<p>Alderson Opportunity Center Coordinator VISTA</p> <p>This AmeriCorps VISTA member will be the coordinator for a new Opportunity Center serving the people of the Alderson, WV area including portions of Greenbrier, Summers, and Monroe Counties. This former elementary school complex is perfect for development into a center for social services and job growth. You can get in on the ground floor and help build the center of your dreams to help others. You will review information about the complex; identify and prioritize needs; find funding to meet those needs; identify social services; and help entrepreneurs to create new jobs! Successfully managing this complex will be an excellent training ground for future management in the non-profit or private sector. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.</p> <p>Member Duties : review of the current physical/written information about the Opportunity Center Complex; surveying and identifying local service and capital needs assisting with the development of a long-range plan for the complex Collaborating to find, prioritize and write grants to meet capital and other needs Collaborating on the development and revising of an operating budget Helping find tenants/entrepreneurs who fit the overall mission to rent spaces Other duties as assigned commensurate with the goal of the Opportunity Center and the regulations of the AmeriCorps VISTA program.</p> <p>Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Living Allowance , Health Coverage* , Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance .</p> <p>Terms :</p> <p>Car recommended .</p> <p>Service Areas :</p> <p>Children/Youth , Hunger , Education , Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach , Entrepreneur/Business , Elder Care , Health , Disaster Relief , Neighborhood Revitalization , Technology .</p> <p>Skills :</p> <p>Public Speaking , Business/Entrepreneur , Non-Profit Management , Trade/Construction , Writing/Editing , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Computers/Technology , Social Services , Architectural Planning , Leadership , Recruitment , Communications , Team Work , General Skills .</p>