Volunteer Coordinator jobs in Leo, IN

• Publish volunteer opportunities and recruit to fill the need of the agency.
• Screen and schedule volunteers and maintain a shared volunteer calendar.
• Set up new volunteer files and process background checks.
• Facilitate volunteer orientation and required training.
• Work with Refugee Services Case Managers to ensure volunteers are matched with appropriate, diverse volunteer opportunities and maintain their engagement.
• Manage and establish relationships with our volunteers for English as a Second Language (ESL) training, housing set ups, mentoring, homework help, and various tasks within the refugee services department.
• Coordinate and attend volunteer placement with relevant staff and refugee clients (e.g., attend refugee family introductions with volunteer/s and newly arrived refugee families.
• Track volunteer hours, mileage, and information on virtuous, the volunteer management platform or CRM.
• Recognize volunteers through annual event(s), social media, and regular communication.
• Collaborate with other community organizations to recruit and mobilize volunteers.
• Attend department staff meetings as needed.
• Coordinate in-kind donation pick-up and delivery around the community for donation storage spaces.
• Pull donation items for housing set ups coordinated with volunteers.
• Other duties may be assigned.

• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience in volunteer coordination preferred.
• Knowledge of public and private social service providers in the Ft. Wayne community.
• The ability to represent the agency in different settings and to work with people from a wide variety of cultures.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working with diverse and vulnerable populations.   

• Have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Reliable vehicle with personal vehicle liability insurance coverage per person and per occurrence when using personal vehicle to transport clients, staff members, or volunteers.
• Personal vehicle liability insurance coverage per person and per occurrence when driving agency vehicle and transporting clients, staff, or volunteers.
• Successful completion of federal and state background checks.
• Successful completion of child welfare screening.
• Successful completion of drug and Mantoux (TB) screens.
• Comply with the agency’s mission, code of ethics, Catholic Social Teaching, policies and procedures, and confidentiality.

• Must have ability to reason and make judgements, to understand and follow oral and written instruction, to guide and/or give instructions, and to make decisions in accordance with established procedures and policies.
• Physical strength: must have ability to lift, push/pull, and hold/carry 50 lbs.

• This job description in no way implies that the description includes every duty to be performed by the employee in the position.
• Nothing in this job description restricts the agency’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Department: Refugee Services
This is a non-management position
This is a part time position