Volunteer Coordinator

We are looking for a detail-oriented and focused volunteer to take on the role of Volunteer Coordinator and be responsible for interacting with volunteers and connecting those volunteers with HOAS opportunities. The responsibilities of the role include recruiting and training new volunteers, keeping a spreadsheet of volunteer information and skills, matching volunteers to opportunities that suit their skills, keeping volunteers informed, and conveying the organization's purpose to the public.

A successful Volunteer Coordinator should be meticulous about keeping volunteers engaged and be passionate about their volunteer work. You should uphold the values of our organization while ensuring the comfort of our volunteers in their positions.

Volunteer Coordinator Responsibilities:

• Recruiting, training, and supervising new volunteers.
• Collecting volunteer information, availability, skills, and maintaining up-to-date spreadsheets.
• Using marketing tools such as outreach programs, e-mails, and volunteer databases/spreadsheets.
• Keeping new and existing volunteers informed about the organization and volunteer opportunities.
• Matching volunteers to opportunities that suit their skill sets, and ensuring they understand their responsibilities and receive the proper training.
• Organizing training and leading on-the-job training.
• Keeping schedules and records of volunteers' work.
• Preparing codes of conduct and operating procedures to uphold theorganization's values.
• Ensuring the organization's purpose is conveyed to the public.

Skills Required

• Leadership skills
• Management skills
• Networking skills
• Adaptability
• Interpersonal skills; both written and verbal communication

Skills Desired

• Computer skills
• Position experience
• Ability to work under pressure
• self -motivation
• Close attention to detail

Impact

The community that Horn of Africa Services serves has many obstacles to overcome -- learning a new language, adapting to a new culture, and finding jobs in a tough job market, as well as preserving their culture and values. In particular, parents have the challenge of ensuring that their children receive a good education, when they themselves may have very little formal education and are low-income. Our volunteers support and empower immigrants and refugees in overcoming these challenges and building better lives for their families. As a Volunteer Coordinator, you would have the opportunity to become a mentor and leader, impacting students' education and futures as well play a big role in increasing the organizations capacity to expand its services for the community it serves.

Schedule

Our preferred schedule for this position is Monday-Thursday 4:30PM-6:30PM, but we can be flexible.

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