JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay partners with families and individuals to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Through financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves.

Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay is looking for a passionate and skilled Volunteer Coordinator to recruit, motivate, develop and retain our large (500+) corps of volunteers. This 20 hour a week position offers an opportunity for a creative, resourceful individual with an entrepreneurial spirit to help shape new approaches to volunteer engagement, contributing to even greater organizational effectiveness and growth.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Recruit, train, manage, schedule, and acknowledge all volunteers
  • Coordinate with Construction Manager & ReStore Managers for volunteer needs
  • Maintain volunteer records, job descriptions, logs and database
  • Maintain and update the volunteer section of the website
  • Generate and maintain community through social media and on-line newsletters
  • Conduct orientations at construction site and ReStore
  • Represent Habitat to the community through community presentations
  • Coordinate and manage lunch provider program for construction site
  • Work alongside volunteers at job site at least one day a month (Preferably group days)
  • Coordinate volunteer recognition opportunities
  • Other responsibilities as assigned by the Resource Development Director

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

  • Ability to work cooperatively with a diverse population
  • Strong organizational skills and detail oriented
  • Effective leadership and team building skills
  • Self-motivated, ability to work independently and multi-task
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Must have valid CDL and private car (reimbursement for driving expenses provided.)

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  • College degree focused on public or community service
  • Basic understanding of construction process
  • 2 years of experience in the field of volunteer management &/or recruitment.
  • Personal volunteer experience
  • Familiar with the communities of Santa Cruz & Monterey Counties & community agencies

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND CONDITIONS:

  • Must be physically able to coordinate volunteers at multiple sites including construction and ReStore warehouse sites that are not wheelchair accessible. Offsite meetings, community presentations and some evening meetings are required.

Please send cover letter resume to David Foster, Executive Director

Application deadline is Friday, June 2, 2017 @ 5pm