VISTA 2:

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:

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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:

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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:

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Cookie Program Partner

This volunteer is responsible for implementing motivational strategies on goal setting, parent/guardian involvement, and expressing the importance of contact with girls during the Cookie Program.

Positions Available In:

Arlington Heights: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

Buffalo Grove: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

Lincolnshire: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

Twin Groves School District: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

Wheeling: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

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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:

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Fall Product Activity Partner

Formerly Fall Product Sale Specialist. Supports the Ambassador; oversees troops/groups’ Fall Product Activity Motivators and Order Coordinators; encourages non-parent volunteers (friends, grandparents, aunts, uncles, other episodic volunteers) to assist with these positions at the troop/group level or various other duties to ensure a successful financial and learning opportunity.

Positions Available In:

Arlington Heights: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

Buffalo Grove: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

Lincolnshire: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

Twin Groves School District: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

Wheeling: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

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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:

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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:

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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:

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Community Coordinator Partner

Positions Available In:

Arlington Heights: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

Buffalo Grove: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

Lincolnshire: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

Twin Groves School District: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

Wheeling: contact VISTA 2 Manager/United Way Ambassador.

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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:

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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:

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VISTA Manager/United Way Ambassador

Each VISTA Manager/UW Ambassador oversees a VISTA "cabinet" and reports to the director of membership and program. A staff membership specialist assists. VISTA manager/UW ambassador; creates meeting agendas; collects current information from each ambassador; coordinates the work of the cabinet.

If Interested: