Volunteer Coordinator
12 days ago
Levittown
Job Description This position is responsible for planning, organizing and directing the volunteer programs associated with the MOMMAS House organization’s mission. MOMMAS House is a home for young mothers aged 18 to 24 years and their babies. These families are provided with safe and stable housing while they pursue activities and goals towards achieving independent living – including continuing education, training, employment, and growth of parenting and independent living skills. This is not just a job, it is a mission. We are looking for someone who is passionate about the mission of this program; helping these young women improve their lives. The right fit for this position needs to be compassionate, professional and flexible. The individual in this position will need to be able to harness and utilize the available volunteer base to help fulfill the various needs of the organization. Must have excellent skills in: communication, judgment, problem-solving, interpersonal relations, multi-tasking. Need to be secure in self and abilities, and confident in handling problems as they arise. Need to be open to learning and accepting guidance from supervisors. Essential Functions • Organizes, coordinates and manages the recruitment of volunteers for the various programs, committees and departments of the organization., • Works with social, civic and local organizations to develop partnerships, where appropriate, to develop and/or utilize volunteers., • Develops and implements training programs for all volunteers., • Maintains updated records on all volunteers (accurate data entry)., • Arrange and facilitate volunteer meetings. Report to staff on volunteer activities as needed., • Sign up, schedule and sometimes directly supervise volunteer tasks., • Recommends and develops ongoing volunteer utilization., • Develops and implements a volunteer recognition program., • Leadership, • Communication – Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Fluent in English., • Collaboration Skills, Teamwork Orientation – Must be able to collaborate and show others how to work together to complete tasks., • Organizational Skills – must be able to manage schedule and assignment of volunteers., • Technical Capacity – Must be proficient with computers. Position requires internet, email, data entry, social media usage, • Presentation Skills – will be required to make group presentations to recruit and orient new volunteers. Majority of work will be done in office in Levittown, some can be done remotely from home. However volunteer coordinator must occasionally travel to other nearby locations for recruitment of volunteers and management of volunteer projects (i.e. a volunteer recruitment fair at a local university or community event). Therefore it is important that the candidate can drive and has a vehicle. Travel is primarily local, within Nassau County and nearby areas (Suffolk, Queens). Out-of-the-area and overnight travel is not expected. Position Type and Expected Hours of Work This is a part-time position with anticipated 10-20 hours per week - work load increases around special events. Days and hours of work may vary depending on job duties. Schedule can be somewhat flexible according to the employee's availability - but will require employee to be in main office in Levittown on a minimum of 1-2 days per week, time schedule may vary. Evening and weekend work may occasionally (not often) be required as job duties demand for special events or volunteer projects. THIS ROLE CAN EXPAND TO FULL-TIME if the employee is qualified, capable and interested in taking on more responsibilities, such as fundraising and development work, donor management, etc. Company DescriptionMOMMAS House is a home for young mothers aged 18 to 24 years and their babies. These families are provided with safe and stable housing while they pursue activities and goals towards achieving independent living – including continuing education, training, employment, and growth of parenting and independent living skills. This is not just a job, it is a mission. We are looking for someone who is passionate about the mission of this program; helping these young women improve their lives.