HandsOn VISTA - City of Phoenix - Office of Innovation (#125734)

Serve with the City of Phoenix - Office of Innovation as a part of the HandsOn VISTA Team! 

**ABOUT THE SITE AND THE ROLE: See ‘Members Duties’ below. 

ABOUT HandsOn Greater Phoenix: 

For nearly 30 years, HandsOn Greater Phoenix has worked with nonprofits, Title I schools, neighborhood associations and government entities to assess and meet the volunteer needs of the Greater Phoenix area. The HandsOn VISTA program supports members at multiple placement sites across the valley. Our VISTA members enable our community service partners to expand capacity and build infrastructure by creating the processes and tools needed to effectively access and utilize valuable resources. HandsOn VISTA members will improve capacity for leading communities during and beyond their terms of service by developing their knowledge, skills, and abilities related to volunteering, civic engagement, and other areas. In addition to the site-specific work of the individual role all of our VISTA members: participate in 2 AmeriCorps of Service, lead projects at 2 HandsOn community service days, attend monthly VISTA team trainings with the other HandsOn VISTA members, and monthly community volunteering project opportunities. 

**PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS TO THIS POSITION ARE BEING CONSIDERED ON A ROLLING BASIS. PLEASE APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR BEST CONSIDERATION. VISIT https://www.handsonphoenix.org/beaVISTA FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Member Duties : 

Join City of Phoenix - Office of Innovation and help build capacity for innovation in city departments and citywide, with a focus on low- to moderate-income communities. The goal of the VISTA will be to increase access to public drinking water as well as improve representation of underserved and low-income populations at events where solutions to poverty related issues are being shaped by public input! According to University of Arizona News, “. . .the number of households without running water increased from 5,800 in 2000 to 6,300 households in 2021”. The successful applicant will help develop a positive impact on access to water for unhoused individuals as well as better and more inclusive solutions and polices related to underserved and low income programing. You will do this by coordinating with office leadership to develop and continue to advance marketing materials and templates, to include data metrics, that support the current event and future growth of the program. The future member should have some background in Smart Cities, human centered design and interest in data. Spanish and/or a knowledge outreach is preferred but not required.

Program Benefits: Childcare assistance if eligible. Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, Professional Development Training, Health Coverage*, Living Allowance, $100 per/Qt grocery card, Relocation Allowance. 

*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit 

http://www.vistacampus.gov/healthcare

You can also apply at: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=125734