AmeriCorps VISTA – Communication Specialist at Montana - Learning Collaborative – Helena

Ameri Corps VISTA – Communication Specialist at Montana Work-Based Learning Collaborative – Helena

Position Type: VISTA.
Service Commitment: April 6, 2026 – April 5, 2027.
Final Final date to receive applications: March 6, 2026.
Car required? Yes.
Driver’s License Required? Yes.

Reach Higher Montana serves as the backbone organization for the Montana Work-Based Learning Collaborative (WBLC), located in Helena, MT. The WBLC is a cross-section of 30+ public and private organizations working to improve, enhance, and expand work-based learning in Montana. The VISTA member will support work-based learning opportunities that prepare youth and young adults for employment.

The goal of this project is to enable individuals to access high-demand, high-growth jobs across the state of Montana. The project plans to do so by providing work-based learning opportunities to help youth and young adults build employability skills, professional networks, and career/technical skills. Part of the project will include building infrastructure for employers and programs/educators that can help sustain a high-quality program beyond one supervisor or educator.

This VISTA role will develop communication resources for members of the Work-Based Learning Collaborative (WBLC) and program resources to build capacity for programs facilitating and offering work-based learning experiences. The VISTA will report on performance measures such as marketing/digital media collateral created; social media engagement; WBLC member organizations utilizing marketing/digital media collateral; and engagement in WBLC from schools and employers.

Montana Campus Network for Civic Engagement (MCNCE) serves as the intermediary for this project. MCNCE is a CEO-led coalition of colleges and universities that support civic engagement, service learning, and volunteerism across the state. Every year we place cohorts of full-time, part-time, and summer Ameri Corps members with schools, colleges, nonprofits, and government agencies in Montana. The Ameri Corps projects we facilitate increase educational equity, break down barriers between higher education and community organizations, and address the root causes of poverty in communities across the state.