VISTA 10:

Fort Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Northfield, Rondout School, Wilmette, Winnetka

1,965 current girl members *
885 current adult volunteers *

VISTA Volunteers

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VISTA Vacancies

Finance Management Ambassador: Formerly Treasurer. Keeps necessary records for VISTA; reports information to council staff accounting manager on a timely basis.
If Interested:
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:
Adult Recruitment Partner: Supports the Ambassador by encouraging recruitment of long-term and episodic (short-term) adult volunteer members to work with girls or other adults in a particular VISTA community; Family Involvement partner and the registration partner forwards membership registration forms and membership registration fees to Registration Ambassador; calls and verifies four (4) references; forwards registration information to Learning Opportunities Ambassador.
Positions Available In:: Lake Bluff: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.; Lake Forest: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.; Rondout School: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.
Community Sponsorship Ambassador: Coordinates with council's community partnership campaign staff manager to give organizational presentations (women's groups, Rotary, collaborators); becomes very familiar with all six recruitment and service delivery options that occur in all communities within the VISTA.
If Interested:
Community Sponsorship Partner: Supports the Community Sponsorship Partner and assists during organizational presentations (women's groups, Rotary, collaborators); becomes very familiar with all six recruitment and service delivery options that occur in all communities within the VISTA.
Positions Available In:: Lake Bluff: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.; Lake Forest: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.; Rondout School: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.
Cookie Program Ambassador
This volunteer is the point person to the council Product Program Group and has ultimate accountability for the Cookie Program with the VISTA.

If Interested:

Contact: Kathy Stigler, Product Program Manager
Girl Scouts - Illinois Crossroads Council
847-573-0500 ext. 1014
If Interested:
Fall Product Activity Ambassador
This volunteer is the point person to the council Product Program Group and has ultimate accountability for the Fall Product Activity within the VISTA.

If Interested:
Contact: Kathy Stigler, Product Program Manager
Girl Scouts - Illinois Crossroads Council
847-573-0500 ext. 1014
If Interested:
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:
Family Involvement Partner: Formerly Family Partnership. Supports the Ambassador by managing family partnership campaign for troops/groups in a particular VISTA community; encourages fathers, grandparents, and friends to oversee the presentations at troop/group meetings; encourages troop committees, shared leadership, and family participation.
Positions Available In:: Lake Bluff: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.; Lake Forest: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.; Rondout School: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.
Internal Communications Partner (Webmaster): Responsible for distributing to the appropriate Ambassador, via email, questions and comments submitted at the VISTA Web site. The Webmaster will also cross-train with the Internal Communications Ambassador to provide temporary coverage of the VISTA Web sites.
Positions Available In:: Fort Sheridan: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.; Glencoe: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.; Highland Park: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.; Highwood: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.; Kenilworth: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.; Northfield: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.; Winnetka: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.
Multicultural Ambassador: Monitors potential and overlooked population groups; compares local data to potential (outlined in Adult Pluralism Action Plan); keeps alert to community changes through various media outlets (newspaper, chamber, school newsletters); reports diversity to staff Hispanic initiatives specialist; requests translated materials for non-English speaking groups through staff Hispanic initiatives specialist; gets involved with groups through community events.
If Interested:
Public Relations Ambassador: Formerly public relations/publicity. Reports communities' activity news to local newspapers and radio, following a monthly theme calendar; shares same information with staff director of public affairs and external relations so that feature stories and press releases can be developed and reported to the board of directors; becomes VISTA spokesperson in the various communities.
If Interested:
Public Relations Partner: Formerly Public Relations/Publicity. Supports the Ambassador; reports communities' Girl Scout activity news to the Ambassador (who will work with the media), following a monthly theme calendar.
Positions Available In:: Lake Bluff: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.; Lake Forest: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.; Rondout School: contact VISTA 10 Manager/United Way Ambassador.