Volunteer Coordinator-Mt Sinai Volunteers Dept- FT D 9a-5p
About The Position
The Volunteer Coordinator oversees the recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, and scheduling of volunteer workers, ensuring their activities meet the organization’s needs. Under department leadership, the Coordinator determines and plans community volunteer recruitment. The role typically supervises the Volunteer Services department secretary and volunteers. The Coordinator works with administrators and staff to identify volunteer service needs, refers volunteers to appropriate departments, and coordinates their orientation, training, assignment, supervision, evaluation, and ongoing support. The position also maintains volunteer statistics and procedural and training manuals, represents the department on hospital committees, and may fill in for the Director or Managers when applicable.
Requirements
- Business training required.
- At least 2 years of experience in volunteer services or a related area.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Experience in a health care environment preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate student and community volunteer service programs to meet the organization’s needs.
- Consult administrators and staff to determine needs for volunteer services and plan volunteer recruitment.
- Refer volunteers to appropriate department management.
- Orient and train volunteers before assigning them to specific units.
- Arrange on-the-job and other required training, supervision, and evaluation for volunteers.
- Serve as a liaison among administration, staff, and volunteers.
- Review volunteer job satisfaction and work problems, and coordinate volunteer reassignments.
- Coordinate and conduct new-volunteer orientation, review department and medical center policies and procedures, and participate in developing policies and procedures applicable to the volunteer process.
- Generate and maintain monthly statistics on volunteer numbers, allocation, and turnover.
- Prepare and maintain procedural and training manuals.
- Represent the department on hospital committees, including the Blood Donor Recruitment Committee, and fill in for the Director or Managers when applicable.
- Schedule and assign work to the subordinate secretary and volunteer assistants; recruit, interview, and evaluate them; and provide recommendations regarding hiring, discipline, or discharge.
- Interact with volunteer supervisors throughout the Medical Center regarding volunteer job performance.
- Perform other related duties.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
