Program Assistant

About this Opportunity

Lighthouse Guild is the leading not-for-profit healthcare organization dedicated to addressing and preventing vision loss. Our mission is to provide exceptional services that inspire people who are visually impaired to attain their goals. With Lighthouse Guild, people who are at risk for, or affected by, vision loss have access to all the resources necessary to lead full, independent, and productive lives. We provide services, research and education, and advocate to help people with low vision and blindness. Our vision is a world in which no person is limited by their visual capacity.

The Stephen T. Pearlman Volunteer Center administers the volunteer recruitment, screening and interviewing, orientation, training and education, placement and referral, retention, and recognition processes for Lighthouse Guild. Our current corps of volunteers consists of 600 volunteers who contribute to the success of the organization and carry on the legacy of service of the organization’s founders.

Location: 250 West 64th Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10023

Volunteer Opportunity: This position is ideal for a candidate with an interest or experience in non-profit management, human resources administration or business management, who also possesses a strong customer service orientation and communications skills; and who is interested in an opportunity with critical responsibilities in a busy department. The candidate will help implement and administer the volunteer recruitment activities for Lighthouse Guild including the essentials of recruiting, screening, placing, orienting, training, and cultivating volunteers for an organization.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

Create recruiting documents for various opportunities for programs and departments.

Conduct research and outreach efforts to get volunteers.

Screen and interview potential volunteer candidates.

Identify and place interns/volunteers in requested positions.

Staff volunteer events.

Manage all stages of the volunteer recruitment process including but not limited to initial contact, follow up emails/phone calls; managing document intake and contact with department representatives and other LGI staff, support volunteer corps orientation, etc.

Support the administrative needs of the department and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel required.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including clear diction is required.

The ability to take and follow instruction, take initiative, and apply critical thinking skills is required.

Prior experience where customer service skills have been used is preferred.

Interest in business/public administration, marketing and taking on responsibilities that are important to the operation of the Volunteer Center is necessary.

Experience managing a project independently to completion is required.

The ability to exhibit excellence in the execution of your responsibilities is required.

Details of the Opportunity: The ideal candidate is available during business hours 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. We are flexible with establishing your schedule during these hours and request your presence in the office at least 4 hours per day. Please submit a resume to [email protected]. Please include the hours you are available to work in your cover letter. This is an in-person opportunity. Masks are optional but recommended while on site at our headquarters when interacting with clients. Direct all questions to the Stephen T. Pearlman Volunteer Center (646) 874-8688.

Attire: Business/ Business Casual (no jeans or sneakers).

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