B807
Located in New Bern, NC
Pay: $21
Job Full Description
Overview
The Volunteer Coordinator plays a vital role in managing and enhancing our volunteer program. This position is responsible for recruiting, training, and supervising volunteers to ensure they are effectively engaged in our mission. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience in volunteer management. This role requires a proactive approach to building relationships with volunteers and the community.
Schedule: Tuesday and Thursday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:00pm
Duties
- Develop and implement strategies for recruiting volunteers through various channels, including campus recruitment and social media.
- Coordinate training and development programs for volunteers to enhance their skills and engagement.
- Utilize CERVIS daily to capture volunteer data in an accurate and effective way. Create volunteer schedules and communicate with volunteers.
- Supervise volunteers during events and activities, ensuring they have the resources needed to succeed.
- Foster a positive environment by providing ongoing support, feedback, and recognition for volunteer contributions.
- Organize public speaking engagements to promote the volunteer program and attract new participants.
- Collaborate with other departments to align volunteer efforts with organizational goals.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of volunteer programs and make recommendations for improvements.
Skills
- Experience in campus recruitment strategies to attract new volunteers.
- Strong background in training & development, ensuring volunteers are well-prepared for their roles.
- Demonstrated expertise in volunteer management practices.
- Supervising experience with the ability to lead diverse teams effectively.
- Excellent public speaking skills for engaging with potential volunteers and stakeholders.
- Strong recruiting capabilities to identify suitable candidates for volunteer positions.
- Management skills that facilitate collaboration across various departments.
- Knowledge of social media management to promote volunteer opportunities effectively.
- Background in social work is a plus, providing insight into community needs.
- Proven leadership qualities that inspire and motivate volunteers. This role is essential in creating a vibrant community of engaged volunteers who contribute significantly to our organization’s mission. We welcome candidates who are passionate about making a difference through effective volunteer coordination.
- High School diploma required; bachelor’s degree is greatly preferred.
- Leadership skills desired in the following areas: Problem Solving, Teamwork, Planning and Organizations.
- Employee must be able to pass the organization’s forklift certification test within 60 days.
- Excellent customer service and organizational skills
- Employee must have a strong work ethic.
- Employee must be comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Must possess very good written and verbal communication skills and be able to represent the Food Bank professionally.
- Be detail oriented and have strong interpersonal skills to work with diverse groups of people.
- Must believe in the mission of the organization.
- Must have strong public speaking skills.
- Must believe in the mission of the organization.
Physical Demands
This job has a significant physical aspect associated with the work, including frequent use of tools typically employed in the warehouse. While performing the essential functions of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and interact without deliberate impediment (e.g. wearing or listening to headphones, etc.). The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is often required to sit and lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. The employee is occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, and lift and/or move up to 65 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Working Conditions
- While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to work in an office and warehouse setting.
- Must be able to spend at least 65% of the day standing and walking on surfaces such as concrete and ground
- Frequently, the employee will be required to drive an automobile.
- The employee will be required to interact with Food Bank personnel in the warehouse(s). In doing so, the employee will occasionally be exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles
- The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
- Warehouse can be extremely cold at times and extremely hot during the summer months.
Jacksonville, NC
2025
461 Western Boulevard
Suite 118
Jacksonville, NC 28546
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