VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Remote
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to recruit and manage volunteers. You will be responsible for allocating responsibilities and retaining the best volunteers possible. The goal is to ensure that our organization is always staffed with the best and most reliable individuals, and that they are correctly utilized for the fulfillment of our mission. The volunteer coordinator provides enthusiastic volunteer support to FREE employees.
RESPONSIBILITIES
SKILL
WHO WE ARE
Freedom House Reentry Education and Employment Corporation (FREE) is a nonprofit organization providing reentry services to formerly incarcerated adults, veterans, and caring social services for their children. FREE is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in California and New York.
Remote
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to recruit and manage volunteers. You will be responsible for allocating responsibilities and retaining the best volunteers possible. The goal is to ensure that our organization is always staffed with the best and most reliable individuals, and that they are correctly utilized for the fulfillment of our mission. The volunteer coordinator provides enthusiastic volunteer support to FREE employees.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Source and recruit volunteers through various techniques (databases, e-mail, social media etc.)
- Collect information on availabilities and skills
- Arrange for appropriate training when needed
- Produce schedules for everyday activities
- Assign responsibilities to the right people for special events
- Coordinate teams of volunteers for large-scale actions
- Communicate frequently with volunteers to ensure they are satisfied and well-placed
- Disseminate information for upcoming actions and events
- Keep detailed records of volunteers’ information and assignments
- Ensure the purpose of the organization and its actions is clearly communicated
- Complete FREE volunteer training
- Assist in the recruiting, screening, interviewing and training of new volunteers
- Review new cases and assign appropriate volunteers, in consultation with the executive director
- Prepare and distribute assignment documentation
- Help develop initial case plans and ongoing strategies for advocacy
- Review and distribute volunteer court reports
- Maintain case files in office
- Attend court hearings when possible and track court dates
- Provide assistance and consultation for volunteers as needed and when requested
- Assist volunteers and office in completion of volunteer/case stat sheets
- Participate in volunteer evaluations as assigned by the executive director
- Oversee assigned mentors and assist with identified needs
- Attend staff meetings and assist in the evaluation of the program
- Attend in-service trainings and assist with coordination if requested
- Assist with volunteer appreciation events
- Provide office coverage as assigned by the executive director
- Complete work time sheets monthly
- Attend conferences/seminars/meetings as requested by the executive director
- Participate in performance evaluations of this position as directed by the executive director
- Other duties as may be assigned by the executive director or the chair of the board
SKILL
- Bachelor’s degree in social service-related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Knowledge of and demonstrated experience networking, collaborating, and building partnerships with local colleges, community-based organizations and corporate partners
- Experience designing, planning, and facilitating development programs with individuals from under-resourced communities
- High level of cultural awareness with experience working with diverse cultures, ethnicities, languages, and abilities.
- Proven experience as operations director or similar position
- Experience in volunteering locally and/or internationally
- Experience in recruiting through various channels
- Working knowledge of databases and MS Office (especially Excel)
- Excellent organizational and team coordination abilities
- A pleasant, outgoing personality
- The ability to communicate with, supervise and empower volunteers to be effective in their roles—experience with volunteers preferred
- The ability to work cooperatively with different types of personalities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to adapt between a youth friendly demeanor and a highly professional demeanor
- Ability to interface with external facing funders
WHO WE ARE
Freedom House Reentry Education and Employment Corporation (FREE) is a nonprofit organization providing reentry services to formerly incarcerated adults, veterans, and caring social services for their children. FREE is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in California and New York.
