Volunteer Services Coordinator

The Vermont Department Of Corrections is looking for a Volunteer Services Coordinator to work out of Chittenden County Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington.

This position:

• Plans, organizes, directs and coordinates the development of volunteer resources within a state correctional.
• Develops policies and procedures for recruiting, orienting, supervising, and supporting volunteers.
• Recruits, interviews, orients, trains, and assigns volunteers according to their abilities and interests.
• Schedules activities, arranges space, and organizes special events.
• Supervises, evaluates, reassigns, and dismisses volunteers, as necessary.
• Provides ongoing training and counseling to volunteers.
• Serves as liaison with facility staff to identify client needs and interests. Identifies volunteer resources to meet specialized interests.
• Promotes the use of volunteers within the facility and assists staff to optimally supervise, evaluate and support volunteers.
• Performs community outreach to publicize the needs of the correctional facility and develops new volunteer initiatives.
• May develop special programs to assist inmates with the transition from incarceration to returning to the community.
• Participates in facility and community meetings, workshops, seminars.
• Prepares reports and schedules, devises forms, and maintains records.
• May supervise the functions of an institutional library.
• Performs related work as required.

This position,
Volunteer Services Coordinator (Job Requisition #55334), is open to all State employees and external applicants.

Resumes will not be accepted via e-mail. You must apply online to be considered.

Please note that multiple positions in the same work location may be filled from this job posting.

Duties are typically performed in an office setting, but significant time may be in a correctional setting with inmates who may be considered dangerous. Private means of transportation must be available for required travel. The frustration of needs in excess of available or potential resources may be present. Duty hours may be somewhat irregular due to the nature of program activity and client needs.

Bachelor's degree AND two (2) years or more of experience at a technical or professional level in social services, community organizations, education, or a related human resource program.

OR

Two years of full-time college coursework OR an associate's degree AND four (4) years or more of experience at a technical or professional level in social services, community organizations, education, or a related human resource program.

OR

High School diploma or equivalent AND six (6) years or more of experience at a technical or professional level in social services, community organizations, education, or a related human resource program.

Supervisory or coordinating experience.

Candidates must pass any level of background investigation applicable to the position. In accordance with AHS Policy 4.02, Hiring Standards, Vermont and/or national criminal record checks, as well as DMV and adult and child abuse registry checks, as appropriate to the position under recruitment, will be conducted on candidates, with the exception of those who are current classified state employees seeking transfer, promotion or demotion into an AHS classified position or are persons exercising re-employment (RIF) rights.

In accordance with federal regulation, any person applying for employment in the Department of Corrections must provide relevant information. Previous institutional employers will be contacted and required to provide information regarding substantiated incidences of sexual abuse or resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. By submitting this online job application, you certify all information furnished is true and complete.

The information you provide in accordance with this regulation may be used, and previous employers may be contacted for the purpose of investigating and verifying your work history.

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