Volunteer Coordinator

The Women's Center in Waukesha, WI is looking to hire a part-time 24 hours volunteer coordinator to oversee and grow our volunteer program. Are you comfortable engaging with new people, project management, and some public speaking? Do you want to join a well-respected human services organization and make a difference in your community? Are you looking for a job that offers flexible hours? If so, please read on!

This position earns a competitive wage of $20.00/hour $24960/annually. We provide fantastic benefits, including paid vacation, paid holidays plus 1 floating holiday, 1 paid day off for your birthday, sick days, paid time off (PTO) an employee assistance program (EAP), and a quarterly stipend for self-care. Additionally, we offer our employees a casual dress code, the ability to bring their pet to work, and the ability to bring a newborn (up to 6 months old) into work. If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, apply today!

ABOUT THE WOMEN'S CENTER

Founded in 1977, our mission is to provide safety, shelter, and support to empower all impacted by domestic abuse, sexual violence, child abuse, and trafficking. We offer 24-Hour Hotline support, an emergency shelter, transitional living, one on one support, support groups, employment and life skills, rape crisis response, and community education. All of our services are confidential and offered at no cost. Our holistic, trauma-informed programming emphasizes healing, empowerment, and justice so survivors can move beyond abuse and build peaceful futures for themselves and their families.

Our team is driven by the desire to serve and help others. We believe the foundation of our care lies in the quality of our employees. Without a doubt, we could not do the good work we do without our staff. For our team to compassionately and expertly care for our clients, we provide thorough training as well as consistent and ongoing support!

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A Volunteer Coordinator

In the volunteer coordinator position, no two days are alike! Your week will be filled with organizing and coordinating with individuals, corporations, and groups who would like to volunteer, working with internal staff to establish the tasks and priorities that need to be completed by volunteers, and ensuring all current and regular volunteers have their needs met and are happy in their roles, screen, and onboard new a prospective volunteers, track volunteer hours and contact info in our database, maintain our in-kind donation process, present to local groups and community organizations to promote the work and mission of The Women's Center and identify and address any issues or challenges within the volunteer program.

The months of November and December are especially busy for the volunteer coordinator as we run our two Holiday programs- Thanksgiving and December food boxes and our gift-giving program. The planning, running, and implementation of this program is the sole responsibility of this position and requires a high level of organizational and communication skills.

Do you have excellent verbal and written communication skills? Are you organized and attentive to detail? Can you manage your time well? Are you able to work independently as well as with a team? Do you have superb problem-solving abilities?? If yes, you might just be the perfect volunteer coordinator for us!

WORK SCHEDULE FOR The Volunteer Position

This position will work approximately 24 hours a week (with the ability to add hours during November and December to accommodate the increased workload). They are expected to be onsite whenever volunteer groups are scheduled and will be required to work evenings and weekends as required.

ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

If you feel you would be right for this position, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!