Campus Compact VISTA - Sharing Our Roots
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Term length
8/12/2024 - 8/11/2025
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Location
Northfield, Minnesota
Hourly pay equivalent
$12.54
Project summary
The Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA program places AmeriCorps VISTA members with campus and community partners. During this year, members spend 35 hours per week on their host site’s campus to work on building systems and programs that support low-income college students and community members. The VISTA member works to build community capacity by enhancing or creating systems, structures, and resources.
Opportunity description
Sharing Our Roots supports land access for immigrant and emerging farmers and food security efforts in Rice County, MN. The VISTA Member will support the commons-based farmer cohort team with resource navigation and implementation of a volunteer management system in collaboration with Carleton College and community partners. This position is based primarily on a 100-acre farm in Northfield and the Carleton College campus during student breaks.
Benefits
- Education benefit
- Healthcare
- Child care
- Relocation expenses
- Federal non competitive hiring authority
- $500/monthly Housing support paid directly to landlord
Requirements and qualifications
Requirements
BA/BS or equivalent experience. U.S. citizen, national, DACA status, or legal permanent resident. Must be able to complete a federal background check.
Preferred qualifications
Experience in grassroots organizing. Technical knowledge of volunteer management applications. Understanding of basic principles of regenerative agriculture. Bilingual in Spanish or Swahili.
Opportunity details
Focus area
- Climate smart agriculture and sustainable farming
- Community gardens
- Volunteer recruitment and management
Work environment
- Individual placement
- Rural
- Indoor
- Outdoor