AmeriCorps VISTA Meal Program Coordinator (Living & Education STIPEND)
Serve with a vulnerable community for one year while gaining valuable experience. VISTA Volunteers receive a living stipend and end of service education stipend (see details under benefits)
Meal Program Coordinator AmeriCorps VISTA
Effective Dates: 10/24/2022-10/23/2023
Sponsoring Organization: Arizona Food Bank Network
Site Location: A New Leaf, Mesa AZ
Primary Focus Area: Food Security – Healthy Futures
Position Description The Meal Program Coordinator VISTA position will support the East Valley Men’s Center to improve and ensure the sustainability of the meal program. The VISTA will build new scalable processes utilizing updated software to improve efficiencies, provide nutritional education, meal planning and coordinating, and ensure access to other nutrition related resources. These improvements will enable A New Leaf to expand meal programs and related services into additional programs A New Leaf offers to provide quality nutrition to more community members.
(see detailed position description and requirements in attached)
Benefits for VISTA Members
- Living stipend to cover the basic costs of living (find out more at nationalservice.gov)
- Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend upon successful completion of service
- Health coverage at no-cost
- Relocation allowance
- Student loan forbearance and deferment
- 10 personal and 10 sick days
- Childcare assistance if eligible
- One year of non-competitive eligibility for federal government positions upon completion of service Professional development training
AmeriCorps Eligibility Requirements
Must be 18 years of age
US citizen, national, or legal resident
Successfully complete a criminal background check
Valid driver’s license
How to Apply
Please send resumes to: erica@azfoodbanks.org Apply through the MyAmeriCorps Portal: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=1142