OneStar Training & Resource Generation VISTA Leader

OneStar Foundation (OneStar), located in Austin, Texas is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to strengthen the capacity of the nonprofit infrastructure to enable communities to more effectively solve social challenges. As part of this mission, OneStar established the OneStar Foundation Statewide VISTA Intermediary Program in 2014. After launching with 3 members at 2 host sites in August 2014, OneStar now sponsors about 20 members at 20 host sites across Texas. These VISTAs are fighting poverty through their service in Disaster Services, Economic Opportunity, Education, Veterans and Families, and Healthy Futures. OneStar is seeking an AmeriCorps VISTA Leader to provide leadership, peer development, and training to OneStar VISTA members across Texas. Since this Statewide VISTA Intermediary Project is growing rapidly, the OneStar VISTA Leader will have the opportunity to play a key leadership role in program development and helping members build a lifelong connection to service. *Note: You must have at least one full term of service as a full-time AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps State/National, NCCC member, or at least one traditional term of service as a Peace Corps Volunteer to apply as a VISTA Leader** Member Duties Support OneStar Foundation's VISTA Intermediary Project's goal of tackling poverty by increasing the scale and reach, effectiveness and efficiency of partner nonprofits as they work with local communities to serve targeted populations. The VISTA Leader will help recruit, coordinate, train and support OneStar VISTAs to help them maximize their individual and collective impact in collaboration with a co-leader. The Training and Resource Generation VISTA Leader will increase VISTA project success by supporting recruitment processes through recruitment strategy research and assisting with screening interviews for new VISTA's as needed. They will also work with VISTA Project leadership to develop high quality member training and orientation for the project across the state. Lastly, they will work to increase member effectiveness through the development of a resource library. Program Benefits Training , Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance . For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit . Terms Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended . Service Areas Veterans , Education , Housing , Community and Economic Development , Disaster Relief , Ex-Offender Reentry , Neighborhood Revitalization , Technology , Tribal , Community Outreach , Children/Youth , Homelessness , Elder Care , Health , Environment , Hunger , Hurricane Katrina , Homeland Security , Public Safety , Public Health AmeriCorps , Entrepreneur/Business . Skills Community Organization , Business/Entrepreneur , General Skills , Conflict Resolution , Writing/Editing , Public Speaking , Education , Team Work , Teaching/Tutoring , Computers/Technology , Leadership , Non-Profit Management , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Communications , Counseling , Recruitment , Social Services . Program Type AmeriCorps VISTA Leaders Program OneStar Training & Resource Generation VISTA Leader Program Start/End Date 10/19/2026 - 10/18/2027 Work Schedule Full Time Education level Some college Age Requirement Minimum: 18 Maximum: None Program Locations TEXAS Accepting Applications From 07/14/2026 To 09/19/2026 Contact Jessica Jones 2200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Austin TX 78702 View phone number on click.appcast.io View email address on click.appcast.io onestarfoundation.org #J-18808-Ljbffr AmeriCorps