PAIR Volunteer Coordinator VISTA
Partnership for the Advancement & Immersion of Refugees (PAIR) empowers refugee youth to navigate American society, reach their academic potential and become community leaders through educational mentoring programs and with the support of volunteer mentors. To empower refugee youth, PAIR believes in an individualized approach and designs a custom-built curriculum to best fit the needs of refugee youth in middle school, high school, and college. In working with the refugee population, PAIR recognizes the importance of literacy as a crucial element to their thriving future. Literacy enriches an individual’s life, creates pathways to successfully navigate and integrate into American society, and possesses the ability to break the poverty cycle often experienced by newcomer families. The mentors, along with PAIR’s staff, support refugee young adults through the adjustment to a new life in Houston, serving as cultural guides while focusing on educational support. Through individual as well as group volunteer mentoring programs, refugee students receive assistance with homework and focus on English language and computer skills acquisition. The Volunteer Coordinator VISTA is crucial in developing a robust volunteer program that equips each of PAIR’s College programs with volunteer mentors.
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Member Duties : Support volunteer’s full lifecycle from recruitment to reporting. Build and maintain systems such as Salesforce and Airtable, manage data entry and reporting, and streamline processes for recruitment, onboarding, training, and retention of volunteers. Communicate inquiries, facilitate relationship-building, and ensure volunteers feel connected and prepared. Gather and solicit feedback from volunteers and program staff to improve the volunteer experience and create reports to track engagement and impact. Support event logistics, planning volunteer drives, assigning and coordinating volunteers for organizational programming, create newsletters, and partnering with local universities and community organizations to grow PAIR’s volunteer network. This is ideal for someone who enjoys serving with both systems and people—especially teenagers and young adults; logistics-oriented, strong interpersonal skills; understands how to communicate effectively across platforms and generations.
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Living Allowance , Relocation Allowance , Training , Health Coverage* .
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
Terms :
Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours .
Service Areas :
Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development .
Skills :
Education , Youth Development , Community Organization , Writing/Editing , Non-Profit Management , General Skills , Conflict Resolution , Recruitment , Computers/Technology , Team Work , Communications , Public Speaking .
