Work 10 hour days, Sunday - Wednesday (9 am - 7:30 pm). Effectively engage and coordinate volunteers and maintain community/agency relationships, while assisting with management of Volunteers of America, Utah's in-kind donation program. Under the direction of the Director of Volunteer Services, work in cooperation with program staff as the assigned facility and other Volunteers Coordinators and Development staff. This position provides volunteer coordination at the Youth Resource Center.

Essential Duties

1. Develop positive relationships with center volunteers and respond to volunteer inquiries for the agency by the end of the next scheduled shift.
2. Conduct center volunteers “meet and greets” as well as tours as required and on a regularly scheduled basis.
3. Schedule volunteers for meal preparation, donation pickups, and other daily center activities.
4. Schedule food/donation pickups within the community and act as point of contact for partnering agencies.
5. Welcome and orient volunteers at the beginning of their volunteer shift to review client boundaries, expectations, confidentiality, and volunteer policies. Conduct volunteer orientations for program volunteers as needed.
6. Maintain the kitchen in the absence or in addition to the scheduled volunteer groups.
7. Work collaboratively with Program Manager at the Youth Resource Center when placing volunteers in programs.
8. Maintain volunteer Volgistics data for each volunteer and group.
9. Maintain all necessary logs and reports for partnering agencies.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, parks and recreation, hospitality or a similar field or equivalent required or any combination of education, experience, and training which provides the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

1. Polished presentation and interpersonal skills with a strong customer service orientation with an emphasis on meeting or exceeding volunteer expectations.
2. Volunteer coordinator experience preferred.
3. Obtain and keep current Utah Food Handlers Permit
4. Work effectively and ethically with a diverse group of people.
5. Maintain appropriate, professional boundaries with clients, volunteers, and co-workers.
6. Exhibit clear communication skills and cooperate with others.
7. Consider alternatives and consequences before making independent decisions.
8. Ability to lift donations up to 25 lbs.
9. Valid driver’s license and clean driving record (no DUI within 5 years, no more than 3 moving violations in the past 3 years)
10. Comfortable interacting in a professional manner with team members, a diverse workforce, donors, and outside agencies.
11. Enthusiastic, organized, detail oriented, able to prioritize projects and meet deadlines.
12. Ability to pass a criminal background check and drug screen.
13. Standard schedule is four 10-hour days including one weekend shift.
14. Vacation coverage for team members required as scheduled.

$14-16 per hour
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Full-time benefits include:
    Low cost medical coverage (SelectHealth), with a Health Savings Account ($300 quarterly employer contribution)
    Low cost dental and vision coverage
    $50,000 life insurance coverage
    Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
    Retirement plan with employer match
Submit your resume on the career page of our web site: www.voaut.org/careers

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