Volunteer Activities Coordinator III

State of Maryland • Somerset, MD

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release. As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Three years of experience involving planning, coordinating, and evaluating volunteer activities.
• Candidates may substitute 30 credits of education at an accredited college or university on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute planning, coordinating, and evaluating volunteer activities experience for the required education at the rate of one year of experience for one year of education.
• Employees in this classification may be required to successfully complete training and maintain current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• The ideal candidate must be fluent in spoken and written English.
• The ideal candidate must effectively and respectfully communicate with diverse populations, providing services to individuals with different beliefs, behaviors, and interpersonal styles in confinement or community settings.

Nice To Haves

• Professional working fluency in Spanish, Mandarin, Korean, or any other language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Recruits, trains and supervises volunteers, interns, staff and volunteer visitors who enter the facilities, including but not limited to conducting background checks, interviews, coordination of paperwork, preparing entries and providing security and program orientation.
• Recruitments and coordinates student interns including ongoing contact between agencies and college liaison.
• Gives amendment recommendations for volunteer directives and processes and establishes volunteer handouts to provide guidance to new volunteers.
• Serves as point of contact for initial volunteers’ complaint, issues, and inquires.
• Handles special administrative assignments for the facility and outside agencies requiring knowledge of regulations, policies, institutional procedures and program goals.
• Serves on committees to design evaluative tools, review policies or develop initiatives using sound management and industry practices
• Prepares periodic performance evaluations of volunteers
• Writes reports, correspondence, newsletters and other documents regarding volunteer programs.

Benefits

• health insurance
• dental
• vision plans
• Personal Leave - new State employees are awarded six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date)
• Annual Leave - ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year
• Sick Leave - fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year
• Parental Leave - up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child
• Holidays - State employees also celebrate at least twelve (12) holidays per year
• Pension - State employees earn credit towards a retirement pension

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED