What are the responsibilities and job description for the Serve Philadelphia VISTA Corps position at AmeriCorps?
The Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity in Philadelphia is now accepting applications from qualified candidates to join the 2025-2026 Serve Philadelphia VISTA Corps. VISTAs serve full-time for a year working on systems level change in City government. Our administration has invested in a multi-pronged approach—focused on stabilizing households, increasing skills and incomes, and investing in education—to lift residents out of poverty and to break the cycle for future generations. This strategy includes a diverse and far reaching set of City agencies and departments, many of whom lack the capacity, resources, and time to develop high impact anti-poverty initiatives that can be implemented and evaluated in a timely manner. The Serve Philadelphia VISTA Corps is the key to the City’s ability to develop, implement and evaluate the City's greatest challenges in alleviating poverty. We are seeking candidates who are civically engaged and committed to making a positive change in their community. For many of our alumni, their service accelerated their career and advancement into leadership positions within the public sector.
Member Duties : Projects range from supporting volunteer programs in public parks to creating and sharing resources regarding new fair labor laws; from building community engagement strategies to involve more citizens in the city’s budget process, to data collection and analysis for a new community-based crisis intervention. While all the projects work to fight the injustices and causes of poverty experienced by Philadelphians, each VISTA project is unique to the department and initiative.All VISTAs build capacity by: Creating tools, systems, and guides for departments Generating resources through partnerships, volunteers, or grant-writing Developing, organizing, and assessing programs, events, or meetings Supporting, establishing, or strengthening partnerships across departments and sectors increase capacity for city departments serving low-income individuals and communities.
Program Benefits : Training , Education award upon successful completion of service , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Health Coverage* , Childcare assistance if eligible , Monthly Transportation Support , Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Living Allowance .
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours .
Permits working at another job during off hours .
Service Areas :
Children/Youth , Entrepreneur/Business , Neighborhood Revitalization , Housing , Community Outreach , Homelessness , Ex-Offender Reentry , Education , Community and Economic Development , Health , Hunger , Technology , Environment .
Children/Youth , Entrepreneur/Business , Neighborhood Revitalization , Housing , Community Outreach , Homelessness , Ex-Offender Reentry , Education , Community and Economic Development , Health , Hunger , Technology , Environment .
Skills :
General Skills , Team Work , Computers/Technology .
General Skills , Team Work , Computers/Technology .
SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Serve Philadelphia VISTA Corps
Program Start/End Date
08/11/2025 - 08/10/2026
Work Schedule
Full Time
Education level
High school diploma/GED
Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None
Program Locations
PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City
Accepting Applications
From 03/03/2025 To 04/30/2025
Contact
Sarah Chalmin
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd
Philadelphia PA 19103
215-686-0823
serveVISTA@phila.gov
https://www.phila.gov/programs/serve-philadelphia-vista-corps/
Listing ID
125614
