Coordinator, Volunteer Integration Program

3 weeks ago

Coquitlam, Canada Community Volunteer Connections Full time

Community Volunteer Connections has an opportunity for a compassionate and motivated individual to join our team as a Volunteer Integration Program Coordinator.

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will work with adult volunteers with intellectual disabilities, community stakeholders, and coworkers to coordinate and plan volunteer engagement objectives.

The Volunteer Integration Program Coordinator is responsible for finding, creating, coordinating, and supervising activities that supports the inclusion of adults with intellectual disabilities as contributing citizens and volunteers in the Tri-Cities.

**Responsibilities: Community Engagement and Training**
- Coach, and mentor adult volunteers with intellectual disabilities during volunteer activities online and at various volunteer sites in the TriCities.
- Meet with caregivers and volunteers to evaluate and identify working styles, challenges, and strengths of each adult volunteer referral from Community Living BC.
- Regularly work with non-profit organizations, public serving organizations, and caregivers to prepare adult volunteers for a successful volunteer experience.
- Research, develop and implement approaches to assist adult volunteers in their social, emotional, and skill development as contributing active citizens in the community.
- Place, train, and schedule adult volunteers with host organizations in the Tri-Cities area.
- Evaluate volunteer opportunities based on risks, safety, accessibility, volunteer suitability, and relationship building potential.
- Support adult volunteers as needed, through ongoing assistance in problem solving, communication & collaboration, decision making, self-awareness, self-management, and stress management while volunteering.
- Collect testimonials from volunteers, through facilitated conversations and polls, to demonstrate impact of program, with external and internal stakeholders.
- Photograph program events and activities to share in communications with stakeholders, demonstrating the impact of inclusion of adult volunteers with intellectual disabilities.
- Meet regularly with volunteers as a group and individually, to nurture relationships, to take part in shared activities, to facilitate discussion and provide feedback.

**Administration**
- Provide ongoing reports and notes, tracking unique and collective volunteer experiences and activities, such as referrals, on-boarding, screening, training, volunteer roles, volunteer hours, and contacts at host organizations.
- Maintain volunteer records, volunteer partner records, program statistics and other records, following standard filing procedures at CVC.
- Meet regularly with the Executive Director, to make program development recommendations, to discuss volunteer challenges, and program standards of practice.

**Qualifications**
- Education or professional experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities is preferred.
- Program development and volunteer administration skills desired.
- Occasional evening and weekend availability to meet service needs.
- Ability to teach functional skills in a community and/or group setting
- Superior active listening skills and patience.
- The ability to work within timelines on multiple projects simultaneously
- The ability to build positive relationships with others and take direction and feedback
- Class 5 driver’s license
- Ability to meet all conditions of employment; proof of COVID vaccination, and Criminal Record Check.

**Terms of Employment**
- 24 hours / week
- 4-day work week, daytime hours
- Clean criminal record check
- Extended health and employee benefits
- Valid BC Driver’s license and vehicle

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 24 per week

**Salary**: $24.43 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
This role requires working at various locations in the community, and in group settings. Applicants must have proof of COVID vaccination.

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Coquitlam, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

**Experience**:

- volunteer management or program design: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 2023-01-08
Expected start date: 2023-01-24

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