Magnolia Science Academy Partnership Development VISTA

About the Role

The GOALS Success Through Service project strengthens GOALS’ long-term capacity to reduce poverty-related barriers that limit low-income and at-risk students’ access to high-quality physical education, wellness, STEM-connected learning, and afterschool enrichment opportunities. Through the Magnolia Science Academy partnership and related school-community relationships, the AmeriCorps VISTA will develop, pilot, evaluate, and transfer sustainable systems for partnership development, educational grant and sponsorship development, program planning, stakeholder engagement, evaluation, and organizational transition.

Responsibilities

• Assess GOALS’ current Magnolia Science Academy relationship and identify opportunities for growth.
• Research prospective schools and partners, create outreach resources, meeting tools, and agreement templates, and build a partnership tracking system.
• Develop funding and resource-development tools, including grant and sponsorship calendars, proposal resources, and in-kind support planning.
• Create evaluation, reporting, sustainability, and transition tools so GOALS staff can continue the work after the service term.

Benefits

• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend.
• AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits (details at https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/).

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum age: 18.
• Car recommended.

Skills

• Education
• Community Organization
• Communications

Schedule

Full-time, 10/19/2026 – 10/18/2027.

Location: Los Angeles/Orange County, California. Language requirement: English.

Accepting applications from 08/20/2026 to 10/01/2026.