BCRI Volunteer Coordinator

Overview

Founded in 1992, Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. (BCRI) is a nonprofit behavioral health services organization based in Baltimore City. Primarily serving low‑income communities in Baltimore and Maryland, BCRI provides call center services, mobile crisis response, residential treatment, case management, EMS/LE diversion, and community outreach. BCRI’s mission is to provide timely and effective community‑based services in the least restrictive environment. In the last two years, BCRI has expanded its services and operations immensely, increasing its workforce by around 60% and creating new service lines and locations to provide crisis and behavioral health services to more communities than ever before.

This recent expansion of BCRI’s services to new regions and populations has resulted in a need for administrative capacity to support the resulting increase in scale and impact; the goal of this project is to build capacity and sustainability for BCRI in various administrative areas of focus so that BCRI can maximize its expansion to serve communities of Maryland as effectively as possible.

• Program Type: Ameri Corps VISTA
• Program: BCRI Volunteer Coordinator
• Program Start/End Date: 05/08/2026 – 05/07/2027
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Education Level: Some college
• Age Requirement: Minimum: 18, Maximum:
  None
• Program Locations: MARYLAND (Washington/Baltimore)
• Languages: English
• Accepting Applications: From 03/01/2026 to 12/31/2026

The VISTA Volunteer Coordinator will build volunteer capacity and sustainability, implementing a volunteer engagement plan, engaging communities to share volunteer opportunities, identifying and developing volunteer opportunities across the organization, and managing volunteer programs. They will collaborate with BCRI staff and board members, external stakeholders, and other behavioral health providers to coordinate volunteer programs and create sustainable volunteer practices that will support BCRI’s expansion.

Responsibilities include developing and implementing a comprehensive volunteer plan with concrete goals and objectives; facilitating and coordinating volunteer activities and programs at BCRI; identifying and establishing volunteer pipelines; interviewing and placing candidates with support from HR; facilitating volunteer program success within the appropriate department; and creating new events that require volunteer support.

Living Allowance, Childcare assistance if eligible, Training, Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, Relocation Allowance, Health Coverage*.

Permits working at another job during off hours;
Car recommended;
Permits attendance at school during off hours.

Community Outreach, Health.

Team Work, Recruitment, General Skills, Volunteer Work, Leadership, Public Speaking, Community Organization, Writing/Editing.

Nicholas Richard
5124 Greenwich Ave
Baltimore MD 21229
240‑904‑7382
nrichard
bcresponse.org

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