Recruitment Details

Forms

• AmeriCorps VIP Sample Position Description (pdf)
• Volunteer Capacity Assessment (pdf)
• AmeriCorps Brochure (pdf)
   

Partner Agencies

• Non-profit and educational organizations located in San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara Counties are welcome to apply to host a VIP AmeriCorps member.
• Agencies are selected based upon current need and compatibility of the agency's needs with the goals of the Volunteer Infrastructure Project.
• Partner Agency recruitment is now open and will run through mid-July or until all spots are full - typically there are 15 partner sites in our region each term.
• Agencies are required to submit a Host Site Application, Baseline Volunteer Capacity Assessment, and Supervisor Information Sheet.
• All hosting agencies are required to pay a cost-share match of $24,000; the AmeriCorps Program covers all additional member expenses including the Education Award, health insurance, and professional development program.
• Host Agencies must complete and sign a VIP Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) upon acceptance into the program.
• Partner Agencies are required to assist in the recruitment of AmeriCorps Members for their site.

Members

• AmeriCorps is not a job; it is a paid service experience. AmeriCorps members are not employees of the agency; they are AmeriCorps members serving at a host site.
• AmeriCorps offers an opportunity to gain professional development, experience, and the satisfaction that comes from helping others.
• The positions focus on building the capacity of agencies by building and strengthening volunteer programs in community agencies and have a fundraising component.
• AmeriCorps is an 11-month service commitment from August 2022 - July 2023.
• All positions are full-time (1700 hours/year).
• Members receive a $22,000 living allowance, paid twice monthly in equal installments throughout the term of service.
• Upon successful completion of AmeriCorps service, members become eligible for a $10,000 education award that can be used to pay for college, grad school, and some work training programs, or to repay outstanding student loans.
• Members are eligible for health insurance and subsidized child-care for the length of their service term.
• AmeriCorps members who begin service in 2010 or later, who are age 55 or older at the time they commence service, may, upon successful completion of a term of service, transfer the education award to a child, grandchild, or foster child.
• For more information, attend one of the following virtual info sessions:
  • Tuesday, May 31 @ 1-2pm
  • Friday, June 3 @ 11am-Noon
  • Monday, June 6 @ 11am-Noon
  • Thursday, June 9 @ 10-11am
  • All have the same Zoom link 
• Applications are OPEN for the 2022-23 service term. Please visit this external site to submit your application. Email vipamericorps@gmail.com for more information.