Volunteer Coordinator

Supports operations and programming through the help of volunteers, engages with existing volunteers and community members to recruit, retain, and recognize the volunteer base, and operates as an external-facing member of the team to welcome supporters into Catholic Charities' mission.

What You Will Do

Recruits, screens, interviews, and places volunteers, determines appropriate assignments for volunteers based on interests, skill set, and departmental needs, and maintains professional ties with other service organizations/boards/committees for the benefit of the program.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Must be able to show genuine care and love for people, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and thrive in a fast-paced, sometimes chaotic environment.

Requirements

• Show genuine care and love for people-even on their hardest days
• Computer skills and use of basic software programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and databases to enter data, create and generate reports, and create communications and presentations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to make presentations in front of groups
• Organized, detailed, and thorough in record-keeping and documentation requirements
• Ability to stay calm and kind when others are upset
• Ability to hold boundaries without taking things personally
• Thrive in a fast-paced, sometimes chaotic environment
• Consider yourself a true team player
• Have a good sense of humor, strong resilience in the face of challenges, and a compassionate ear
• Experience working with people in crisis
• Ability to remain calm and respond appropriately in stressful and/or emergencies
• Understanding of the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics and the methods best suited to meet their needs
• Ability to interact effectively as a team member and independently with Agency staff and with a diverse client base

Benefits

• Pay: $19 per hour
• Paid Time Off (4 weeks accrual for new employees - increasing based on tenure)
• 15 Paid Holidays annually
• 403b Retirement Plan with Agency contribution of 4% & match up to 2% of annual compensation
• Choice of 3 PPO Medical Plans (90% of the employee's and 75% of the dependent’s premiums are paid by the Agency)
• Dental, & Vision
• May be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through Federal Student Loans