Volunteer Services Coordinator

State of Delaware•Dover, DE

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join the Division of Social Services as a Volunteer Services Coordinator. As a member of our team, you’ll be at the forefront of coordinating and directing all volunteer activities. Besides training and supporting current volunteers, you’ll assist directly with the recruitment of new volunteers. You’ll collaborate with local agencies, develop outreach plans, and create recognition programs, all while fostering a culture of service and community engagement.

Requirements

Six months experience in volunteer recruitment.
Six months experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
Six months experience in narrative report writing.
Knowledge of planning, developing, implementing and evaluating programs.

Responsibilities

Recruits, interviews and selects volunteers.
Assigns volunteers to a variety of settings.
Schedules interviews with agencies and completes follow-up.
Serves as a liaison between volunteers and agency staff to promote acceptance of volunteers' role.
Assesses the need for volunteers within an agency through consultation with agency; explains the concepts and potentials for utilization of volunteer resources.
Develops and implements recruitment plans in the community through group contracts, media and individual contracts; prepares recruitment materials.
Confers with professional staff from departments or agencies to assign volunteers to specific areas.
Promotes volunteerism through participation in community-wide events, contact with local media and membership in professional organizations.
Develops and conducts orientation and training.
Develops and implements recognition plans to promote the efforts of volunteers in public and private organizations.
Maintains records and reports.