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This position is a National Community Service AmeriCorps* VISTA position that provides the individual with the opportunity to serve the county, state and nation.

The United Way of Greater Portland Volunteer Center VISTA will work with the Director of Volunteer Development to strengthen current functions of the volunteer center and build its capacity to meet future area volunteer program needs. The goal of the Volunteer Center is to strengthen community by bringing people and resources together to focus on Cumberland County’s most important issues.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Connect volunteer programs and staff with volunteer center resources that support effective, sustainable volunteer engagement.
2. Conduct community outreach that educates area volunteer programs about local emergency preparedness, VolunteerMaine.org and Volunteer Center activities.
3. Develop, conduct, and document both on-line and in-person training sessions.
4. Serve on leadership team to establish a sustainable network for volunteer coordination during disaster.
5. Using VolunteerMaine.org functions and local community service projects as exercise, help volunteer center develop capacity to respond to a local emergency.
6. Support state and local marketing efforts relating to volunteerism.
   
   
Essential Functions:

Send cover letter and resume to: Karen Stephenson, United Way of Greater Portland, PO Box 15200, Portland, ME 04112, no later than October 10, 2008.

Qualifications: Detailed project management experience required. Must be comfortable with computers and the Internet, bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred, independent, self-starter with strong people skills required and ability to multi-task and handle interruptions is a must.

Benefits: All VISTA positions have annual living allowance ($909/mo), health coverage, and (on successful completion of service) a $4,725 educational award for post-secondary education or loan repayment. The following benefits are provided if personal circumstances require: child care, educational loan interest payments, and term life-insurance. The local host will reimburse mileage expenses associated with project travel.

Support Provided: Training provided by United Way and identified VolunteerMaine partner organizations. Evaluation and supervision of the VISTA volunteer will be provided by the staff of the United Way and Maine commission for Community Service VISTA coordinator.

Other: The opportunity to develop infrastructure and build volunteer capacity and serve on a leading edge team of volunteer managers.

This opportunity is sponsored by: United Way of Greater Portland

Contact Person:
Karen Stephenson, Dir.Vol. Devel, (phone), (email)

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Address:

PO Box 15200 Portland, ME 04112-5200

Web Site: http://www.unitedwaygp.org

Miscellaneous Information

Average number of hours per volunteer that are required weekly to do this task.
	40+
We need the following number of people to fill this position.
	1

Miscellaneous Information

Can this be done off site via computer (Virtual Volunteering)?
	No
May this opportunity be done by a court mandated volunteer?
	No
This is appropriate for a young volunteer
	Not appropriate for a youth.
May a family with young children do this?
	No