Application process:
Vista Recruitment
AMERICORPS*VISTA PROGRAM
2015-2016
We are looking for passionate people to fight poverty as AmeriCorps*VISTA members by increasing college aspirations among K-12 youth and supporting first generation college students in New Hampshire. Each member will serve at a college or community site for a one-year term. At your site, you will develop and coordinate programs that will increase the capacity of campuses to provide student volunteers to serve low-income K-12 students; and/or develop programming to support at-risk college students. This could include: creating or coordinating mentoring, tutoring, or advising programs; providing training for college students to serve as volunteers; working with faculty and staff to support service initiatives focused on college aspirations, access, and success; and recruiting and supporting college student volunteers.
Requirements: Must be 18-years-old and a college graduate; additionally, some of our VISTA positions require the volunteer to have their own reliable transportation
Benefits: Living stipend, Loan Deferment, Interest Accrual, Non-Competitive Eligibility, Health Coverage Support, Childcare (if eligible) Choice of Education Award or stipend upon successful completion of service term.
Note: Before submitting, please review our application process below. You only need to submit an application for one position below in order to be considered for multiple.
1. Complete and submit an application by clicking each job title (you will be directed to the AmeriCorps Portal)
2. Submit a cover letter and resume to Campus Compact for New Hampshire VISTA Leader
3. Application Screening: Our office will review your application and then contact you to let you know your status.
4. Interview #1: Applicants will be contacted by CCNH to schedule an initial screening conversation.
5. Host Site Review: Interviewees who are a good fit for this work and would be a great addition to our statewide VISTA team will have their applications passed on to the host site(s) of their interest.
6. Final Interview: After reviewing application information, host site(s) will hold interviews with those applicants whom they feel are best suited for their environment and the important work to be carried out. All final placement decisions will be made by CCNH and candidates will be contacted directly.
Available positions:
Dartmouth College – SEAD Program
Hanover, NH
The Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth {SEAD} program empowers promising high school students from under-resourced backgrounds to thrive in high school and college. Through its summer program featuring specially designed courses, year-round mentoring in partner high schools, and extensive interactions with successful college students, SEAD encourages academic preparedness and personal growth for its high school students. The program seeks an AmeriCorps*VISTA to serve as a College Pathways Coordinator to continue to build upon and implement a comprehensive plan for supporting current and future SEAD alumni in college and finish the development of a “College Knowledge” curriculum for SEAD students from their 9th grade year through their first-year of college and beyond. This work will fall into five broad categories: {1} Student Support, {2} College Knowledge, {3} Establishing Strategic Partnerships, {4} Family Communication and {5} Program Assessment.
Additional Support: Housing Assistance
Dartmouth College – Tucker Foundation
Hanover, NH
The William Jewett Tucker Foundation at Dartmouth College seeks a VISTA who is an organized, pro-active, energetic leader to assist staff at Tucker in improving and supporting the center’s literacy education and mentoring outreach. The VISTA will directly advise and revamp the training curriculum for the America Reads literacy tutoring program. They will also develop and execute a plan for the expansion of an outdoor mentoring and leadership development program for middle school students. Finally, the VISTA will work to develop a college positive volunteer type training for Tucker volunteers and assist with overall volunteer recruitment efforts. The Tucker Foundation is Dartmouth’s Center for Service, Spirituality and Social Justice.
Additional Support: Housing Assistance
Granite State College – Claremont
Claremont, NH
Are you interested in improving long term educational outcomes for people of all ages? Are you passionate about working with community partners to resolve barriers to education? Working at Granite State College’s Claremont campus, you will build on work initiated last year as coordinator for a community partnership. A wide variety of partners are working together to support literacy and economic empowerment in rural Sullivan County through a collective impact model. You will manage the logistics for key literacy and GED activities and provide some tutoring. You will also help educate students about the benefits of and skills needed in higher education and inspire them to pursue a college degree.
Additional Support: GSC Scholarship
Manchester Community College
Manchester, NH
Building off of the concepts of Campus Compact’s Connect2Complete program which integrates service-learning and peer advocacy into developmental education, the MCC Connect2Lead program will connect peer mentors (Student Involvement Advisors) with community college students (primarily 1st generation college, low income, veterans or recent immigrants). Together, they will complete an Emerging Leaders program, simultaneously exploring college resources and supports with the Student Involvement Advisors. During the second semester, some students will continue in the Advanced Leadership Program, deepening their involvement in clubs, organizations, community service —and their relationship with the college. As with C2C results, it is anticipated that participating students will 1) have a more positive affiliation with the college, peers, faculty and staff, 2) have an increased likelihood of being involved in extended learning and service learning opportunities that the college offers; curricular and co-curricular, 3) demonstrate an increased level of persistence- advancing to the next semester.
Additional Support: Meal Plan
NHTI – Concord’s Community College – Student Life
Concord, NH
The VISTA placed at NHTI, Concord’s Community College, in Concord, NH will have a variety of opportunities. These opportunities include, but are not limited to working with student leaders to create a mentor program to work with low income K-12 students and first generation college students, recruiting student volunteers for various after school programs in the area, and conducting workshops on various topics relating to access to higher education. It is the goal of the VISTA to utilize the campus resources to increase the accessibility and retention to higher education for low income students in the greater Concord area. The VISTA will be able to provide workshops and information sessions for underrepresented K-12 students as well as the students at NHTI throughout their term of service.
Additional Support: On campus housing
NHTI – Concord’s Community College – ESOL Office
Concord, NH
The VISTA placed at NHTI, Concord’s Community College, in Concord, NH will have many opportunities, including, but not limited to: providing training/support to our second language/ culture students, most of whom are New Americans (resettled refugees), on the federal financial aid application process and other financial opportunities to support attendance at college, engaging in academic tutoring support, testing accommodations and services, projects, activities on behalf of our second language learners, increasing resources to support our prospective New American students with the Admissions process including orientation and support with acculturating to American college life. The VISTA will assist in co-advising the Cultural Exchange Club, our student-run organization dedicated to creating positive cross-cultural interactions between all students.
Additional Support: On campus housing
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
The VISTA position at the Meelia Center will support and coordinate the Access Academy Program, which is an afterschool program aimed at increasing the learning opportunities for low income immigrant, refuge, and underrepresented high school students in Manchester. The on-campus Access Academy is comprised of five programs: Humanities After-School, Computer Construction & Literacy, College Access & Career Exploration, Environmental Studies and Public Achievement. These programs provide high school students with information, experiences and support for high school success and college access. VISTA responsibilities include community and school outreach, curriculum development, training and support of student leaders and volunteers, recruitment of program participants, coordination of the Access Academy team, and coordination of the day to day operations of the program. The VISTA will serve a connection between the individual Access Academy programs and the community.
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
The Center for Community Engaged Learning at SNHU was founded in 2005 in response to growing student interest in service. Student leadership continues to be at the core of our Center’s management with students coordinating the majority of the initiatives with guidance from professional staff. As an integral part of that professional staff, the VISTA will assist in further developing our College Access program; assist in planning campus events focused on raising awareness and encouraging advocacy for our annual awareness weeks; and provide leadership in building stronger relationships with key departments on campus. The VISTA will also be involved in day to day management of the Center and will gain experience in college student development, supervision, volunteer and project management.
Additional Support: On Campus Housing, Meal Plan & Access to Athletic Complex