General description:

The volunteer coordinator is responsible for all aspects of the volunteer program in Rensselaer County, New York, including recruitment, processing, education, retention and coordination of volunteers.

Core responsibilities:

• Produce informational and educational materials for volunteer outreach.
• Respond to all individual volunteer inquiries.
• Make presentations and/or table at fairs, churches, schools, companies, civic groups, etc.
• Coordinate the scheduling of volunteers to meet the needs of the construction staff and build schedule.
• Prepare job descriptions for volunteer positions.
• Interview and place volunteers for specific needs such as committee, office and special events.
• Greet volunteers on the construction site Tuesdays through Saturdays; give the morning welcome, safety instructions and work scope overview; ensure volunteer liability waivers are signed.
• Oversee food, staging and related logistics for all builds.
• Monitor volunteer satisfaction; work with staff to handle any volunteer concerns or issues.
• Maintain volunteer records and statistics.
• Develop and implement volunteer appreciation programs.
• Track Partner Family sweat equity hours.
• Motivate volunteers and promote teamwork on-site.
• Contribute to blog for volunteer related articles.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the executive or associate director.

Skills required:

• Enthusiastic and teamwork focused with strong customer service orientation.
• Effective leadership and team building skills.
• Well organized, detail oriented and ability to multi-task.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Possess tact, diplomacy and flexibility.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Construction background highly desirable, but not required.
• Previous work supervising volunteers helpful.

HOURS:  Tuesday – Saturday, approximately 20 hrs./week

Send cover letter and resume to Kelly Ferguson at Kelly@HabitatCD.org no later than January 6th, 2013.