We have participated in the PR intern program with BGSU for the last several years. We have been awarded a VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) program for the upcoming year, beginning July. One of the roles that we are recruiting for is a Marketing/Social Media/Community Outreach position. This is a unique program for people to gain some professional experience. I will include our “job description” below. The living allowance isn’t great – only about $12,000 – but there are some other benefits. The members get a cash or education award upon completion of their service to pay off student loans or continue their education. They also get non-compete eligibility status for federal jobs for one year, so if someone is thinking about that as a career that’s an awesome path. These are full-times positions, but the member can go to school as long as it doesn’t interfere with their service.
In addition to this role, we are recruiting for a business operations VISTA. We have filled our opening for program evaluation. All of these roles should be currently posted with BGSU, but this is a complicated process and if you have a student who might be interested, please have them call me at 419.725.2506 and I’ll be happy to talk with them about this opportunity.
Please share this as broadly as possible.
Thank you,
Lisa
VISTA ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
VISTA is the national service program that works to eliminate poverty. The first VISTAs began serving in 1965 in the migrant farm worker camps in California, the hollows of eastern Kentucky, and the inner city of Hartford, CT. Since then, more than 180,000 VISTAs have served throughout America to expand the capacity of homegrown efforts to address community challenges.
As a VISTA serving with the Dental Center you will:
Help increase community knowledge of the Dental Center to create oral health access for underserved patients, and aid other social service providers in meeting the healthcare needs of their clients. Build the capacity of the Dental Center by developing sustainable models and modes of communication and providing valuable community education of Dental Center programs and services.
Member will assess the current state of Dental Center communications, specifically with regard to social media and take steps to improve, enhance and extend current efforts and for the creation of new outlets.
Activity: 1. Review the current social media platforms such as the Dental Center website and Facebook. a. Create a marketing plan that includes both current and new social media outlets to engage a variety of audiences, including patients, employees, and donors. b. Create content on a regular or scheduled basis for social media platforms c. Develop email marketing materials and grow the list for email distribution. d. Create template for email newsletter and other email communications.
- Inform public of Dental Center’s programs and services. a. i. Meet with staff to identify Dental Center programs and services that are most under-utilized or most in need of updated marketing materials. ii. Conduct an evaluation of existing marketing materials for those programs. iii. Gather relevant information about programs (target population, requirements/qualifications to participate, etc.) from program coordinators.
To apply to the VISTA program and for the role at the Dental Center you must go directly to the website: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=71439&fromSearch=true
VISTA provides a stipend allowance of approximately $12,000/yearly in addition to other benefits such as a healthcare benefit, an education award at the end of your yearlong service, and non-compete eligibility status for government jobs .
For more information about VISTA and the benefits of service, visit:
https://www.vistacampus.gov/in-service/benefits-service