Volunteer Services Recruitment VISTA - PAID OPPORTUNITY

About the role

The Volunteer Services Recruitment VISTA will strengthen Idaho Youth Ranch’s capacity to recruit, retain, and mobilize volunteers—with a particular emphasis on North and East Idaho. This is a systems-building role: you’ll evaluate existing processes, design smarter recruitment strategies, forge community partnerships, and leave behind tools and frameworks that outlast your service term. If you love connecting people to purpose and building something that lasts, this role is for you.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate & Improve Volunteer Systems
• You’ll start by digging into the history of Idaho Youth Ranch’s volunteer program to understand what has worked and where the gaps are. This means reviewing internal policies, analyzing current recruitment processes and tools, and gathering feedback from volunteers and staff through interviews and surveys. From there, you’ll revise recruitment procedures—including online platforms and partner channels—and create user guides and documentation that make the improved systems easy for staff to maintain long after your service term.
• Build & Launch a Strategic Recruitment Plan
• You’ll research regional demographics across Idaho and identify the channels where local volunteers actively seek opportunities—social media, community centers, local events, and beyond. You’ll develop targeted recruitment strategies for each channel, launch and monitor campaigns, and adjust tactics based on engagement data. You’ll also create promotional materials and training sessions that equip current volunteers to serve as word-of-mouth ambassadors.
• Forge Community Partnerships
• You’ll identify potential community partners—schools, businesses, faith groups, and nonprofits—in target regions, then initiate outreach to develop collaborative agreements and co-branded volunteer opportunities. Your goal is to build a sustainable partnership network complete with a shared activities calendar, ongoing communication strategies, and relationship-building practices that keep partnerships strong for years to come.

Requirements

• A connector who thrives on building relationships and rallying communities around a shared mission.
• Comfortable with research, data analysis, and translating insights into strategy.
• Organized and self-directed, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with social media, volunteer management platforms, or CRM tools is a plus.
• Genuine passion for youth services, community development, or the nonprofit sector.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required; relevant experience and drive matter most.

Skills

• Research and data analysis skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with social media, volunteer management platforms, or CRM tools.

Benefits

• Modest living allowance paid biweekly, plus a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award upon completion.
• Health coverage option, childcare assistance (if eligible), and choice of end-of-service stipend or additional education award.
• Non-competitive eligibility for federal employment for one year after service.
• Professional development, networking, and mentorship within a mission-driven organization.

Pay

Modest living allowance paid biweekly, plus a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award upon completion.

Schedule

Full-time