Volunteer Development VISTA - 2026-27

Volunteer Development VISTA - 2026-27

Volunteer Services Development VISTA

For one year, get paid to build sustainable solutions in a community, gain valuable hands on experience and prepare for your future. This full-time AmeriCorps service position offers a great opportunity to make an impact in the lives of others while building your own knowledge and skillset.

AmeriCorps VISTA members are Volunteers in Service to America who perform indirect service to build capacity and sustainable solutions.

What will you do?

The volunteer services development VISTA member will create, document, and implement plans for volunteer recruitment, scheduling, and recognition to increase the number of local volunteers and improve the overall volunteer experience. This will include evaluating current volunteer programs and resources and identifying best practices or focus engagement on specific groups, such as youth or veterans. Each new plan developed will be well documented and evaluated to ensure sustainability beyond the year of service.

• Develop and document a volunteer recruitment plan, including targeting local community organizations. Create a volunteer recruitment community directory and a social media plan aimed at recruitment.

• Develop and document a volunteer training plan that will ensure all volunteers have the skills needed to perform their roles successfully.

• Develop and document systems to track volunteer hours and scheduling. Develop web-based systems needed to support these efforts, such as creating an online volunteer application.

This position will focus on volunteer services aspects of Habitat affiliate operations.

Where will you serve?

• Organization name: Habitat for Humanity Mason County

• Nearest metropolitan area: Olympia, WA

• Full-time staff: 5

• Expected number of AmeriCorps members: 3

• Activities and attractions: Enjoy life beyond work with easy access to Olympic National Park, Olympic National Forest, and miles of scenic shoreline along Hood Canal. Spend weekends hiking, boating, camping, fishing, or harvesting local oysters, geoduck, and Dungeness crab. The area offers year-round attractions, from Shelton's Oysterfest and Belfair's Taste of Hood Canal to waterfront resorts, championship golf, and vibrant tribal cultural experiences. For thrill-seekers, Ridge Motorsports Park hosts professional racing events just outside Olympia. It's a region where outdoor adventure, natural beauty, and community come together year-round.

• Unique projects: While we are increasing our home construction program, the program that will have a much larger and more visible impact throughout the county will be the dramatic expansion of our home preservation program. With the addition of critical repairs and aging in place services, the expansion of home preservation will increase the need for volunteers and create regular and ongoing opportunities for service throughout the community.

We will also be establishing monthly or bi-monthly Habitat Huddles, a Habitat community gathering rotating between Shelton in South County and Belfair in north county. These gatherings will be multi-faceted and may include orientation, training, education and fellowship elements, bringing together volunteers and staff on a regular basis. These will be part of a larger establishment of a renewed volunteer care and recognition program.

When will you serve?

Start dates are flexible and based on this location's availability. Talk to the hiring manager for this position about start dates during your interview process. The start date will be 4-6 weeks from receiving an offer and no earlier than September 2026.

Benefits of AmeriCorps VISTA service

• Annual living allowance of $25,637.60 for one year of service.

• Segal Education Award of $7,395, upon successful completion of service.

• Forbearance for most federally guaranteed student loans.

• Health care benefits and enrollment in Employee Assistance Plan.

• Ten personal and 10 medical leave days.

• Personal and professional development opportunities.

• Childcare benefits, if you qualify.

• Noncompetitive eligibility status for federal employment for one year after successful completion of service.

• Relocation travel assistance for members relocating more than 50 miles to serve

Minimum Requirements

Applicants must hold one of the following citizenship statuses: US citizen, US National, Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens or is a person residing in a state that have the following legal residency classifications: refugee, asylum or asylee, temporary protected status, or deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) status. Applicants must be at least 18 or older and have a high school diploma or GED.

What are we looking for?

Our ideal candidates:

• Are passionate about developing sustainable solutions for a nonprofit organization.

• Demonstrate respect for diversity of opinion, experience, and background.

• Desire to gain hands-on experience in the affordable housing and nonprofit sector.

• Have experience working on a team.

• Possess stellar interpersonal communication skills.

• Are motivated and committed to serve full time and in person.

• A personal vehicle is required for service.

Location:

Shelton, WA

State/Region:

Washington

Position Category:

Volunteer Opportunity

Type:

AmeriCorps

Travel:

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About Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity, founded in 1976, is a global, Christian-based nonprofit organization that grew out of an intentionally multi-racial community in rural Georgia. Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat brings together people of all faiths and people of no faith to build homes, communities and hope. Working alongside each other, we help families and individuals build and improve places to call home and achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Habitat seeks individuals who have a willingness to affirm these principles and values.

At Habitat for Humanity International, we are compelled by our Koinonia roots to put God's love for all into action and pursue housing equity and opportunity by bringing all people together to build community and drive impact. We strive to build a culture rooted in learning, accountability and trust, attracting and retaining mission-driven talent reflective of the global communities we serve.

As an equal opportunity employer, we realize our success depends on courageously committing to being a workplace where all staff feel safe, welcome, visible, respected, supported and valued, and building a workforce that reflects a variety of lived experiences, backgrounds and perspectives, in which every person experiences dignity and respect.

We also require that all staff take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities (especially children) and all those with whom we work. In line with the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, all staff must pass a thorough background screening and will be held accountable to upholding our policies around ethical behavior, including safeguarding and whistleblowing.