Our Outreach team members focus on partnership development, event coordination, fundraising, and volunteer recruitment all with the goal of addressing equitable access to food and healthcare in multiple regions across Greater New Orleans.
Service Activities
Recruiting and managing new volunteers to build capacity at overburdened food pantries in your assigned region.
Conduct targeted community outreach to raise awareness of services offered on-site and strengthen partnerships.
Reduce barriers to accessing healthcare services by establishing partnerships with healthcare organizations to bring mobile services and educational experiences to food distribution sites.
We welcome team members who are excited to bring new ideas and input to the table. We recognize each candidate brings their own skills and abilities and we aim to support you in utilizing those to make the most of your service year experience.
Community Need Addressed
Nourishing Louisiana AmeriCorps VISTA program aims to reduce disparities in access to food and healthcare in impoverished communities across Southeast Louisiana.
We are recruiting for 8 parishes (counties) in the Greater New Orleans area:
New Orleans
Plaquemines
St. Charles
St. John
St. Tammany
Washington
Lafourche
Terrebonne
Position Outcomes
Nourishing LA VISTA Members will have 2 key goals: building capacity at established food distribution sites to meet an increasing demand through volunteer recruitment and community outreach; and building partnerships with local community health organizations to bring mobile health services and education to food distribution sites. SVDP New Orleans aims to break the cycle of poverty by decreasing barriers to crucial basic needs for Louisiana’s most vulnerable residents.
Benefits
Childcare assistance if eligible, Education award upon successful completion of service, Health coverage, Living allowance, Non-competitive eligibility (federal jobs), Relocation allowance (if applicable), Student loan forbearance
Opportunities for professional development and growth. Flexibility to attend school or work outside of service hours.
Education Benefits
Non-profit and professional experience.
Skills you will gain
recruitment, project planning, project management, event planning, fundraising
Competencies You Will Develop
Communication
Demonstrate sensitivity and empathy, Lead group discussion, Listen to and consider others' viewpoints, Maintain open lines of communication with others, Turn taking, Write cleary and effectively
Creativity & Problem Solving
Able to identify and define the problem, Capable of generating possible solutions, Communicate the problem to appropriate personnel, Improvise, Provide relevant expertise
Teamwork
Derive consensus, Develop constructive working relationships and maintain them over time, Establish a high degree of trust and credibility with others, Interact professionally and respectfully with supervisors and co-workers, Stay positive and outcome oriented, Use appropriate strategies and solutions for dealing with conflicts and differences to maintain a smooth workflow
Decisions
Accepts responsibility, Anticipate the consequences of decisions, Identify and prioritize the key issues involved to facilitate the decision making process, Involve people appropriately in decisions that may impact them, Quickly respond with a back-up plan if a decision goes amiss
Tools
Operate tools and equipment in accordance with established operating procedures, safety standards, and ethical guidelines, Seek opportunities to improve knowledge of tools and technologies that may assist in streamlining work and improving productivity
Planning
Able to prioritize various competing tasks, Create plan of action, schedule tasks so that work is completed on time, Demonstrate the effective allocation of time and resources efficiently, Facilitate group planning, Set goals
Service
Be pleasant, courteous, professional and respectful when dealing with internal and external customers or clients, Evaluate customer or client satisfaction, Honor the privilege of being able to work with and for those being served, Provide personalized, prompt, and efficient service to meet the requirements, requests and needs of customers, Recognize the importance of maintaining privacy and confidentiality of those being served, Understand and anticipate the needs of others, Understand the importance of one's role in the functioning of the organization, Understand the significance of maintaining a healthful and safe environment