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INNOVATION LAB SKILLED VOLUNTEER INFRASTRUCTURE VISTA

Reading Partners is a national nonprofit dedicated to helping children become lifelong readers by connecting them with community volunteers and evidence-based literacy support. For more than 25 years, Reading Partners has worked alongside schools, families, and communities to expand access to high-quality literacy resources for students in historically underserved communities. As an Innovation Lab Skilled Volunteer Infrastructure VISTA, you will help build the infrastructure behind Reading Partners'' Innovation Lab, which brings skilled volunteers and external expertise together to develop and test innovative approaches to literacy delivery. You will create systems that make it easier to recruit and engage corporate and technology volunteers, coordinate innovation projects, document the Lab''s process, and turn lessons learned into reusable tools. We are looking for a creative, organized, and curious problem-solver who is excited about using innovation and technology to advance social impact. Strong candidates will have excellent project management, research, communication, and systems-building skills. Experience with technology, UX/UI, product development, consulting, volunteer engagement, process improvement, or innovation is a plus. During your service, you will gain experience in innovation management, skilled volunteer engagement, project design, process improvement, technology, research, documentation, and national systems building. You will collaborate with staff and skilled volunteers while helping develop a model for leveraging external expertise to address challenges in literacy and education. This is an opportunity to build a portfolio of practical systems and tools at the intersection of technology, innovation, and social impact. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : As an Innovation Lab Skilled Volunteer Infrastructure VISTA, you will research corporate, technology, UX/UI, product, and other skilled volunteer networks and build a national prospect pipeline; develop tools to track volunteer skills, interests, availability, and project alignment; create a standardized volunteer journey for the Innovation Lab's DRIVE process; document and strengthen Lab Sprints, including project scoping, volunteer matching, timelines, communication, and feedback; develop templates clarifying volunteer roles, deliverables, and success measures; document the DRIVE process through SOPs and decision-making tools; create experiment design standards and a Skilled Volunteer Engagement Playbook; build a centralized resource repository; research responsible uses of AI and automation to improve workflows; and gather feedback and lessons learned to recommend sustainable improvements. Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Training , Health Coverage , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible . For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/. Terms :

None Service Areas :

Community and Economic Development . Skills :

Communications , Computers/Technology . Refine Search SUMMARY Program Type: AmeriCorps VISTA Program INNOVATION LAB SKILLED VOLUNTEER INFRASTRUCTURE VISTA Program Start/End Date 11/16/2026 - 11/15/2027 Work Schedule Full Time Age Requirement Minimum: 18 Maximum: None Program Locations DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Accepting Applications From 09/10/2026 To 10/01/2027 Contact Tyler Aitken 638 3rd St Oakland CA 94607 510-444-9800 americorps@readingpartners.org https://readingpartners.org/ Listing ID 130935

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