Put your skills into service and make a lasting impact in the Cape Fear Region.
Catholic Charities is seeking an AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer Coordinator to complete a full-time year of service based in our Wilmington office. This is an opportunity to help build a stronger, more sustainable volunteer network that expands our ability to serve individuals and families throughout New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick, Columbus, and Bladen counties.
As the AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer Coordinator, you will build the systems, partnerships, and resources that make meaningful volunteer service possible. Your work will strengthen programs addressing needs such as food insecurity, home repair, and disaster preparedness while creating tools and processes that can continue making an impact well beyond your year of service.
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A Year to Serve, Learn, and Grow
This opportunity is about making a difference, but it can also be a year of significant personal and professional growth.
You will gain hands-on experience in volunteer engagement, community outreach, partnership development, training, nonprofit operations, and disaster preparedness while working alongside an experienced Catholic Charities team. Whether you are exploring what comes next, building experience for a future career, or looking for a meaningful way to put your existing skills to work, this role offers an opportunity to learn while serving your community.
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What You’ll Do
As the AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer Coordinator, you will help Catholic Charities build a volunteer program that can grow and serve the Cape Fear Region for years to come. Your work will include:
- Connecting people with opportunities to serve by developing outreach strategies and building relationships with faith communities, civic groups, colleges, businesses, and other community partners.
- Making it easier to become a volunteer by improving how volunteers learn about opportunities, register, receive information, complete training, and connect with the right role.
- Building tools and resources for volunteers and staff, including guides, training materials, role descriptions, communication resources, and processes that can be used long after your service is complete.
- Strengthening volunteer engagement by developing ways to recognize volunteers, gather feedback, understand their experience, and encourage continued involvement.
- Preparing volunteers to respond when communities need them most by helping coordinate training and creating systems to track volunteers prepared to serve during disasters and other emergencies.
- Measuring our progress by helping Catholic Charities better understand volunteer participation, training, retention, and community partnerships.
Who Might Be a Good Fit?
This is a strong learning opportunity for someone who is ready to take initiative, develop new skills, and work with people throughout the community. You will gain practical experience in volunteer management while contributing to meaningful work across the Cape Fear Region.
This opportunity may be especially appealing if you:
- Enjoy meeting people, building relationships, and communicating with different audiences.
- Are organized, take initiative, and like turning ideas into practical systems.
- Want to gain hands-on nonprofit experience or put existing professional and life experience toward a meaningful purpose.
AmeriCorps VISTA Living Allowance & Benefits
AmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program rather than a traditional employment position. VISTA members receive a living allowance during their service, with compensation and benefits established and administered by AmeriCorps.
Applicants should review the official AmeriCorps website for the most current information about the living allowance and available VISTA benefits.
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Ready to spend a year building something that will continue serving your community long after your service is complete?
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Service Information
Service Type: Full-time AmeriCorps VISTA
Service Location: Wilmington, North Carolina
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Service Area: New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick, Columbus, and Bladen counties
Questions about serving with Catholic Charities in the Cape Fear Region?
Contact:
Emilie Hart
Catholic Charities Cape Fear Region
Emilie.Hart@ccharitiesdor.org