Volunteer Corrdinator

NOTICE: This is a VIRTUAL LEAD VOLUNTEER POSITION

WHY VOLUNTEER HOURS TO US: 
1. It helps you stay productive. 
2. We offer GREAT letters of recommendation. 
3. It cuts your employment gaps.

4. You can make valuable connections. 
5. You can develop a stronger sense of purpose.

Working as a volunteer coordinator, you'll manage all elements of volunteering and recruiting volunteers with the Cognitive Institute of Dallas at their Arlington and Fort Worth offices. The role involves assessing and meeting our organization's needs through the recruitment, placement, and retention of volunteers. You'll also monitor, evaluate and accredit volunteers.

Responsibilities

As a volunteer coordinator, you'll need to:

• research and write volunteer policies and procedures, including risk assessments
• liaise with departments within your own organization or with organizations for which you are recruiting volunteers (e.g. charities and councils) to understand how they work, develop partnerships and assess their volunteering needs
• generate appropriate volunteering opportunities and role descriptions based on the needs of the organization
• raise staff awareness of the role and the function of volunteers
• ensure there is appropriate support and training for volunteers
• promote volunteering (internally and externally) through recruitment and publicity strategies and campaigns
• interview and recruit volunteers and ensure they are appropriately matched and trained for a position
• organize rotas and provide inductions and training
• monitor, support, motivate and accredit volunteers and their work
• celebrate volunteering by nominating volunteers for awards and organize celebration events
• offer advice and information to volunteers and external organizations through face-to-face, telephone, and email contact
• organize profile-raising events to attract new volunteers
• attend committees and meetings
• manage budgets and resources, including the reimbursement of expenses
• keep up to date with legislation and policy related to volunteering and make any necessary modifications to accommodate changes
• work with multiple agencies across different sectors in order to establish good working relationships to influence decisions about volunteering
• generate income, write funding bids and raise funds to make projects sustainable
• monitor and evaluate activities and write reports for funders and trustees
• maintain databases and undertake any other administrative duties.

• Volunteer. Although salary is possible within the 2018 fiscal year.

Part-time and full-time positions are available. Short-term and fixed-term contracts would become more common for this position. You have the flexibility of working from home or in office.

• You are generally office-based with some opportunities for home-based working.
• The work can also involve visits to organizations that use volunteers, outreach work, and site visits.
• Freelance work is possible but requires experience and contacts.
• Opportunities are available more frequently in towns and cities, but also arise in rural areas.
• Work can be stressful when assuring reliability on the part of the volunteer. Projects and jobs are often dependent on short-term external funding.
• Travel within a working day can be frequent, either on a local or national level.
• There are international opportunities for volunteer coordinators to manage teams of volunteers overseas.

Although this area of work is generally open to all graduates, a degree or HND in the following subjects may increase your chances:

• business and management studies
• human resource management
• social work
• youth and community work.

Entry without a degree is possible as employers often value experience over academic achievements.

You will need to show:

• excellent communication skills
• strong interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with a diverse range of people
• experience of managing or coordinating projects and volunteers (paid or unpaid)
• an empathy with volunteers and an understanding of their needs
• the capacity to inspire and motivate others
• the ability to deal with information in a confidential manner and respond with sensitivity
• good organizational skills and the ability to manage a variety of tasks
• administrative and IT skills, and an ability to maintain records and produce clear written and oral reports
• experience of working across different sectors and developing links with other agencies
• a flexible and non-judgemental approach to people and work.

An understanding of the sector, a commitment to the organization to which you apply and, if relevant, empathy with service users are also important. Charities need people who have the ability to cope with limited resources, seize opportunities and think creatively.

The ability to handle numerical data may be required if the role involves budget management or fundraising, as well as political awareness and the ability to remain impartial, as many roles involve working in politically sensitive areas.

Pre-entry experience is essential, especially voluntary experience. If you are applying to work as a volunteer coordinator for an international organization, having voluntary experience overseas, an understanding of other cultures, international contacts, and a second language will be very important.

Company History

The fight to impact public policy Court Improvement starts with an attitude. The attitude is that we can work together to improve the way that the system operates.

Instead, 1) a sense that the children themselves do not need to be heard or that their presence in the courtroom would be harmful to them. 2) Also, parents should be involved in transition; yet, a void in the courtroom of individuals who really know the child, and 3) always, not involving parents who want an opinion and to be heard are ignored, creating a lack of communication and coordination among the stakeholders, and in some cases, a systemic discord between two or more of them

Mission & Vision

Parents are critical in the lives of children and when the relationship is interrupted; it can be disastrous for the child. Our job as parents is to impact our children with the best chance of success. Our vision is parents and children create lasting bonds instilling citizenship, respect, leadership, and honesty through character building. We believe this effort is best supported through a healthy parent-child dichotomy and approach.

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