JOB DESCRIPTION

Terms of Service:

Start Date: September 8, 2026

End Date: September 7, 2027

Must serve a 365-day (1 year) service term

Living Allowance: $70.24/day ($25,637.60/year)

APPLY USING BOTH LINKS BY July 31:

https://secure.entertimeonline.com/ta/conservationlegacy.careers?ShowJob=721984512

https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=129733

An AmeriCorps ViSTA will build internal systems and frameworks that strengthen EPEDC’s capacity to bolster energy transition & economic diversification across rural eastern Montana.

Activities include:

• Developing a regional energy transition and economic expansion framework
• Organizing centralized datasets related to workforce, industry, and energy trends
• Creating staff-ready planning tools that support long-term decision-making.

The VISTA will design a stakeholder engagement system that documents partners, priorities, and collaboration pathways producing resource guides and planning materials that identify funding research and development pathways. The VISTA will also develop an economic diversification roadmap with prioritized, implementation-ready projects and tools that inform future updates to the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. All systems, tools, and documentation created will be used by EPEDC staff to guide planning and support long-term economic resilience.

Qualifications:

• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
• At least 18 years of age
• College graduate
• Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check

BENEFITS

• $70.24/day, every 2 weeks
• Cell phone stipend ($60/month)
• Relocation Assistance*
• Healthcare* 
• Childcare* 
• Loan forbearance*
• Interest Payments*
• Training and Professional Development

*If eligible.

Upon successful completion of service:

• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award or cash stipend
• Non-Competitive Eligibility