Job Title:

Human Resources AmeriCorps VISTA

Job Category:

Administration

Department/Group:

Admin

Job Code/ Req#:

74

Location:

1276 University Ave W, Saint Paul 55104

Travel Required:

Occasional Travel May Be Required 

Level/Salary Range:

Position Type:

Full-Time 

HR Contact:

Jade Adams 

Date Posted:

ASAP

Will Train Applicant(s):

Yes 

Posting Expires:

Until Filled 

External Posting URL:

http://thesannehfoundation.org/about-us/careers/ 

Description

Sanneh Foundation Mission

The mission of Sanneh is to empower youth, improve lives, and unite communities. Sanneh empowers youth by supporting and promoting educational attainment through in-school and after-school support, improves lives by providing programs that strengthen physical health, creates accessibility to healthy food and social and emotional development, and unites communities by fostering an environment that asserts the dignity of all people without exception. Sanneh asserts that all individuals, without exception, are intrinsically valuable.

Values:

• Accountability 
• Caring 
• Growth & Learning 
• Respect 
• Adaptability

Position Description

The Sanneh Human Resource VISTA will develop HR processes that aim to strengthen organizational capacity. This includes reviewing record retention policies, as well as improving onboarding and retention strategies of diverse staff whose goal is to improve learning outcomes for diverse and low-income students. Improve onboarding and orientation processes to integrate staff for successful employment and

retention.

Role and Responsibilities

Foundations & HR Systems Orientation

• Review sustainability materials from prior VISTA
•  Learn Sanneh organizational history, structure, and become familiar with core program, activities, and major events.
• Audit and observe current onboarding processes and orientation practices.
• Learn current system of onboarding and orienting new hires throughout core programs and organizational units.
• Assess current system for tracking progression of new staff throughout timeline of onboarding and orientation.
• Identify personal development resources to increase knowledge related to hiring and on-boarding new staff.

HR Process Evaluation & Development

• Identify areas of opportunity to enhance the onboarding and orientation experience with a focus on cultural competency, equity, and retention.
• Draft improved workflows for onboarding and orientation, including timelines, accountability structures, and measurable milestones.
• Collaborate with program leaders and supervisors to align HR onboarding with program-specific needs.
• Propose systems for collecting and analyzing new hire feedback to measure onboarding effectiveness.
• Research and recommend professional development resources to improve Sanneh’s HR systems and staff support strategies.

Implementation & Capacity Building

• Pilot newly developed onboarding and orientation improvements and refine based on feedback.
• Strengthen systems for tracking employee progress during the first year of employment, integrating performance check-ins and engagement metrics.
• Partner with HR leadership to develop strategies for improving employee retention and organizational culture.
• Support updates to HR record retention policies and ensure practices are aligned with legal and compliance standards.
• Document professional development activities and apply new knowledge to improve HR systems and staff integration practices.

Sustainability, Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

• Finalize onboarding and orientation systems, ensuring consistency and sustainability across all organizational units.
• Develop and publish a comprehensive HR Onboarding & Orientation Handbook for staff and supervisors.
• Create internal training resources and toolkits to standardize onboarding and retention practices.
• Document improved processes and create a sustainability plan to ensure HR capacity gains are maintained beyond the VISTA term.
• Evaluate the impact of implemented HR improvements and present findings to organizational leadership.

 Preferred Education & Qualifications

• AmeriCorps VISTA’s must be 18 years or older.
• Have a Valid Drivers License.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or have lawful permanent residency.
• Desire to work in a growing nonprofit organization with a strong commitment to the mission of helping low-income students earn admission to college and persist toward degree completion.
• Expected to embrace our Core Values of inclusive culture, student access, teamwork, impact + growth + innovation and have a significant commitment to the mission of helping all students earn admission to college and persist towards degree completion.
• Adaptability, flexibility, creativity and commitment to excellence.
• Desire to engage in diversity, creativity and commitment to excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with diverse types of people in a team environment.

Compensation & Benefits

AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers receive benefits during and after their service as they make a difference across America. This includes loan forbearance, professional development, and for those with children under 13, an Americorps childcare benefit. AmeriCorps compensation does not count as income for Social Security benefits.

Pay rate - $957.46 bi-weekly (before taxes). Segal Education Award -  $7,395 (before taxes, based on Pell Grant) is distributed via MyAmeriCorps.gov following a full term of service.

View these open positions and others at www.thesannehfoundation.org/careers. Americorps VISTA applicants are required to create an Americorps profile and submit interest in the position in order to be matched at the end of our interview process.

Physical Demands and other notice

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to lift up to ten pounds. Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information. VISION: See in the normal visual range with or without correction. HEARING: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

The Sanneh Foundation is an affirmative action & equal opportunity employer. D/V/M/F. Applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. If you require accommodation to apply for a position, please contact Jade Adams HR Generalist at: 651.690.4855 Ext:3

The above is intended to describe the general content and requirements for the performance of this job.  This position description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements

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