Internship & Job Opportunities:

We are seeking remarkable individuals passionate about the Richmond Promise mission and equitable access to higher education to join our team or one of our partner sub-sites as an Americorps VISTA Fellow. The ideal candidates for these roles believe deeply in doing whatever it takes to help our students succeed, have relentless and rigorous attention to detail, enjoy efficiency and improvement of systems, and are excited about supporting a college-going and graduating culture in Richmond, CA! They should thrive in a fast-paced and multifaceted environment, have experience and demonstrated success in balancing multiple priorities, enjoy building relationships with students and adults, and proactively solve challenges. 

The roles are:

College Access Coordinator 

• Application due in Americorps Portal September 24th, 2022 (8:59 pm PST)
• Start date: Monday, October 24th, 2022

VISTA members will build capacity and help advance the mission of the Richmond Promise by supporting the development of an effective outreach strategy to increase awareness and access to the Richmond Promise scholarship and build a college-graduation culture throughout the City of Richmond. VISTA members will also help develop and manage college awareness programming at the k-12 level, including Financial Aid Access and College-Going Conversations with Richmond Youth, and engage parents in the community to build a parent volunteer wing. Develop a communications & outreach plan to increase awareness and access to financial aid among Richmond parents and families. Build sustainable community-based institutional partnerships with schools and community-based organizations within the Richmond Community to develop a comprehensive campaign of financial assistance to increase access to state and federal dollars for college.

College Success Coordinator

• Application due in Americorps Portal September 24th, 2022 (8:59 pm PST)
• Start date: Monday, October 24th, 2022

Development and support of college transition programming, including College Success Workshops, developing a method of evaluating students’ needs and level of support needed (i.e., college success rubric), and the scaling of a community-wide digital advising/mentoring initiative for Richmond Promise students. Goals: Increase the number of students, mainly low-income and first in their family to go to college, who: 1. Are exposed to college resources, role models, and experiences throughout K-16 2. Successfully transition to an accredited university/college directly from high school 3. Successfully transfer from community college to 4-year university 4. Complete an associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree, or career + technical education. This will include the development and support of college transition programming, including College Success Workshops, developing a method of evaluating students’ needs and level of support needed (i.e., college success rubric),

HOW TO APPLY:

1. Click on the position hyperlink to view the details of the positions
2. If interested in 1 or more, you must create an applicant profile before formally applying. 
   1. Americorps Profile Creation

1. After creating your profile, apply for any of the positions. Our team will review all applicant profiles and reach out via email for an interview. Make sure you have both reference requests completed.
2. Questions? Email Miguel Molina at mmolina@richmondpromise.org or call/text at 530-794-8326

1. VISTA Member Benefits
   1. Includes Biweekly Stipend of $1,150.80
   2. End of Service Education Award of $6,450 
   3. Health Benefits