Bellwood, Broadview, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Leyden School District, Maywood, Melrose Park, Northlake, River Grove, Schiller Park, Stone Park
- 2,863 current girl members *
- 352 current adult volunteers *
VISTA Volunteers
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VISTA Vacancies
- Adult Membership Ambassador
- Directs recruitment of long-term and episodic (short-term) adult volunteer members to work with girls or other adults; works closely with the girl membership ambassador, family involvement ambassador, and the registration ambassador; forwards membership registration forms and membership registration fees to registration ambassador; processes background check forms to council; calls and verifies four (4) references; forwards registration information to learning opportunities ambassador.
- If Interested:
- Contact the VISTA 1 Manager/United Way Ambassador.
- Family Involvement Ambassador
- Formerly Family Partnership Ambassador. Manages family partnership campaign; encourages fathers, grandparents, and friends to oversee the presentations and process working to make goals; coordinates plans with staff individual campaign specialist; encourages troop committees, shared leadership, and family participation.
- If Interested:
- Contact the VISTA 1 Manager/United Way Ambassador.
- Girl Membership Ambassador
- Formerly Director of Organizers/Recruiters. Plans for recruiting new girl members through various school and community family recruitment events (utilizing the six recruitment and service delivery options); coordinates work of many partner school organizers/recruiters and liaisons; sees girls are placed in existing and new troops/groups; forwards membership registration forms and membership registration fees to registration ambassador; monitors activities of local community events coordinators.
- If Interested:
- Contact the VISTA 1 Manager/United Way Ambassador.
- Learning Opportunities Ambassador
- Combination of orientation specialist and/or trainer. Coordinates, conducts, and/or assists with trainings (age-level and special topics) within a VISTA; assesses volunteers' training needs, and keeps records; facilitates "e-groups" (e-mail groups) to answer or re-direct questions; addresses face-to-face training questions through informal study groups at VISTA meetings; identifies and reports trends to staff adult training coordinator; promotes blended learning opportunities.
- If Interested:
- Contact the VISTA 1 Manager/United Way Ambassador.