York Ready for Climate Action Climate Equity and Community Outreach VISTA
Position Summary
Position details
Help York residents save money, cut carbon, and access energy-efficient home improvements through YRCA’s Household Equity Fund—while expanding community outreach, partnerships, and marketing. Join YRCA’s climate equity work, with 15% of your time supporting the Recycling Committee of York (RCY) and raising awareness of its initiatives.
York Ready for Climate Action (YRCA) is a grassroots organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the causes and effects of climate change and advancing environmentally friendly and inclusive policies and behaviors. The goal of YRCA is to improve environmental equity and health by engaging all and reducing barriers to participation. Our programs help citizens navigate and afford home energy retrofits to electrify their homes, centering equity and inclusion for all residents. With our help, the town of York, ME will meet its climate goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and 100% by 2050.
The Climate Equity and Community Outreach VISTA will help YRCA expand our reach to people in our community and build out our capacity to assist members of our community by improving and increasing the fiscal sustainability of our Household Equity Fund. The Household Equity Fund provides financial assistance to low and middle-income York residents that helps them move beyond poverty by allowing them to install energy–efficient systems in their homes that save money and reduce carbon emissions. The position will also assist significantly with community outreach and marketing, both to the public and to potential partner organizations. 15% of the VISTA’s time will be shared with the Recycling Committee of York (RCY) to increase residents’ awareness of RCY current initiatives.
Benefits
- Bi-Weekly Living Allowance of $983.36/Biweekly
- Relocation Allowance of $750 plus $.40 per mile (for those moving more than 50 miles)
- Health Benefits
- Childcare Reimbursement if eligible
- Student Loan Forbearance for eligible federal loans (interest paid by AmeriCorps)
- Training and Professional Development
- Life Navigator (on-staff licensed counselor for members)
- Choice of Segal AmeriCorps Education Award ($7,395) or an end-of-term bonus ($1,800) upon term completion
- Non-Competitive Eligibility for federal employment for one-year post-term
- Networks with available rental housing options
- Access to organization facilities
- Extensive Training
*Individuals are limited to two full Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards in their lifetime
Already have a MyAmeriCorps account and want to apply for this specific role? You can find that listing on MyAmeriCorps here.
The positive impact VISTA members offer their local communities is remarkable and continues to build year after year. Descriptions of all Goodwill AmeriCorps Positions can be found at: goodwillnne.org/jobs/americorps/positions/.
Organization
York Ready for Climate Action
York, MEGoodwill VISTA Partnership
The Goodwill VISTA Partnership works to reduce poverty in communities across Maine and New Hampshire through indirect service, such as creating and running programs, fundraising and grant writing, communications work, increasing social media presence, recruiting volunteers, as well as assisting with community assessments, among other projects. Focus areas of partner agencies include public health, food security, environmental justice, educational support, youth development, housing, and more!