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Position Title: Stewards VISTA: Groundwork Bridgeport, Inc.- AmeriCorps
jobshiringnearme.org Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements, East
Site Location: Bridgeport, CT
City, State or Full Address: 1001 Main St Ste 20, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Terms of Service:
Start Date: 06/02/25
End Date: 06/01/26
Must serve a 365-day (1 year) service term
Living Allowance: $82.51/day ($30,116.15/year)
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Purpose
Groundwork Bridgeport’s AmeriCorps Program is dedicated to fostering environmental stewardship, strengthening community engagement, and transforming underutilized urban spaces into thriving public places. Serving the residents of Bridgeport, Connecticut—a historically under-resourced but resilient community—our program empowers individuals to take an active role in improving their neighborhoods through green initiatives like tree planting, urban agriculture, and public space revitalization. Guided by principles of sustainability, equity, and collaboration, we work to create a healthier, greener, and more connected city.
This AmeriCorps Position will enhance Groundwork Bridgeport’s capacity by strengthening volunteer recruitment, growing partnerships with schools and local businesses, and supporting fundraising efforts. Through coordinating community-led environmental projects and developing outreach materials, the AmeriCorps Member will play a key role in expanding the impact and sustainability of our programs, ultimately helping to build a lasting culture of stewardship in Bridgeport.
The AmeriCorps VISTA member will build capacity and develop sustainable solutions to alleviate poverty in underserved communities.
Description of Duties:
As a Stewards AmeriCorps VISTA with Groundwork Bridgeport, you’ll help grow our community programs and get more people involved in making Bridgeport greener and healthier. Your role will include:
By the end of your service, you’ll have helped bring more people into environmental stewardship and created resources that keep the momentum going long after your term ends.
Qualifications:
Physical Requirements:
jobshiringnearme.org Legacy is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential functions. Some positions may require periodic overnight travel, non-traditional hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use program-specific tools and a range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Ability to safely drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.
Time Requirements:
Orientation and Training:
Benefits:
*For more information regarding the Segal Education Award, check out this link as well as alternative uses for the award here.
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit http://www.vistacampus.gov/healthcare.
*For more information regarding the AmeriCorps VISTA Childcare benefit, please visit https://americorpschildcare.com/.
*For details about Non-Competitive Eligibility, please visit https://my.americorps.gov/trust/help/member_portal/non_competitive_eligibility_overview.htm.
Evaluation and Reporting:
As an AmeriCorps VISTA member, performance will be evaluated on whether the member has completed their required year of service; the member has satisfactorily completed assignments; and if the member has met other performance criteria that were clearly communicated at the beginning of the term of service.
Reporting requirements include, but are not limited to, bi-weekly timesheets, accomplishment tracking, and quarterly reporting.
Supervisor Name and Contact Information:
For VISTA related information, contact Addie Gilkerson, agilkerson@conservationlegacy.org
For site related information, contact Tanner Burgdorf, tburgdorf@groundworkbridgeport.org
PLEASE APPLY USING THIS LINK: My AmeriCorps – Home Page
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