Job Overview: Under the direction of the Development Supervisor, the Volunteer Specialist works to support community engagement efforts at IRC Tallahassee with volunteers, interns, and co-sponsors. The Specialist helps facilitate timely, intentional, and effective engagement of volunteers, including their recruitment, orientation, onboarding, scheduling, and tracking of hours across multiple platforms. The volunteer specialist also provides support to the Development Supervisor in the initial recruitment, onboarding, and administrative efforts in relation to sponsor groups. The volunteer specialist will also be responsible for assisting individuals and community groups organizing in-kind donation drives and other projects, assist with the collecting and tracking of items as needed. They assist with documentation of volunteer services and in-kind donations; preparing and distributing outreach materials and other activities supporting community engagement events and presentations for the purpose of helping the development team raise the profile of the IRC in Florida State and further the humanitarian mission at hand.
Major Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Job Requirements:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field of study preferred.
Work Experience:
Relevant professional experience in human services field required; minimum of 2 years’ experience strongly preferred.
Demonstrated Skills & Competencies:
Working Environment:
Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.
Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
US Benefits: The IRC offers a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. All US employees are eligible for sick time, a 403b retirement savings plans: up to 4.5% immediately vested matching contribution, plus an 3-7% additional IRC contribution, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support in times of crisis and mental health struggles.
In addition, full-time employees are eligible for 10 US paid holidays, 20-25 paid time off days, disability & life insurance, medical, dental, and vision insurance (employee contribution starting at $135, $7, and $5 per month respectively) and FSA for healthcare, childcare, and commuter costs. Part-time employees are eligible for a proportionate amount of paid time off. These additional benefits apply to employees who work at least 6 months within a 12-month time period.
https://careers.rescue.org/us/en/job/req50838/Volunteer-Specialist