VISTA* Maine Green Schools Coordination VISTA

Goodwill VISTA Maine Green Schools Coordination VISTA

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The Maine Department of Education (MDOE) leads statewide efforts to expand environmental and climate literacy. The MDOE Maine Green Schools Program is designated by statute to play a central role in developing the Green School Network (GSN). Established in 2025, the GSN connects educators, administrators, community partners, and youth to strengthen practices, improve school facilities, and expand access to curriculum. MDOE collaborates with statewide networks such as the Nature Based Education Consortium (NBEC), the Maine Environmental Education Association (MEEA), Maine Early Childhood Outdoors (MeECO), and other community‑based nonprofit organizations, to support outdoor learning, education, school planning and career pathways for all Maine youth.

The host site will provide statewide communication tools, existing partnerships, and programmatic leadership that the VISTA volunteer will help organize into a cohesive statewide network.

Member Duties: Maine’s rural communities experience persistent poverty and limited access to educational resources. The VISTA project addresses this by building the capacity of statewide systems that expand access to learning, reduce school operating costs, create youth leadership opportunities, and strengthen pathways to living‑wage careers for students from disadvantaged communities. The VISTA will assemble existing materials into a resource hub, organizing and centralizing curriculum, funding opportunities, and community‑based learning programs while engaging youth, educators, and key school personnel as leaders into their own virtual discussion groups to ensure long‑term momentum and to create cross‑sector partnerships to reduce school costs and expand future opportunities for students.

Program Benefits:

• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Living Allowance
• Stipend
• Training
• Relocation Allowance
• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Health Coverage*
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Terms:

• Permits attendance at school during off hours
• Car recommended
• Permits working at another job during off hours

Service Areas:

• Technology
• Environment
• Community and Economic Development
• Education
• Children/Youth

Skills:

• Communications
• Writing/Editing
• Computers/Technology
• Education
• Environment
• Community Organization

Program Details:

• Program Type:
  Ameri Corps VISTA
• Program Start/End Date: 05/04/2026 – 05/03/2027
• Work Schedule:
  
  Full Time
• Age Requirement:
  Minimum 18
• Program Locations:
  Maine
• Accepting Applications:
  From 01/02/2026 to 06/01/2026
• Seniority level:
  Internship
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Other
• Industries:
  Government Administration

Contact: Sol Carpenter
Goodwill NNE Americorps
Portland ME 04103
207‑298‑7016
sol.carpenter
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