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ABC Community Outreach Coordinator VISTA

AmeriCorps, El Paso, TX, United States


The Alliance of Border Collaboratives (ABC) strives to ensure that low-income and underserved minority populations can exercise their rights to receive appropriate prevention, care, and treatment services. ABC is located in the City of El Paso, TX, and we offer our services to communities in El Paso, Culberson, Hudspeth, and Presidio Counties in TX, and Otero, Luna, and Doña Ana Counties in NM. The VISTA Community Outreach Coordinator will be responsible for development and coordination of the Health Navigation Services (HNS) community outreach strategy aimed to recruit project clients, foster community engagement and buy-in, and support the project sustainability strategy. The HNS goal is to increase access to care and improve the health outcomes of the underserved, low-income minority communities in El Paso, Culberson, Hudspeth and Presidio Counties in TX. We are looking for a VISTA member who has an Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, communications, marketing, or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience, 1-2 years of experience in community outreach strategies, and with knowledge on community mobilization and engagement strategies, social media tools and applications, and training curricula development and delivery. The candidate should have the commitment to work with underserved, low-income minority communities, and be able to work independently and in cross-functional teams. In addition, the candidate should have excellent problem solving, communication, organizational and time management, and written skills. The VISTA member will have the opportunity to work in collaboration with the Project Director, Coordinator, staff, and Community Advisory Board members, network with partner organizations, and will have access to professional development opportunities. Why serving in El Paso? An open-minded place with lots of things to do, El Paso is well known for its unique history, lively culture, and outdoor beauty.

Responsibilities

Conduct a community assessment to identify access to care needs of the target population, and identify existing community resources to address those needs.

Define the project outreach strategies.

Establish formal partnerships with primary and behavioral health service providers, social service agencies, and other community partners to increase community awareness of the project, develop an interagency client referral system, and promote services coordination.

Design and implement community education opportunities on the public health value of the Health Navigation Services.

Collect outreach strategy data and conduct performance measure on key outcomes.

Share the outreach strategy evaluation findings and success stories with partner organizations, community members and other stakeholders.

Develop, implement, and evaluate the project outreach training curricula.

Benefits

Training

Childcare assistance if eligible

Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend

Educational and professional development

Living Allowance

Relocation Allowance

Health Coverage*

For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/

Terms

Car recommended

Permits working at another job during off hours

Permits attendance at school during off hours

Service Areas

Health

Community Outreach

Skills

Community Organization

Communications

Public Health

Marketing

social media tools

Computers/Technology

Writing/Editing

Public Speaking

Leadership

Non-Profit Management

Team Work

Program Type:

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program:

ABC Community Outreach Coordinator VISTA

Program Start/End Date:

06/01/2026 - 05/31/2027

Work Schedule:

Full Time

Education level:

Associates degree (AA)

Age Requirement:

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations:

TEXAS

Languages:

Spanish, English

Accepting Applications:

From 04/24/2026 To 05/08/2026

Contact:

Jose Alvarez

1200 Golden Key Cir

El Paso TX 79925

9155431015

jose@abc-ep.org

www.abc-ep.org

Listing ID

128284

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