summer months by serving as Summer Learning Coaches in community based summer youth programs. As an Americorps VISTA summer associate, you will work under the supervision and guidance of agency staff to provide fun learning activities, especially in reading and math, that will both prevent summer learning loss and promote academic growth. In addition, you will have the chance to have fun, mentor young people, and have a summer experience you won’t soon forget. This is a 10 week commitment from June 3---August 9. Summer VISTAs receive a stipend of $2115 for the 10 week commitment as well as a choice of a $250 cash award or a $1200 education award at the successful conclusion of their term. Training and orientation is provided. To apply, go to www.americorps.gov Where it says "Join Americorps" , click on children and youth as your interest area and Indiana as the state. VISTA Summer Associates will be working in one of the summer youth agency programs of the Summer Youth Program Funda that are emphasizing learning activities in order to combat summer learning loss among children/youth. The schedule is 40 hours a week, M-F is the schedule. No outside employment.

Interested individuals must be available contact us this week to interview for the position.

Thank you,

Emily Kubiszewski
State Program Specialist
Corporation for National and Community Service
46 East Ohio Street, Room 226
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Ph: 317-226-6722